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18 Apr 2013
Suncorp's hybrid issue marks the first Basel III Tier 2 hybrid in the Australian market. But it is unclear whether copycat deals will follow
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20 May 2013
Growing companies have been hit particularly hard by the squeeze on bank finance. But, despite the retreat of traditional sources of credit, financing is available to those that are willing to innovate
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15 May 2013
Project financings in Myanmar are materialising, and counsel expect interesting deal structures. But the government must establish contractual and regulatory frameworks before the market can take off
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14 May 2013
In establishing Asia's bank resolution regimes, domestic regulators requiring banks to hold a certain amount of capital in domestic subsidiaries miss the point
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10 May 2013
Mexico’s highly-anticipated financial overhaul bills, introduced into Congress on Wednesday, will streamline and expedite the country’s sluggish bankruptcy proceedings for corporates
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10 May 2013
Although Malaysia's ruling coalition has retained control of Parliament, following the country's hotly contested elections on May 5, the situation for foreign investment is unclear
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08 May 2013
Under the guise of a law to boost retail lending, Mexico is about to overhaul its financial system. Amendments could pass as early as next month
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03 May 2013
US private equity has entered a new phase of tougher enforcement. But the industry needs further assistance from the SEC to comply with its new obligations
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02 May 2013
The possibility of legislative covered bonds in Asia has excited international investors. But the passage of Korea's proposed Covered Bonds Act might not have an immediate impact
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02 May 2013
Last week’s launch of standardised terms for the world’s biggest swaps market has been welcomed as an alternative for those resisting the product’s so-called futurisation
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01 May 2013
Over 20 speakers have been confirmed for the second annual IFLR Africa Forum at the Waldorf Hotel in London later this month.
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25 Apr 2013
Market opinion is sharply divided on whether Cyprus’s favourable holding company regime is ringfenced from the effects of its banking crisis. It’s a critical question for Russia’s multi-billion dollar private M&A sector
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25 Apr 2013
Contrary to what's been widely reported by other media changes to the frontier's controversial FDI law may not make a difference to foreign investors
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23 Apr 2013
Institutional investors are set to lend $25 billion to European projects in 2013. But the shadow banking rules are threatening the future of these funds
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11 Apr 2013
The market is sharply divided over how extensive risk disclosure should be in emerging market offering documents.The best practice debate has gathered steam recently, as investors read prospectuses more closely than ever before
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11 Apr 2013
Reform of the UK’s financial sector has reached an inflection point, the Bank of England’s executive director for financial stability has said. These are the questions that should form the new regulatory battleground
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11 Apr 2013
Although the European Commission’s Financial Transaction Tax is scheduled to be implemented across 11 EU member states, its effects are far more damaging that many realise. These are the facts about the true impact of the FTT
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04 Apr 2013
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the second Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards.
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04 Apr 2013
Although courts are giving greater scrutiny to settlement agreements involving banks , it is still uncertain if they will require admissions of culpability
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02 Apr 2013
The Australian Financial Markets Association plans to scrap the bank panel requirement in setting its Bank Bill Swap reference rate. Could others follow?
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02 Apr 2013
Regulatory compulsion is shaping up as a key battleground in benchmark rate reform, as more banks quit rate-setting panels