Bank guarantees thwart Iran DCM Local banks must stop guaranteeing 100% of bond issuances if its debt capital markets are to support the country’s economic development post-sanctions By Danielle Myles March 10 2016
European TLB forges its own path Influential debt advisers and lack of an aftermarket have paved the way for credit-driven institutional loans. Its similarities with US term loan B are diminishing By Danielle Myles March 07 2016
Asia M&A Forum - key takeaways from day two Highlights from this year's event in Hong Kong By Danielle Myles March 04 2016
Poll: biggest risks in post-sanctions Iran The US’s status as unofficial rule-setter of the world has been reaffirmed. Its sanctions against the newly opened country present the biggest legal risk to investors the world over By Danielle Myles February 22 2016
European In-house Counsel Summit highlights Increasing antitrust enforcement and doubt over M&A insurance are top concerns among the region's corporate counsel By Danielle Myles & Tom Young February 22 2016
Covered bonds’ EU legislative debut Market participants breathed a collective sigh of relief last week following Commissioner Hill’s suggestion that he is not seeking a single rulebook for the asset class By Danielle Myles February 11 2016
CRAs linchpin of Italy’s NPL scheme A decree implementing the guarantee mechanism has been postponed, leaving the market to speculate over how the fine print will address state aid concerns and entice investors By Danielle Myles February 09 2016
Answering Nigeria’s circuit-breaker critics The country's authorities have initiated many questionable policies over the last 12 months, but a tripwire on its national stock exchange is not one of them By Danielle Myles January 27 2016
Pressure mounts to ease challenger capital rules Small lenders have slammed new Basel proposals that could force them to hold five times as much capital as their bigger competitors. By Danielle Myles January 26 2016