The thorny issues of conflict management All lawyers confront conflicts in their daily practice, but definitional problems complicate the matter further By Ashley Lee October 21 2014
HK competition guidelines need clarity Hong Kong’s Competition Commission released its long-awaited draft guidelines this month. But more details are needed before they can be implemented By Ashley Lee October 21 2014
Asia’s struggle with CSR Corporate social responsibility is a relatively new concept for most Asian jurisdictions. And because it tends to be governed by domestic regulations and corporate law, approaches across jurisdictions can differ... By Ashley Lee October 20 2014
New ICMA clauses debut in Kazakhstan sovereign Kazakhstan’s sovereign bond has become the first to wholly adopt new model collective action and pari passu clauses By Ashley Lee October 14 2014
Bocom’s Chinese reg cap first explained The tier 2 bond is expected to open the market to other Chinese lenders, having finally reconciled regulatory requirements and investor expectations By Ashley Lee October 14 2014
Korea Basel III change to boost deals Clarifications of the write-down requirements for Korean banks’ Basel III-compliant bonds are expected to encourage deals and appeal to investors By Ashley Lee October 13 2014
Myanmar non-recourse financing first explained Myanmar’s first non-recourse financing involving international banks has been signed. It may open infrastructure financing in the frontier market By Ashley Lee October 12 2014
Thai zero-coupon first explained Bangkok Dusit Medical Service’s convertible bond has marked a number of firsts in the Thai market By Ashley Lee October 08 2014
ADB wastewater B-loan unleashes commercial banks Asian Development Bank and 13 commercial banks have signed a B-loan to a wastewater treatment company in China By Ashley Lee October 08 2014
Reputational diligence changes PE documentation A recent survey has revealed that an increasing number of private equity firms are using reputational due diligence to achieve better valuations By Ashley Lee October 07 2014
