The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different industries and sectors.

The Financial Regulatory Observer spotlights selected topics currently driving regulatory and technological changes in the financial industry.

It has been a period rife with notable shifts on the global stage; a new administration in the US, the end of the Brexit transition period and the reaching of key milestones in the discontinuation of LIBOR, to name but a few.

Key considerations for banks engaging with governments and peer institutions to improve financial crime compliance systems

Challenges and opportunities in the US, UK and Europe

We highlight the key European M&A trends in the first half of 2021, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/trading venues — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021

European non-performing loan trends in a post-COVID-19 world

Where will the European NPL market go from here? A lot depends on vaccine rollouts and the end of debt relief measures. For many, that will be their first chance to assess the damage and plan ahead.

Early in 2020, as the pandemic took hold, the European NPL market went into lockdown along with the rest of the economy—but as the market opened up in the second half of the year, NPL sellers jumped back in, setting the stage for a busier 2021.

This alert reviews the steps taken by the various market regulators across the EU in response to market volatility

We highlight the key European M&A trends in the second half of 2020, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses/trading venues — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021

Our global team has prepared the following FAQs to provide financial institutions with a cross-border perspective in navigating the governmental/regulatory response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the end of LIBOR: The end of 2021 will mark a milestone in global financial markets when regulators, in effect, phase out the "LIBOR benchmark" that underpins much of the global financial system

What next for Taiwanese banks and businesses?

We highlight the key European M&A trends in the first half of 2020, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.

Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Specialty finance/marketplace Lending — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020