December 2010 / January 2011

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Getting around the Franken Amendment

CRA Board could create moral hazard

Nordic covered bond first exploits US regulatory gap

Korea’s legal regime discourages foreign investment

Korean exchange should merge to stay relevant

Credit rating agencies disregard 17g-5

Chong Hing’s switch capital deal is investor-friendly

Keynote speaker announced for Asia forum

Dodd defends Tarp to broker-dealers

France challenges Pfandbriefe with new covered bond

Why new French covered bond will succeed

Germany expected to abandon retention rules

US whistleblower provisions could undermine compliance

CFTC, CME square off on position limit

HK expects single market practice for offshore renminbi

HKEx to pilot secondary listings exemptions

HK bankers must ‘own’ their disclosure

PN 21 must not become mere checklist

China pushes back on underwriters

Investors misjudge sukuk default rights

Islamic regulation must harmonise to grow

HK banks call for block trading rules

Offshore Rmb needs clearer guidelines

HK accountants must take more responsibility

SFC to approve structured offshore renminbi products

HKEx pushes disclosure based regime

HKEx not threatened by Asian exchange mergers

Indian regulators are exercising ‘regulatory terrorism’

Key quotes from Asia Capital Markets Forum

CFTC lowers ceiling on manipulation

Investors must put a price on senior secured transparency

What happens in a senior secured default

How the European market has evolved

Asbo: new innovation in acquisition finance

Privacy laws could hinder Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions

Overheating likely if Indonesia goes investment-grade

Indonesia must improve legal system to stay competitive

Lawyers must lobby for high-yield reform

The best quotes from the day

Indonesian companies are ignoring Law 24

How Asbo changes landscape for lending banks

Swiss Prips paper proves regulatory convergence

How Dodd-Frank and AIFM will rein in private equity

China’s MOF bond is vote of confidence in HK

EU and US derivatives standards must align

How investors can avoid AIFM costs

SEC gives shareholder guidance on post-IPO rules

Profile: StanChart's senior in-house in HK

Derivatives rules must be proportionate

New trading definition will force broker transparency

Mifid timetable is “ambitious and unrealistic”

New exchange moves LatAm towards complex products

Major swap participant definition lays fears to rest

In-house reveal concerns about EU derivatives plans

Client classification proves Mifid’s macro goals

Europe: sovereign debt, investor transparency, EU directives

Asia: local relisting, renminbi bonds, Indonesia overheating

Americas: covered bonds, Volcker, muni bonds

A look at the year ahead

New structures, new service

Asia-Pacific

Americas

Europe, Middle East & Africa

Speed up your conflict clearing

Is Practice Note 21 working?

Heading off the competition

Out of sync

Perspectives on Basel III

Beware the brown envelope

A change of direction

A step in the right direction

France at the forefront

A rising tide

Handle renminbi with care

A patchy market

Taking China private

Did LVMH violate securities regulations?

New judgment about guarantee trusts and credit filings

Distressed funds litigation in the BVI

China’s anti-tax avoidance measures for offshore SPVs: Part II

Creation of an integrated Latin American market

Amendment of Cyprus money laundering legislation

Film Industry Law enacted

Eliminating double taxation

Securitised debt listing arrangements in flux

Money Laundering Act approved

Sovereign guarantee of Irish financial institutions

Credit ratings disclosure

Opening up to foreign investors

Regulation of the public registry of pledges of movable assets

New tribunal for financial disputes

Philippine PPP centre established

Corporate governance for listed companies

Institutions to implement new remuneration policies

Prospects for M&A

Compensation committee required of listing companies

Online gambling

Ukraine’s enhanced anti-money laundering rules

Effects of the Jointly Owned Property Declaration

Isda 2010 Hire Act Protocols

Speed up your conflict clearing

MBPS: first Middle East high yield explained

Turkish high yield first avoids LPN burden

Non-recourse lands in Nicaragua

High Speed 1: coping with concession and utility

How western Europe’s M&A structures looked in 2010

Project bonds not limited to refinancings

Landmark Slovenian sale tackles creditor controls

New German bonds question second-lien

Pre-sale spinout to ease antitrust hurdles

How China high-yield structures are standardizing

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