November 2012

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A Shearman & Sterling/IFLR Invitation

KKR’s guide to responsible investment

US lawsuit reveals Cfius review defects, ChinaCo fears

How Cnooc’s bid was structured for foreign investment approval

How to obtain ChinaCo/US merger approval

India/Azerbaijan first reveals India's aggressive oil strategy

India retail liberalisation: market reaction

Recent lessons in Brazil's bank receivership process

EU split over banking union decentralisation

What Europe’s LBO debt wall means for the future of financing

Why EU banks need limited liability

Aratinga financing reveals new BNDES possibilities

Japan Airlines IPO sets restructuring precedent

Zambia Eurobond first develops new client protection structure

ICE Clear Europe: how clearinghouses can beat margin costs

How peripheral markets can join Europe’s HY rush

Asean’s integrated exchange to boost regional liquidity

CBI: how to improve PD disclosure regime

Samurai bonds: what to expect

Wheatley’s Libor Review: what will it achieve?

Wells Fargo to prompt subscription credit facility revival

Q&A: AFMA’s David Lynch

Wheatley correct to scrap A$ Libor

How market rumours shape global M&A

IBA Daily News, Dublin – Monday edition

Sophisticated investor must be redefined

European bank reform: the Liikanen Report revealed

How to correct for conflicts of interest

How to split up the euro

IBA Daily News, Dublin – Tuesday edition

IBA Daily News, Dublin – Wednesday edition

US tax court recharacterises preferred equity as debt in Hewlett Packard case

IBA Daily News, Dublin – Thursday edition

Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2012: shortlist announced

How to improve Indonesian corporate governance

India FDI reforms explained

Mongolia's foreign investment reform: what to expect

Middle East awards: all the winners revealed

SEC questions efficacy of ‘one size fits all’ kill switch

Goldman Sachs: how US regulation needs to change

Philippines free float rules welcomed

Liikanen Report: market concerns

Axiata sukuk signals use of new assets in Islamic finance

Sabana reit convertible paves way for Islamic finance growth

Why an EU banking union poses an existential threat to the UK - opinion

Cfius review needs greater transparency - opinion

How Liikanen will impact Vickers implementation

Why a swap conflicts of interest rule is unlikely

How EU Liikanen will change global banking

Could US-style Liikanen reform work?

CFTC’s dilemma over capping market positions

Global regulators to copy UK’s relaxed capital rules

How India flash crash could affect algos

The best contractual mechanisms for European M&A today

SFO bribery guidance fuels self-reporting dilemma

Greek PE deal overcomes eurozone fears

Why impact investing is the next corporate innovator

Shanghai’s MNC policy reveals RMB convertibility plans

BRIC regulators defend their competition regimes

More Thai corporates to tap US-dollar markets

The year is 2020. Basel 6: how did we get here? - opinion

Why Indonesian coal is best avoided

Liikanen outlines consequences of EU's bank overhaul

Why new US stress tests could mean more capital for smaller banks

US shadow banking: the key concerns outlined

Indonesia could spark renewables sea change

CFTC reveals cross-border swaps compliance agenda

How to improve Indonesian capital markets

The next generation of Indonesian project finance explained

Softbank’s investment in Sprint Nextel explained

Alan Greenspan calls to break up too-big-to-fail banks

SEC outlines money market funds regulatory agenda

SEC IPO rules to provoke conflicts of interest

The changing role of cornerstone investors in Asia

My ringfencing is better than yours

Europe: SRI: the unlikely future of finance

Americas: The inflated concept of national security

Asia Pacific: A new bottom line

CFTC’s dilemma over capping market positions

How India flash crash could affect algos

Global regulators to copy UK’s relaxed capital rules

Zambia eurobond first develops new client protection structure

More Thai corporates to tap US-dollar markets

Goldman Sachs: US securities regulation must change

How to obtain ChinaCo/US merger approval

Greek PE deal overcomes eurozone fears

How Europe’s LBO debt wall changes the future of financing

Brazil’s private loan first to prompt project finance spike

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Are you a US person?

Sabana Reit’s convertible sukuk

Middle East Awards: The region’s best

The keys to growth

Slicing up the banks

How Spanish bank regulation is prompting deals

Opportunities for asset managers under Solvency II

Morocco’s plan to introduce Shariah finance

How to list in Hong Kong - the due diligence process

Bilateral investment treaties for foreigners holding Greek debt

Icma’s initiative to promote covered bond transparency

Using UK cash shells to raise funds

The enforcement gap plaguing EU merger control

Will squeeze-outs under Korea’s new Commercial Code work?

The next best thing

Bankability issues challenging Colombian PPP

Has the LMA’s revised Intercreditor Agreement helped mezzanine?

Italian companies’ two financial assistance options

The latest Equator Principles for project financiers

Financing infrastructure and R&D in Brazil

Independent review of the Cyprus banking system

Competitive advantage of savings and credit entities in El Salvador

Liberalisation of Indian foreign investment policy

New rules for Indonesian franchises

Subordination in Japanese insolvency proceedings

Land leases in Medini, Malaysia

Promoting market integrity and investor protection in Nigeria

The need for a plan for the development of Peru’s petrochemical industry

Feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy in the Philippines

Singapore completes Companies Act review

Changes to the responsibility of statutory bodies in the Slovak Republic

Spanish asset management companies

Shariah governance at the Central Bank of UAE

US tax court in HP recharacterises preferred equity as debt

New securities market disclosure

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

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October 30, 2012