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27 October 2011
A first-of-its-kind merger of Russia’s two biggest exchanges will set a new market standard for protecting the rights of minority shareholders
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21 February 2012
Banks and industry bodies have a number of criticisms of Esma's proposed rules on short selling. Here we summarise the key concerns
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07 February 2012
An NYSE memo to further restrict the type of corporate governance matters allowing for broker votes of unspecified shares could effectively handcuff corporate boards with supermajority voting policies
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07 February 2012
With new rules requiring issuers to submit due diligence reports and pro forma letters before listing, expect advisors' fees to rise
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02 February 2012
Why the decision to publish a full list of Shanghai and Shenzhen initial public offering applicants is bad news for China’s secondary A-share market
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02 February 2012
The UK’s Financial Services Authority’s proposed amendment to its Listing Rules will profoundly affect sponsors if adopted in their current form
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02 February 2012
Bankers’ counsel in India have welcomed Sebi's introduction of a new call auction pre-open trading session
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30 January 2012
Hong Kong’s SFC CEO reveals how he plans to work with the CSRC, and discusses his agenda priorities for 2012.
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27 January 2012
Copycat cases are expected if the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Carlyle Group’s mandatory shareholder arbitration clause in the registration statement for its planned initial public offering (IPO)
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20 January 2012
The Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEx) is to refocus on commodities as opportunities slow in the equities market. But market participants are questioning the rationale behind the move
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23 December 2011
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08 December 2011
Equity offerings in India will continue to falter if regulators do not address policy uncertainty in the market
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02 December 2011
Market participants in Hong Kong should prepare for the introduction of a more streamlined listing process, the Hong Kong stock exchange has said
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02 December 2011
The Hong Kong stock exchange is ready for an offshore Renminbi equity market to develop. But liquidity remains a concern for issuers
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17 November 2011
Foreign companies will remain unable to sell shares in RMB on the Shanghai Stock Exchange until market sentiment towards China improves
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16 November 2011
Market volatility has increased wall-crossing practices among WKSIs. But US lawyers do not expect SEC plans to enable underwriters to offer wall-crossed securities prior to registration to come into effect
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16 November 2011
A Volcker Rule approved in its proposed form would dramatically affect liquidity in US equity markets, Goldman Sachs' head of US equities trading has said
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14 November 2011
New issuers have been overlooked in the US equity market reform debate, but volatility is a bigger concern for them than the market being down
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28 October 2011
Hong Kong’s investment banking sector is set to change forever with an industry-wide standardisation of its pre-deal research processes, IFLR can reveal
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26 October 2011
Settlement in Del Monte’s closely-watched shareholder litigation does not mark the end of stapled finance or winning bidder finance, but US counsel predict market expectation to shift away from banks working both sides of deals
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18 October 2011
The newly-formed alliance between emerging market stock exchanges could encourage a so-called Brics asset class, HKEx's Charles Li has told IFLR.
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13 October 2011
IFLR has worked together with Latham & Watkins to release the book ‘Accessing the US capital markets from outside the United States: an overview of key legal issues’. View it here
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13 October 2011
Investors can purchase shares in private companies not subject to US SEC registration and disclosure requirements, if legislation drafted by US Representative Patrick McHenry is passed
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04 October 2011
Comparing less drastic price movements with the May 6 flash crash is counterproductive for equity market reform, say speakers at Sifma conference
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29 September 2011
Cost efficiencies and regulatory changes are behind this year’s spate of exchange mergers. And Dodd-Frank is set to encourage even more
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29 September 2011
As the EC finally comes forward with a proposal for an EU-wide financial transactions tax, here are 10 things you cannot afford to miss
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15 September 2011
Despite the best efforts of US and European regulators, financial regulation experts say the market is no closer to finding an alternative to credit rating agencies
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15 September 2011
Bank of America’s inclusion of tracking stocks in its contingency plan requested by the Fed is the first mention of the security in a long time. But it's not returning
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07 September 2011
An increasing number of Canadian companies are looking to revise their international corruption compliance procedures following a “watershed” enforcement under the country’s bribery statute, according to competition partners
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05 September 2011
Hong Kong lawyers have warned fund mangers to respond quickly following the publication of tough new standards on synthetic ETFs
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02 September 2011
The Integrated Latin American Market’s structure has had a promising first three months thanks to collaboration between brokers in Colombia, Peru and Chile. But problems persist
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02 September 2011
Georgia is set to introduce legislation that will allow state-controlled companies to list equity stakes abroad for the first time. But the change has caused controversy
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01 September 2011
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01 September 2011
A Dodd-Frank mandated change to SEC forms for Canadian issuers streamlines the filing process. Here's how
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25 August 2011
A proposed joint venture between the Hong Kong stock exchange and Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses will be nothing more than a superficial consolidation