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Bankers' Counsel Poll
Last year, James Tanenbaum said that Basel II would have made no difference to sub-prime. Now he's surprised bankers' counsel haven’t lost faith in models completely
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Bankers' counsel believe a single global regulator is both undesirable and impossible. They also think that the FSA has been the UK's biggest asset and that a return to Glass-Steagall would be a bad move. By Elizabeth Fournier
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The Big Question
Marketing is more important than disclosure for Asia's alternative exchanges
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Asia rights offerings
A comparison of local regulation of rights offerings across Asia and a call for it to be harmonised
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China derivatives
The 2009 Nafmii Master Agreement is a synthesis of the best international standards, with Chinese adaptations
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European Capital Markets Forum
Europe's top lawyers and banks had an immense range of proposed regulation, crisis management and legal structures to debate at this year's Capital Markets Forum in London
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CMBS workouts
Structured finance and special servicing is changing
commercial property loan workouts. You need to know
how a special servicer works
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US Spacs
Getting Spacs more time for an acquisition can be tricky. Make sure you consider disclosure, authority and contractual issues
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Collapsed US takeovers
Unlike the Hexion or United Rentals cases, Dow tried to pull out of its acquisition by challenging specific performance as inequitable
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US corporate governance roundtable
How Tarp and the SEC's moves on proxy access will change shareholder rights
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Capital Requirements Directive
At least the final directive has some options for banks. That 5% retention might go up though
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UK hedge funds
The UK budget is encouraging funds onshore. But income tax and the hedge funds directive are pushing managers
offshore
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Global financial architecture
Imagine if developing countries aggressively coordinate on international finance. That could be the result of the G20
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Enforcing Russian security
Good news for foreign creditors, especially for the risk of a security provider going insolvent
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US Dip financing
Hedge funds and private equity are changing the way debtor-in-possession loans work. Expect more arguments over control clauses and lien facility positioning
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Alternative funds directive
Private equity houses object to the scope of the AIFM directive, while some politicians want it to go further
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Profile: Jasmin Kölbl-Vogt, Citigroup
Bafin should be commended for its work in Germany, says Jasmin Kölbl-Vogt of Citi