September 2015

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Singapore carve-out may change Asia bank resolution

Moody’s: sub debt to fulfill Asian TLAC requirements

Market welcomes EBA advice on securitisation

Saudi Arabia’s first Basel III AT1 sukuk explained

Canadian IIs boosted by wrapper removal

Oz IPO opens new fundraising route for co-ops

China’s A-share support heightens contagion risk

China take-private wave continues despite A-share crash

Vietnam builds hopes on FDI reforms

Singapore codifies F&N takeover precedent

UAE companies reform fails to deliver

Kuwaiti banks oppose US-style insolvency law

US M&A is back

Creditors win under Italian bankruptcy reforms

China insurance reg cap first explained

CFTC takes aim at unguaranteed accounts

Local MENA banks exploiting regulatory burden

Volcker day one: clarity still needed

How Myanmar forex measures could impact projects

Myanmar banking regulations explained

China cybersecurity law to increase bank scrutiny

Apra presses banks on global standards

What Basel’s risk weightings mean for project finance

US cov-lites creep into European mid-market

US takes first AML action against Chinese bank

Delinking high yield from debt walls

M&A pipeline tests HY portability

Zain Iraq’s IPO defies the odds

Fannie to sell actual loss risk transfer notes

The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive in Spain

What Apra’s new risk weights mean for RMBS

FCA believes conduct is top of bank agendas

Dominican Republic passes new insolvency law

AOL/Verizon appraisal litigation assessed

Torm adopts English law to access SOA

Ucits seek new ETF share class

India backtracks on consolidated investment caps

Astana Finance’s six-year restructure explained

Funds will be first to enter Iran

Brazil's infra model to grow local bond markets

APAC comes up to speed on FMI resolution

Siemens-Dresser-Rand phase 2 review unnecessary

Banks will hesitate to enter Iran

China begins internet finance clampdown

Asia’s fragmentation drives fintech innovation

Basel’s standardised approach heightens systemic risk

Questions linger over Iran’s buyback changes

FSB delays asset manager G-Sifi designations

Exchange-traded derivatives launch in Vietnam

No room for discretion in IPO prospectuses

A-share insider definition proves problematic

Bitcoin tech could boost trade efficiency

Panda bonds prioritised for IMF recognition of RMB

Fannie and Freddie step towards union

Fragmentation stunts Nigerian capital markets

High hopes for Africa’s first RMB clearing bank

SEC’s pay ratio rule offers flexibility

Esma’s AIFMD advice disappoints Asia’s fund centres

AIFMD passports endanger national PP regimes

Oman close to finalising new takeover code

Bitcoin becoming Argentina’s FX alternative

HKEx bets on hedging amid yuan depreciation

Shenzhen–HK Stock Connect awaits regulatory approval

POLL: filling Africa’s infrastructure gap

Necessity is the mother of Brazilian O&G change

Asic warns on poor culture

UK to clarify limited partner engagement

Inside China: first public Reit

Chinese developers seek onshore bonds

How to resolve a troubled Greek bank

What is the prognosis for the repo market?

Mexico's hydrocarbon auction rules stifle participation

Yieldcos could fund Asia’s renewables drive

Eiopa’s choices on infrastructure risk

A rocky road ahead for EU bank structural reform

What’s damaging secondary bond liquidity

S$ bonds' covenant evolution

CFTC issues first derivatives clearing exemption

Brazil’s new listing standards for SOEs

Cambodian equities face an uncertain future

Editorial: Conduct is king

Americas: One step too far

Asia Pacific: Hedging their bets

Africa: Spread the word

Shenzhen-HK Stock Connect awaits regulatory approval

HKEx bets on hedging amid yuan depreciation

What’s damaging secondary bond liquidity

Singapore codifies F&N takeover precedent

High hopes for Africa’s first RMB clearing bank

Americas

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Asia Pacific

POLL: saving EU securitisation

Deal of the month: China reg cap first

Iran’s nuclear pact: what happens next?

Latin America quarterly – Q2 2015

US, UK inspire Middle East reforms

Jonathan Faull on building a capital market

Volatility drives German ECM innovation

Colombia: Market access reforms

Cyprus: A fairer tax regime

Egypt: Back on the investment map?

Guatemala: Financial stability amid elections

Indonesia: Foreign manpower regulations

Ireland: New licence regime

Japan: The future of turnarounds

Macau: Diversifying external trade

Malaysia: Updating the takeovers code

Nigeria: Foreign currency controls

Panama: Mobile number portability

Peru: Subordination agreements in insolvency

Philippines: Competition law enacted

Qatar: Commercial Companies Law changes

Slovak Republic: Copyright in the digital age

Switzerland: FIA’s wide-reaching reforms

Thailand: Strategic plan for PPPs

Turkey: Information exchange under Fatca

Vietnam: Opening up to foreign companies

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