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19 Dec 2012
The government of Mongolia’s recent Regulation S/Rule 144A debt offering marked the first time the country has tapped the sovereign bond market
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12 Dec 2012
The debut of Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund IPO on NZSX and ASX was linked that of the Fonterra Shareholders' Market. It could foreshadow copycat transactions
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12 Dec 2012
The first asset-backed security trade to attract the PCS label has closed. Here’s how it could reinvigorate European securitisation
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12 Dec 2012
The first lodging Fibra was offered by GDI Group on November 29. Here's why it's a game changer for the Mexican Reit market
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11 Dec 2012
The first Russian covered bond issuance to receive a rating higher than its issuer could prompt more use of the capital raising tool by the country’s fragmented banking sector
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08 Nov 2012
A first-of-its-kind private placement has linked US institutional investors with Brazil’s project market – and revealed them to be a perfect a match
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07 Nov 2012
Hopewell Highway Infrastructure’s share placement marked HKEx's first dual counter equity security. Here's why its structure paves the way for Hong Kong-listed companies to access RMB investors
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16 Dec 2012
The Hong Kong SFC's sponsor regulations lack teeth without an independent audit regulator, according to PCAOB standing advisory group member and Peking University professor Paul Gillis
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16 Dec 2012
New sponsor rules released by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission are expected to have a disproportionate impact on smaller sponsor firms and smaller companies looking to list. Here's why
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02 Dec 2012
IFLR spoke to Patrick Pang, Asifma's new cross-markets and fixed income director, about his priorities for his new role
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30 Nov 2012
The implementation of the SEC's electronic filing system in 1994 added a new dimension to the public company concept, says David Bernstein of K&L Gates
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30 Nov 2012
Three crucial developments in 2003 changed the future of research analyst regulation. Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Glen Rae, and Morrison & Foerster's Anna Pinedo and Jim Tanenbaum, explain how
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30 Nov 2012
Patrick McGurn, special counsel at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) discusses the role of shareholder rights plans in today’s age of shareholder activism
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29 Nov 2012
Sebi is increasingly looking towards international regulation in mandating tougher disclosure rules, said counsel at IFLR’s India Capital Markets Forum
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29 Nov 2012
Although Sebi’s enforcement regime has previously been criticised for a lack of activity, its new standards have counsel concerned
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22 Nov 2012
Senior lawyers have warned that recent regulatory developments are complicating bond execution and documentation, making it slower and less efficient
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22 Nov 2012
Lawyers in London have called for banks and law firms to consider recognising redenomination as a risk factor in deal documentation
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14 Nov 2012
Lawyers are set to play an important role in shaping disclosure standards in high-yield in Asia, as new market developments facilitate their further involvement
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14 Nov 2012
Regulation S high-yield issuers in Asia should disclose information to a Rule 144a standard and pay close attention to their email trails, lawyers have warned
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14 Nov 2012
Chinese real estate companies this month reentered the high-yield space. But bankers and lawyers have warned there are significant risks in the structuring of Chinese offshore high-yield offerings
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13 Nov 2012
Governments could have a tougher time agreeing restructuring plans with creditors following a landmark US court ruling on Argentina’s sovereign debt default of 2001
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13 Nov 2012
A CFTC interpretive letter on cleared collateral segregation is likely to spur resistance within the financial industry without significantly reducing systemic risk, US lawyers have warned
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08 Nov 2012
A New York court ruling in favour of holdout creditors has reduced the Argentine government’s ability to repay creditors that participated in two debt swaps through US-domiciled payment agents, raising the potential spectre of default