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The Austrian central bank tells an IFLR Forum why central and eastern Europe coped better than most with its financial crisis
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A US subprime decision could cause plaintiffs in similar positions to establish fraud and jurisdiction in a lot more detail in the first instance
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An explanation of how the enhanced tier one capital requirement will affect Japanese banks
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The debate on amending capital ratios is preventing banks from making changes to their risk structures
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How Hong Kong's first hybrid tier one security was structured. And why more haven't followed
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South Korea’s New Product Approval bill passed its first stage on February 16. The bill has been strongly opposed by Isda. Here are its concerns in full
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South Korea’s bill that will force banks to seek approval before selling new types of OTC derivatives has passed through the legislation and judiciary committee
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Maintenance covenants have crept into several European high yield bond deals in recent months, but the trend won’t continue for long
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Cesr will introduce mandatory European-wide disclosure of short positions in shares, adopting the FSA's current policy, IFLR can reveal
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Andrew Malcolm, at Linklaters in Hong Kong, analyses the different approaches to structured finance reform in Hong Kong and Singapore
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High yield bonds in Asia are getting a makeover with extra covenants more typical to loans, as Chandra Asri’s $230 million bond has shown
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The takeover of TPV Technology in Hong Kong has used both a Pipe and a block trade – removing the need for shareholder approval
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Teresa Ma and Jon Gray, partners at Linklaters that advised the underwriters on Rusal's controversial listing, on how the deal really got done
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has backed down on changes to its structured finance regime following negative feedback from the industry
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A US bankruptcy court has ruled that flip clauses are unenforceable. Securitisations could leave the US and ratings agencies may have to change existing structures
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Debtor-friendly restructuring regimes should not be introduced in Asia, as the risk of corporate fraud is too great
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China’s tighter restrictions for foreign companies’ representative offices could cause some to convert to wholly foreign-owned enterprises in a bid to avoid the new rules
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Forcing derivatives through central counterparties could exacerbate risk in the system, creating a delicate structure that really is too big to fail
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Hong Kong’s stock exchange is divided on whether disclosure of price sensitive information should be backed by criminal sanctions