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17 May 2012
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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) investigation of Walmart and its Mexican subsidiary Walmex has brought into sharp focus a controversial exemption under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
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16 May 2012
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A US regulator’s decision to approve for the first time a Chinese bank’s takeover of a US bank marks a vote of confidence in China Inc and a turning point in the US-China relationship
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15 May 2012
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BlackRock’s and Goldman Sachs’ bond trading platforms are expected to be the first of many as financial institutions prepare to comply with the Volcker Rule and Basel III. But their success is far from guaranteed
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15 May 2012
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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s latest consultation on trading book capital rules signals a move away from the discredited value-at-risk model.
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15 May 2012
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Why the proposed statutory framework for investment in covered bonds could lead to excess demand and a flurry of bank exits
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15 May 2012
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Mongolia’s parliament is reviewing a new foreign investment law ahead of the country’s June 28 elections. Here's why the proposed changes has alarmed investors
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15 May 2012
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Myanmar’s telecommunications regulator could shelf the recent draft of the telecommunications law in light of a recent market-led ‘free telephone initiative’
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11 May 2012
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A radical redesign of credit default swaps looks set to save sovereign bondholders from the heavy losses imposed during the recent Greek restructuring
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11 May 2012
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The US' CFTC moved to encourage international harmonisation of swaps data recordkeeping earlier this month. But the real fix to the swaps data repository indemnification provision of Dodd-Frank is expected to come out of Congress.
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11 May 2012
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Investment banks in Hong Kong could lobby the city’s Securities and Futures Commission to scrap proposals to cap the number of sponsors per IPO.