How securitization could benefit emerging Asia Peter Eastham of Standard & Poor's explores some of the benefits of developed securitization markets, and examines the roadblocks to be overcome for the continued development of securitization in the Asian markets
Accounting treatment: where are we? There has been much publicity lately around recent accounting developments. David Barnes and Simon Stephens of Deloitte look at IFRS, US and UK GAAP, and progress on convergence
Transactions and trustees go hand-in-hand With structured finance expanding to more non-US markets, Patrick Tadie, Paul Wilden, Jocelyn M Lynch and Newsville Foster of The Bank of New York explain the challenges and the role trustees play in managing the risks
Conduits restructure to optimize capital costs Conduits are being structured in increasingly innovative ways in response to regulatory change, say Jason Kravitt and Kevin Hawken of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Industry grapples with Indofood and IFRS Adam Owen and John Cullinane of Deloitte look at how securitization professionals in the UK are affected by recent court rulings and the implementation of international accounting rules
Realty bites: India allows real estate funds A law change in India means venture capital funds may now invest in real estate, providing more opportunity for foreign investment. By Shivi Agarwal and Panna Singh of Dhir & Dhir Associates
When a repo is not a repo Rahmat Bastian and Satrya Wijaya Teja of BT Partnership Law Firm outline the issues to consider when entering into repo transactions with Indonesian counterparties
Securitization plugs gaps in health funding Patrizio Messina of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe analyzes how receivables arise within the Italian healthcare system and describes some of the structures being used
How to tackle future cash flow uncertainty Hiroki Mori and Emiko Obata of Atsumi & Partners discuss some of the ways inevitable uncertainties over cash flows can be dealt with in a whole business securitization transaction
Master trusts breathe life into market Mee-Hyon Lee and Helen Sohn of Lee & Ko discuss how master trust securitization is invigorating the market and how RMBS & SLBS are applied in furthering Korea's economic and educational policies
Issues to consider when using security trustees Angelique Thiele of Boekel De Nerée discusses the issues that arise when using a collective security arrangement involving Dutch law security, how these issues are resolved in practice and the risks that remain
Reform heralds new era for mortgage bonds The Portuguese legislator has provided the framework for issuing mortgage-backed bonds. Now it's up to the market to respond. By Pedro Cassiano Santos and Hugo Moredo Santos of Vieira de Almeida & Associados
Market stands firm in challenging conditions Phil Adams of Barclays Capital looks back on 12 months that turned out better than some expected and finds reasons to be positive about the outlook for the UK market next year
Auto asset-backed deals: identifying the risks Cher Chua, Ning Loh, and Nicholas de Swardt of Moody's explain how Moody's rates auto asset-backed securitization in the UK
Legal changes threaten credit card yield Kevin Ingram and Julian Versteeg of Clifford Chance examine the legal and regulatory threats facing the yield received by the UK credit card industry in the UK
Regulation AB and swap provider disclosure Adam Glass of Linklaters explains US rules for swap counterparties
