PE rebounds, but no repeat of pre-crisis levels Panelists at IBA’s annual M&A conference on Wednesday defended the robustness of today’s private equity market, saying it’s unfair to draw comparisons with the levels seen in 2006/2007 By Danielle Myles June 16 2011
Benchmark high ratios could push US banks overseas Concern has arisen over how far removed the US Federal Reserve's proposed capital ratios could be from banking practicalities By Danielle Myles June 14 2011
Aggressive US cov-lite terms revealed Borrowers are getting more flexibility in US cov-lite deals than before the crisis. But changing market sentiment is dictating availability from week to week By Danielle Myles June 13 2011
Muni rules limit dealer roles, spark fiduciary concerns US-based municipal bond underwriters are grappling with new restrictions on their transaction roles By Danielle Myles June 13 2011
New risk retention method could save CLOs An alternative risk retention structure is circulating among lobbyists of securitisation reform in the US. By Danielle Myles June 07 2011
New IDB facility helps LatAm projects Project-focused countries should benefit from the Inter-American Development Bank’s new flexible financing facility – the bank’s latest step towards market-based products By Danielle Myles June 05 2011
Sox threatens new venture market Stringent Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) requirements will be the biggest challenge to the success of Nasdaq’s recently announced BX venture market By Danielle Myles June 02 2011
Appeal Court denies rating agency liability A decision by the Second Circuit court to absolve credit rating agencies for investor losses is the latest rebuff to lawmakers’ attempts to clamp down on the agencies By Danielle Myles May 30 2011
US whistleblower rules incentivise internal reporting New whistleblower rules might fall short of US business community demands, but incentives to use internal reporting programmes are stronger than in the original By Danielle Myles May 30 2011
Goldman: too big to prosecute? The Department of Justice's decision to investigate Goldman is no coincidence. At least it gives the regulators a break By Danielle Myles May 19 2011
