Canada’s plan to standardise takeover bids Boards may get more power to thwart takeover bids if a proposal by the country’s securities administrator is adopted next year. By Zoe Thomas September 22 2014
Bovespa clearing house to lure foreign investors For traders wanting secure alternatives to the growing complexity of US and European clearing, Brazil may be the answer By Zoe Thomas September 16 2014
Bank liquidity ratio clashes with shareholder demands The regulatory plan to cut bank risk by introducing the LCR clashes with shareholder demands and the limited amount of high quality liquid assets By Zoe Thomas September 14 2014
MIGA: risk mitigation in a changing world The senior counsel at the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency discusses how measures enabling investors to offset risk in emerging economies are being implemented By Zoe Thomas September 09 2014
World Bank bond brings new capital in green market The World Bank's step-up callable green bond for individual investors taps new capital. By Zoe Thomas September 08 2014
US cramdown threatens secured lenders A ruling in MPM Silicones’ Chapter 11 proceedings could be detrimental to the amount secured lenders in future reorganisations can expect to be repaid By Zoe Thomas September 08 2014
Final Reg AB II creates data overload The final version Regulation AB II could create a data overload in the asset backed securities market By Zoe Thomas September 03 2014
Macquarie Capital: Project finance’s funding future The managing director of Macquarie Capital’s debt capital markets says the mix of funding models in project finance will need to grow if the sector is to advance By Zoe Thomas August 31 2014