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02 Dec 2009
Overpriced sovereign debt could be the next burst bubble, according to Hong Kong’s top regulator, Martin Wheatley
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01 Dec 2009
The European Central Bank's (ECB) requirement of two qualified ratings on asset-backed securitisations (ABS) could force a rush of struggling institutions to originate new deals
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01 Dec 2009
Banks could demand that their corporate counterparties in China seek more advice on trades, after a senior Chinese regulator criticised international banks for ''maliciously'' selling derivatives
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01 Dec 2009
Granting financing to prominent borrowers based on family name or reputation has long been a common practice across the Middle East. But with liquidity stretched and the region's banks looking more carefully at their risk profile, name lending could be on the way out
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01 Dec 2009
Banks and companies in Hong Kong could find themselves in a highly litigious environment if they fail to voice concerns over the Law Reform Commission's proposals on class actions
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01 Dec 2009
EU regulation designed to streamline European investor protection documentation could encroach on the wholesale market and limit access to certain investor groups
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01 Dec 2009
A new legal team in a new bank, launched in the middle of a financial crisis. It was a big challenge for Noor Bank's head of legal, Omar Rahman
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01 Dec 2009
Companies are often like a frog in a well: a narrow
perspective of the FCPA means they lose sight of local law and hide behind local practices
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01 Dec 2009
The compliance leader, Asean of GE Capital gives his thoughts on creating effective internal compliance
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01 Dec 2009
One way to get around a requirement for 100% approval from lenders for refinancing
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01 Dec 2009
Mezzanine lenders have won some key concessions in the revised LMA standard form intercreditor agreement. But they might never appear
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01 Dec 2009
The treatment of secondary trading of transferred loans is different in England and New York in some surprising ways
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24 Nov 2009
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules on dark pools may limit the frequency of transactions between institutional investors
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23 Nov 2009
EU regulation designed to streamline investor protection documentation across Europe could encroach on the wholesale market, and limit access to certain investor groups
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23 Nov 2009
The problem with PN 21, why structured products won't eat your children, and more
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19 Nov 2009
The Securities and Futures Commission is committed to principles-based regulation, but could consider some rules-based requirements if necessary
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18 Nov 2009
Indonesia's Law 24 on translating documents into Indonesian remains unclear, but banks are starting to develop best practice when dealing with it
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06 Nov 2009
The NY Fed is considering easing its stance on granting loans through the Term Asset-backed securities Loan Facility for commercial mortgage-backed securities
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05 Nov 2009
Capital markets lawyers debate solutions to the problem of fraudulent Chinese offering documents
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05 Nov 2009
Granting financing to prominent borrowers has long been a common practice across the Middle East. But with the region’s banks looking more carefully at their risk profile, name lending could be on the way out
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05 Nov 2009
The problems with family-group companies, why sukuk defaults have a silver lining and American finance is like an old tree
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05 Nov 2009
After years of lobbying the Hong Kong government has launched a consultation paper on enacting a corporate rescue regime
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02 Nov 2009
As the industry drafts responses to the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) September consultation on structured products, the regulator has come out with new changes which require statutory amendments
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01 Nov 2009
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01 Nov 2009
The Securities and Futures Commission's defence of its investigation techniques. And the market's response to that defence
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01 Nov 2009
Market-driven reform of derivatives has been impressive. But the most controversial instruments have yet to be dealt with. A solution must be found, fast
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01 Nov 2009
A new law may actually succeed in getting private investment into Indonesia's electricity industry. But then these laws have been repealed before
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01 Nov 2009
Pre-packs have arrived in Hong Kong, but restructuring reform is needed before the structure can really affect the market
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01 Nov 2009
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published a guide for investors to help them understand how the securities and futures markets are regulated