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20 Dec 2010
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s innovative RMBS is a milestone in the development of the bullet market in Australia
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02 Dec 2010
If the accelerated structured bond offering proves popular, traditional lending banks will need to restructure to provide it
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09 Nov 2010
The new French banking act includes a framework for a novel type of covered bond
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08 Nov 2010
Lawyers working on Asia’s first switch capital deal have downplayed investors’ concern that the offshore US dollar bond’s regulatory switch feature will create uncertainties in their portfolios
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04 Nov 2010
There’s still no regime for covered bonds from US issuers. Instead, Nordic banks are tapping the market with debut 144A sales
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17 Dec 2010
A joint operating agreement between exchanges in Brazil and Chile will allow for a derivatives market in Santiago
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16 Dec 2010
Subtle changes to Mifid rules on client classification prove the EC is taking a clear stance on regulation, and isn’t afraid to go beyond technical recommendations
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15 Dec 2010
In-house counsel are concerned about the top-down approach that the Esma could apply to the clearing of OTC derivatives
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14 Dec 2010
Clarification from the US on how major swap participants will be defined has calmed fears that managers could be caught. It’s also cleared up netting concerns
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14 Dec 2010
Exchanges in Chile, Colombia and Peru have taken the first step toward a unified platform that could eventually trade sophisticated financial instruments
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09 Dec 2010
Trading requirements for OTC derivatives must recognise bespoke products, and not force non-standard instruments onto exchanges
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09 Dec 2010
The EC's goal to have final proposals in place by May 2011 is overambitious considering the depth of work required, say lawyers
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09 Dec 2010
New trading facility definitions could mean that any brokers offering an electronic platform will face increased transparency requirements and internal controls
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08 Dec 2010
China’s first sovereign bond in HK is a vote of confidence in the city, but more transparency would encourage a repeat
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08 Dec 2010
While the EU and US have taken similar approaches to derivatives regulation, their technicial standards must align to avoid arbitrage
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25 Nov 2010
Despite banks' worries over Indonesia’s Law 24, many local companies are ignoring the legislation and not translating documents into Bahasa
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25 Nov 2010
Lawyers in Singapore have urged the industry to lobby Indonesian regulators for changes to legislation governing high-yield deals
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25 Nov 2010
Overheating in Indonesia’s markets is likely if the country receives the much-anticipated investment-grade debt rating next year
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23 Nov 2010
When senior secured bonds came over to Europe from the US in the late 1990s they were structurally subordinated
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23 Nov 2010
Investors wanting more transparency on European senior secured notes need to work together and put a price on the information
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23 Nov 2010
While senior secured note sales are on the rise, so are questions from bank counsel about the enforcement mechanics in the event of a default
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19 Nov 2010
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has expanded its definition of scienter (wilful wrongdoing) in its recent anti-manipulation regulation, meaning “recklessness” could now be regarded as intentional fraud
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18 Nov 2010
Hong Kong regulators should switch their focus from IPOs to block trades, particularly those which follow transformative corporate events
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18 Nov 2010
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will not be threatened by emergent exchanges in Asia
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18 Nov 2010
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange plans to move to a more disclosure-based regime to encourage mining companies to list
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18 Nov 2010
Lawyers in Hong Kong have accused Indian regulators of operating a process of regulatory terrorism over negligent firms
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18 Nov 2010
A lack of written regulatory standards from the People’s Bank of China and other regulators is the biggest challenge to developing the offshore market
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18 Nov 2010
The SFC is set to authorise the selling of structured offshore renminbi products in the next few months
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17 Nov 2010
Chinese banks have begun to demand more from their underwriters when listing in Hong Kong
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17 Nov 2010
Investor appetite is strong, but banks need regulatory support and coordination to encourage them to launch shariah-compliant programmes
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16 Nov 2010
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Securities and Futures Commission are piloting an exemption scheme for secondary listings
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16 Nov 2010
Lawyers in Hong Kong are worried that Practice Note 21 is becoming a mere checklist, with sponsoring banks relying on it too heavily
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12 Nov 2010
Whistleblower incentives in Dodd-Frank Act must be implemented sensitively. They could undermine internal programs that field reports of misconduct
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11 Nov 2010
The German government has pushed back gold-plated securitisation rules until 2015, but lawyers say they’re unlikely to ever be implemented
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09 Nov 2010
The improvements to the Directive will make it easier to sell cross-border securities from and into Germany
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09 Nov 2010
Dodd told attendees at the annual Sifma conference they didn't appreciate what it took to get Tarp through Congress
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09 Nov 2010
Though some have raised doubts about an instrument that relies on private residential loans, many expect the new structure to be successful
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08 Nov 2010
US rating agencies aren’t using the SEC mandated information-sharing websites due to concerns about cost and liability
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05 Nov 2010
Korea’s legal regime still retains some primitive aspects that could put off foreign investors
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05 Nov 2010
KRX should consider acquisitions similar to the Singapore-Australia exchange tie-up to stay relevant
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04 Nov 2010
US regulators must decide if a Board to assign credit rating agencies to instrument would assign moral hazard to the government
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04 Nov 2010
If the SEC has not found an alternative within two years, it will have to create a board to assign CRAs to the financial instruments they rate
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01 Nov 2010
Monitoring progress on regulatory change must be top of Asian institutions' priorities, insist Hong Kong lawyers
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01 Nov 2010
Bank counsel are keen for UK firms to develop their high-yield offerings. Here they explain what UK firms need to do to win them over
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01 Nov 2010
Lawyers on AIA's IPO have revealed how it faced difficulties in getting Hong Kong’s stock exchange comfortable with the listing
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01 Nov 2010
UK firms' high-yield hires are positive, but banks say they are a long way off their US counterparts in London
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01 Nov 2010
Hong Kong’s SFC is likely to criminalise senior management by trying negligent directors in criminal as opposed to civil cases