DEAL: Edcon’s $1.5 billion restructuring Reorganising the South African retailer’s complex and highly leveraged capital structure put the local legal framework to the test By Lizzie Meager February 22 2017
DEAL: Chile’s sovereign peso notes The government hopes to attract FDI with the strategic $1.5 billion deal, which also involved tweaking the local regulatory framework By Lizzie Meager February 17 2017
Why repo volatility poses a systemic risk Industry groups have warned the instability seen at year-end was unprecedented and must be dealt with By Lizzie Meager February 16 2017
EBA bad bank plan gets mixed response The early-stage proposal could be a moral hazard for countries that have already sought to address their NPL problems By Lizzie Meager February 13 2017
Why Snap’s no-vote shares IPO won’t catch on The decision, a first for a US company, is a deviation from the trend towards better shareholder rights By Lizzie Meager February 08 2017
Can English schemes survive Brexit? Their use by non-EU companies will continue, but judgments relating to firms within the bloc and member state courts’ cooperation will create an uncertain future By Lizzie Meager February 07 2017
Mifid II: what next for investment bank research? Various polls of buyside firms show many will bulk up their own research teams when the new rules take effect By Lizzie Meager February 03 2017
DEAL: France’s first sovereign green bond The modern deal has set a standard for future sovereign deals which takes into account higher levels of private funding in infrastructure By Lizzie Meager February 02 2017
Tips for managing counterparty risk Panellists at IFLR’s European In-house Counsel summit shared their secrets in a growing area of concern for corporates By Lizzie Meager February 01 2017
Record low FCA fines in 2016 were an anomaly Deutsche Bank’s AML penalty announced this morning shows the remarkably low total is not a reflection of policy change By Lizzie Meager January 31 2017