February 2013

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EXCLUSIVE: 30 years of global finance from those who made it happen

RBI limiting success of Indian infrastructure debt funds

Poll: will Barclays’ write-down CoCo become a market template?

Revealed: how to close an energy deal in South Africa

Mexican natural gas pipeline sets precedent for local lawyers

BlackRock reveals why Europe needs project debt intermediaries

The nature of inside information

Rating uplifts now possible for Russia covered bonds

How Bilkreditt PCS first could bring back European securitisation

How to structure Latam hotel Reits

Fonterra Shareholders' Unit IPO explained: a new model for co-operatives

Europe’s banking union: the market responds

HK SFC's IPO sponsor regulation conclusions: clarifications needed

Worry caused by lack of guidance on US commodity pool operators

Why small firms suffer under SFC sponsor rules

Paul Gillis: SFC should not regulate auditors

TMA’s Hibor reforms explained

Mongolia sovereign bond first explained

Lord Goldsmith: UK needs more flexible DPA model

Cnooc, Petronas legacy for SOEs in Canada

Former SEC counsel: whistleblower programme shortcomings

Baidu’s SEC-registered offering sets Wksi precedent

PICC landmark IPO explained

Has US Fed overstepped on foreign Sifi rules?

A rare taxpayer victory

Exclusive: Asifma CEO’s priorities for Asian DCM

The state loan that signals a new direction for Brazil

IFLR Asia Awards 2013 – who’s coming?

CIMC first signals the end of the B-share market

Thai amortizing bond reveals post-Basel III plans

Americas awards 2013 - who's coming?

Dubai FSA: Regulators pay must equal private sector

US O&G production: a regulatory battleground

APAC regulators to protect emerging markets from extraterritoriality

KKR-Masan signals PE appetite for Vietnam

Ichthys: world's biggest project financing explained

Subscription credit facilities to surge this year

Italy’s new rules for pre-insolvency creditor arrangements

Avoiding conflicts of riba

Fiscal cliff deal to boost wind projects

How to obtain and use US discovery in European private antitrust actions

PRC Supreme Court clears path for shareholders' VAM

Innovation stagnation?

Americas: Fsoc must act on money market funds

Asia Pacific: HK squashes small IPOs

Europe: Securitisation’s unlikely proponent

Lord Goldsmith: UK needs more flexible DPA model

Paul Gillis: SFC should not regulate auditors

Has Fed overstepped on foreign Sifi rules?

Mongolia sovereign bond first explained

DEAL: ratings breakthrough for Russia covered bonds

Former SEC counsel: whistleblower programme shortcomings

Cnooc, Petronas legacy for SOEs in Canada

BlackRock: why Europe needs project debt intermediaries

States’ private loans signal Brazil’s new direction

Asia-Pacific

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Americas

Barclays’ bold CoCo

BTA Bank restructuring

The impact of Brazil’s recent regulatory changes

Quasi-reorganisation of public companies

Late payment of commercial debts

Recent trends in syndicated loans

Nicaragua modernises the administration of labour justice

PPP and infrastructure

New CFC regimes takes effect

A new data privacy law

Free and prior informed consent in the Philippines

The Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Act

Selected issues in financing PPPs – Part I

Changes to securities regulation

Amendment to the Slovak Labour Code

Insolvency legislation and Islamic finance in the UAE

A rare taxpayer victory

IFLR award shortlists

Can China’s securities market profit from a misfortune?

Asifma’s new year’s resolutions

Assessing the effectiveness of HK’s Securities & Futures Appeals Tribunal

BITs: easing the pain of Fatca compliance

Structured products: the challenges of regulating complexity

How to hedge inflation risk

Russia’s roadmap to FDI reform

What US lenders can expect under English law

Finance’s future

More FDI opportunities in China’s capital markets

Subscription credit facilities: PE’s new strategy

India DCM’s new products and investors

ETPs get active

Egypt poised for sovereign sukuk

Signs of life for syndications

A new gust for wind projects

Stronger Volcker Rule set for first quarter

Plethora of Tier 2 will confuse investors

Schemes of arrangement under threat

Return of the Mac

Financing gaps for European projects

LEIs will hit hurdles

John Kay: the future of UK equity

Clearing houses to commingle

UK banking reform’s next chapter

Regulatory showdown over US O&G

International Correspondents

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Tax Relief

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