PE needs help before SEC enforcement blitz 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 By Danielle Myles May 02 2013
New standardised swap ups competition for futurisation 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 By Danielle Myles May 01 2013
Cyprus Holdco regime survives bailout – for now 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... By Danielle Myles April 24 2013
Project finance’s brave new world As bank liquidity dries up, the market’s future rides on its participants’ ability to innovate. By Danielle Myles & Ashley Lee April 23 2013
The new WBS options for real-estate companies Whole business securitisation and commercial mortgaged-backed securities techniques have been merged to create a first-of-its-kind financing platform for a UK real-estate company By Danielle Myles April 17 2013
The deal that tests efficacy of US PPPs An availability-based toll road project in the US reveals that municipal bond investors are willing to accept increasing risks in public-private partnerships By Danielle Myles April 15 2013
Are EM risk disclosures out of control? 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... By Danielle Myles April 10 2013