Lax underwriting and fraud to blame for credit crisis As regulators search for the roots of the credit crunch, loose underwriting standards and "soft fraud" by originators have been highlighted by the UK's Financial Services Authority January 31 2008
Anti-monopoly law could turn China protectionist Counsel in China are fretting over the country's new Anti-Monopoly Law as it emerges that no decision has been taken on which agency will enforce it January 30 2008
UK hedge funds regulate themselves UK hedge funds revealed their voluntary guidelines to the industry on Tuesday and are set to disclose more information on their risk, fees and valuations By Nicholas Pettifer January 24 2008
Renminbi funds: The party that never started The expected glut of foreign renminbi private equity hasn't arrived – and for once it's got nothing to do with the credit crunch January 23 2008
Sovereign wealth will help improve US liquidity Politicians may have criticised recent investments by sovereign wealth funds, pointing to their lack of transparency, but lawyers in the US say they should not be feared By Lynann Butkiewicz January 23 2008
Stop panicking over sovereign funds Standard Chartered's claim that sovereign wealth funds are potentially "irresponsible participants in the world economy" is an overreaction, according to UK counsel By Nicholas Pettifer January 23 2008
Don’t regulate hedge funds The Madoff scandal creates no credible arguments for greater European regulation of hedge funds. The responsibility lies with investors and fund managers January 21 2008
PHH collapse: not a one-off More deals will collapse like PHH and private equity buyers will continue to blame banks, according to counsel By Nicholas Pettifer January 09 2008
Here since '87 International firms that have been in Japan since 1987 are now reaping the rewards January 01 2008
How Americans have flown The expansion strategies of Baker & McKenzie, Squire Sanders & Dempsey and Latham & Watkins compared January 01 2008
How many roads? The many paths US global firms have taken to growth, from rescuing clients from the Nazis to the perils of the Middle East January 01 2008
Change of culture How working at Chadbourne & Parke, Morrison & Foerster and Jones Day compares to non-US firms January 01 2008
Reorientation US capital markets practices in Asia face a dilemma. Less outbound work and UK firms with US-qualified lawyers January 01 2008
Special relationship American firms need to hire new talent in the UK if they are to grow. Here's how they do it January 01 2008
Five tips for private equity The problems Middle East funds have in adapting to western buyouts January 01 2008
