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16 December 2012
The Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association’s Hibor review has clear implications for future contracts as well as future Hibor tenors. Here's why
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30 November 2012
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ director of finance, industry and infrastructure, Dr. Somsak Pipoppinyo, outlines what’s next on the Association’s reform agenda
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30 November 2012
The Indian securities regulator’s scheme aimed at foreign trades was a key step in liberalising the country’s capital markets, explains Ajay Vaidya, chief legal and compliance officer of Kotak Mahindra Capital
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30 November 2012
Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, dispels some emerging market myths
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19 November 2012
US lawyers at IFLR's Asia Capital Markets Forum expect a spate of foreign bank exits from the US. But those who leave may struggle to return
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15 November 2012
The China Banking Regulatory Commission's implementation of Basel III will foster greater complexity in the offshore renminbi market
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30 October 2012
Regulators across the Asia-Pacific are preparing to implement rules for clearing OTC derivatives transactions. But many jurisdictions are stumbling on legal issues
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24 October 2012
Lawyers in Jakarta have revealed their wish list of market reforms that could invigorate the country's equity capital markets, if implemented
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16 October 2012
The National Stock Exchange’s flash crash could trigger another overhaul of market rules in India, especially regarding electronic trading
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04 October 2012
India’s FDI reforms were a landmark event for foreign investors discouraged by the country’s notorious policy paralysis. But in-house counsel cautiously await their implementation
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04 October 2012
Local lawyers assess Mongolia's foreign investment landscape following last month's release of the government's reform platform for 2012 to 2016
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28 September 2012
Phasing out Australian dollar rates from the London Interbank Offered Rate is the right decision, according to local lawyers
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13 September 2012
Although Myanmar’s Parliament passed a foreign investment law last week, multinationals may find that there are investment hurdles closer to home in the US’ reporting requirements and the EU’s recently lifted sanctions
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13 September 2012
Myanmar’s Parliament last week passed the country’s long-awaited foreign investment law. Here’s why counsel expect the latest draft to work
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04 September 2012
Legal actions against Ernst & Young have called the one country, two systems approach into question and may test Hong Kong’s independence. Here's why
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04 September 2012
Dodd Frank's proposed swap rules could result in a shut-out of US persons in Asia’s OTC market. Here's why
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30 August 2012
Kuala Lumpur’s Association of Islamic Scholars is set to introduce shariah board accreditation processes this year, in a bid to address concerns over the integrity of shariah scholars. Here’s why scholars believe the move is set to fail
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29 August 2012
Investigations into South Korea’s CD rate-setting prompted the country’s FSC to introduce the Cofix benchmark for short-term lending rates. But there are issues with Cofix setting too
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14 August 2012
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been popular throughout Southeast Asia, but they haven’t yet taken off in Vietnam despite a desperate need for infrastructure. Here’s why
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31 July 2012
The UK’s FSA today revealed it is considering scrapping Libor. Lawyers in Tokyo and Singapore expect Tibor and Sibor amendments to follow those made in the UK and US
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24 July 2012
The Australian Financial Markets Association on how principles underpinning Australia’s benchmark interest rate could be used to improve the Libor
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17 July 2012
India’s regulatory regime has become increasingly onerous in the last year. At last week’s IFLR India Outbound Investment Forum, issues with regulators were discussed at length. Here’s what market players think
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02 July 2012
The China Securities Regulatory Commission is to relax its Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor programme. It could signal the opening of China’s markets.