May 2011

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South African high yield shuns precedent covenants

Speakers confirmed for European Capital Markets Forum

Cleary and Kirkland lead at IFLR Americas awards

HK in-house call for quarterly reporting

India in-house react to ISE-Bombay exchange tie-up

Citic case creates uncertainty over limited purpose waivers

Orderly Liquidation plan ‘not fair’ to executives

Premium recapture rules threaten securitisation structures

Greater clarity needed on renminbi trading facility

Unilever Rmb bond reveals PBOC approval sensitivities

Hong Kong FDI jeopardised by US fund lawsuit

HK counsel call for US-style regulatory model

Canadian Regulators plot beefed up securitisation regime

The realities of ring-fencing

ICB report exposes UK’s Europe blindspot

Retail arms’ capital ratios could hit “mid teens”

Asia lawyers welcome lighter touch UK Bribery Act

ICB: what now for living wills?

ICB capital ratios raise arbitrage questions

ICB report raises competition issues for banks, regulators

Lawyers react warily to ICB report

More renminbi facilities expected to deepen offshore market

Italy’s protectionist regime latest to avoid EU laws

Cocos need clarity on index and ratings

What next for hybrids?

Hybrid capital market tipped to grow in Europe

Standard listings’ ‘unique selling point’ missed

Liability management: refinance now

European debt crisis: simpler solutions than CACs

Bookrunners: stop the ‘strut’

Esma’s goals are “very optimistic”

EU regulators' difficult balance revealed

Risk retention rules could create arbitrage

The rise of CMBS 2.0

Japan’s first Rule 144A high yield bond explained

CBA: Oz RMBS market needs more offshore interest

Local lawyer shortage tops emerging market challenges

Exclusive: Euro u-turn on OTC clearing revealed

UK covered bond changes to boost confidence

First Japanese HKEx listing paves way for copycat deals

Asia bankers counsel claim exotic products’ return

SGX outlines lessons learnt from failed ASX merger

Government accounting standards attacked

Cooperation and better understanding key to mitigating systemic risk

Systemic risk oversight “exacerbated” crisis

Non-bank Sifis pose challenge for regulators

Regulators admit HFT deficiency

CEPS: Euro bank resolution scheme must be piecemeal

Would the ICB report really breach EU law?

Revealed: letter that could change high yield forever

A fair fight?

Asia: Chinese private equity: Where do we go from here?

Americas: Avoiding the Sifi list

Europe: The reality of the ICB report

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Where will UK capital ratios end up?

Paul Koster, DFSA: Cooperate or fail

Americas awards 2011

Americas deals of the year

Americas teams of the year

It’s in the post

How super is your senior?

Illiquid lunch

It takes two to tango

Going straight

Investors fight back

A confused industry

Read the rules carefully

Financing after Fukushima

Simplification of corporate restructurings

The rise of restricted purpose companies

Liberalisation for payment system operators

The Colombia-US free trade agreement

Amendments to the Monetary and Financial Law

Big Brother must watch the employees

Revision of cabotage rule for foreign flag vessels

Abuse of law in sale and lease-back transactions

English-language disclosure developments

Kuwait’s new capital markets authority

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria Bill

To benefit from FTAs: a pending task

Exchange listing rules for Reits

Extraordinary bank tax

Amendments to the Commercial Code

Applicability of the law on collective investment schemes

New Syrian company law

Luxury tax bill passes into law

Anti money-laundering laws

Neither a borrower nor a lender be

LLC ownership interests: is a pledge or a mortgage better?

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