October 2003

Main

Austria

Brazil

Prospectus law harmful, say specialists

Leadership the key to governance reform

Global best practice report highlights split

Yale study proves good securities laws mean more public offerings

UK and US fix sights on soft commission

Securities watchdogs to face quality-control tests

Busy week for US offerings brings welcome tonic for advisers

European Parliament adopts new share trading rules

State regulators' association picks Lambiase as president

In brief

Ripplewood sets Japan on path to leveraged buyouts

Shearman takes role on $7 billion telecoms deal

Europe sees boost to energy finance deals

Skadden acts on largest private equity deal in non-Japan Asia

In brief

SEC to exempt foreign banks from insider lending ban

Why Switzerland still waits for its securitization wave

Canada

Finland

Georgia

Germany

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

The Netherlands

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland

Turkey

US structured finance

US firms lead race for billion-dollar deals

Offering rules: what the US and Europe can teach each other

Defending the value of self-referenced credit-linked notes

Why Asian issuers fear Europe's securities reform

Cutting state aid risk on public-private projects

Prospectus shake-up promises growth for Hong Kong markets

Australia's faulty banking code alarms lenders

Texas judgments weaken US futures watchdog

How to restructure in Latin America (part II)

Conference report: from the International Bar Association annual meeting, San Francisco

Continuous disclosure divides lawyers

International Correspondents

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