A Practitioners Guide to Investment Banking is a complete guide to the regulation of investment banking activities, helping you to understand how changes to the UK financial regulatory systems affect your organisation and your responsibilities - and how to remain compliant with UK, European and international regulations.The new 3rd edition covers the most important developments since the publication of the previous edition in 26.Covers all the latest regulatory developments to impact investment banking activities, including the Banking Reform Bill; Basel III; MiFID II, Dodd Frank; the Market Abuse Directive ReviewDeals with all types of investment banking transactions including equity captial markets, derivatives, loan markets and short sellingExplains how the new UK regulatory structure and the role of the Prudential Regulation Authority impact investment bankingCovers the practice impact of the Banking Reform Bill and the ring-fencing of retail banking operationsIncludes guidance on the impact of the Dodd Frank Act outside the USAdvises on key areas of compliance such as governance, client assets, market abuse and confidentialityIncludes chapters from some of the foremost banking and finance regulatory practitioners in the UKCONTENTSThe Regulatory Landscape and the Role and Statutory Powers of the RegulatorsSimon Gleeson, Clifford ChanceGovernance and Senior ManagementBridget Barker, MacfarlanesCleared and Uncleared DerivativesRachel Hugh-Jones, Clifford ChanceSecurities markets, clearing and settlementCaroline Meinertz, Clifford ChanceShort sellingChristopher Leonard, Bingham McCutchenMarket Abuse RegimeCarlos Conceicao and Chris Stott, Clifford ChanceDebt Securities, Asset-backed Securities and Derivative Securities, the Prospectus Directive RegimePenny Miller and Rachel McGivern, Simmons & SimmonsLoan MarketsClare Dawson, Loan Market AssociationImpact of Dodd Frank outside the USPatrick Kenadjian, Annetter Nazareth and Gabriel Rosenberg, Davis Polk & WardwellEquity Capital MarketsLucy Fergusson, LinklatersClient AssetsChris Sermon, PricewaterhouseCoopersConflicts and Confidential InformationPeter Snowdon, Norton RoseFEATURES & BENEFITSThe new edition is completely revised and restructured to cover:The transition from the FSA and the advent of the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct AuthorityThe impact of the Vickers review and the Banking Reform Bill, which proposes separation of investment and retail banking operationsBasel IIIThe Market Abuse Directive reviewMiFID IIDerivatives clearing regulationsThe UK Corporate Governan