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In a stunted global economy, frontier markets offer rare hope for investors. But the risks are huge, especially in Asia’s new economies. Success depends on cautious strategy and awareness of home country corruption laws
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Will merging companies in the US be more cautious of entering into confidentiality agreements?
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Is OTC derivatives regulation in the US and Europe an ocean apart, or just across the pond?
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Are uniform regulatory standards for investment advisers and broker-dealers possible?
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The FSA’s latest review of UK investment banks has highlighted a number of inadequacies as well as some
good practices
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Proposed changes to HKEx listing requirements have the best intentions. But do they threaten Hong Kong’s reputation as a listing venue of choice?
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The eurozone crisis’s lasting legacy in the US will be the search for safe assets and the reinvention of securitisation as we know it
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A new US law will make it quicker and easier for emerging companies to go public, and should also relieve some Sarbanes-Oxley reporting burdens
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Has the overhaul of Canada’s merger and national security review processes lived up to expectations, or proved people’s fears?
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For the first time the Federal Reserve has approved a Chinese takeover of a US bank. It signals a new level of cooperation, but with caveats
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Spain’s companies law has undergone a process of evolution aimed at regulatory unification. But a single companies code is yet to appear
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Changes to Hong Kong’s takeover rules impact the full spectrum of deal participants. Here’s what you must know
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The Lehman Client Money judgment will affect creditors of MF Global UK as well as clients of financial firms in the country