Korea securities law amendments to alter financing landscape The amendments to Korea’s FSCMA, which will come into effect on August 29, may radically change market structure and capital raisings By Ashley Lee June 25 2013
Shadow banking risk jeopardises China mid-tier banks Market watchers are increasingly focusing on shadow banking risks in China, following last week's cash crunch. By Ashley Lee June 24 2013
Shuanghui-Smithfield tests US approach to private ChinaCos Shuanghui's acquisition of US pork producer Smithfield Foods is the latest deal between the two countries to provoke political furor. It could test how well target jurisdictions distinguish between private... By Ashley Lee June 19 2013
Australia mirrors US/ChinaCo FDI concerns US agricultural concerns prompted by Shuanghui’s acquisition of US pork producer Smithfield Foods could reignite similar Australia/China issues. By Ashley Lee June 19 2013
Third arrow of Abenomics to challenge M&A Japan PM Shinzo Abe's so-called third arrow structural reforms largely disappointed. They come at a time inbound investors may be backing off due to currency volatility. By Ashley Lee June 19 2013
Mongolia Stock Exchange: new securities law explained Mongolia’s Securities Markets Law will become effective on January 1 2014. It introduces provisions that will allow for the highly anticipated triple-listing of state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi By Ashley Lee June 12 2013
Sebi aggressively enforces India free float The deadline for India’s listcos to meet a 25% minimum public shareholding was June 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has taken swift enforcement actions to address non-compliant... By Ashley Lee June 12 2013
How Chinese real estate credits are using credit enhancement Chinese bond offerings are increasingly incorporating credit enhancement structures to enable deals to go to market faster. But investors fear such deals do not offer adequate compensation for the additional... By Ashley Lee June 10 2013
India high-yield first analysed Rolta's high-yield bond has been described as the first true Indian corporate credit in the high-yield market. It may open the market for other Indian companies By Ashley Lee June 10 2013
How Vietnam refinery first overcame currency risk Vietnam’s Nghi Son was the first refinery project to involve significant foreign investment. It included a mechanism that dealt with Vietnam's volatile currency By Ashley Lee June 10 2013