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September 2010
How Turkey’s first sukuk was structured
September 07, 2010
Kuveyt Türk has issued the country’s first sukuk – a complex three-year $100 million facility combining both ijara and murabaha features
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Regulatory reform pushes UK corporate sukuk
September 06, 2010
Following amendments to UK laws on alternative bonds, Millennium PE has used a musharaka structure to buy into the UK’s debut corporate sukuk
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August 2010
Model covenants are no way to standardise
August 20, 2010
A new set of model bond covenants from investment associations has been opposed by European issuers. It’s easy to see why
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The first renminbi eurobond unravelled
August 20, 2010
Hopewell’s lawyers explain the significance of the first renminbi-denominated eurobond issued by a foreign corporate outside China
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Belarus bond pushes disclosure standards
August 12, 2010
Belarus’s $600 million debut sovereign bond should raise the disclosure standards for the country’s corporates
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July 2010
Akbank: Turkey’s first private sector bonds
July 26, 2010
Turkish bank Akbank’s $1 billion bond has avoided the usual loan participation structure. It also anticipates expected changes to tax laws
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Continental: how to structure German law high-yield
July 23, 2010
The first secured high-yield bond to be sold under the new German Bond Act has some innovative features, including the first trustee-like service
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Basel threatens Danish mortgage bonds
July 21, 2010
Liquidity and leverage proposals by the Basel committee could threaten the Danish market in mortgage credit bonds. But the instruments’ business model is very safe
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Rein in Asian trustees
July 15, 2010
Asian trustees are increasingly powerful, which can lead to delays when bonds default. Their influence needs to be reduced
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Hopewell: How renminbi bonds went international
July 13, 2010
Rules allowing companies to pay renminbi dividends to foreign investors have paved the way for a new bond structure in China
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How Chinese banks structure limited recourse lending
July 08, 2010
Chinese outbound limited recourse lending has surged and local lenders are structuring diligently