Mohaimin Chowdhury, EIIB UK Islamic finance will not succeed until Muslims are convinced by the new products
Merrill bailed out by Temasek; Herbert Smith on Abu Dhabi power plant; Ropes & Gray heads up Bain Capital takeover
FSA's new head of wholesale; Maples and Carey Olsen join forces; Mayer Brown merges with Johnson Stokes
The market needs netting Derivatives in China need several reforms if they are to work, including a safe harbour for close-out netting and better definitions
An unusual opportunity Would you like to buy bonds and help the environment at the same time? The EIB's innovation allows investors to do just that
More flexibility for schemes The overhaul of the Takeover Code makes schemes of arrangement even more attractive
Victory brings complication The VW Act is now illegal, but that just makes things more complicated for shareholders
It's worth being picky How to negotiate the complex but important working capital adjustments in an acquisition
Liberating LBOs As UK law becomes more liberal, Germany and France may grow restless. Graham Defries, Olivia Gueguen and Kristina Karbach of Dechert explain
New but not improved Dr Frank Thiäner and Jens Hörmann of Pollath + Partners analyse Germany's new private equity laws
The fund of the future A new type of hedge fund is attracting interest. It promises to correct all the structural flaws of a typical fund
The same rules for everyone The sub-prime crisis and Enron were created by the same lack of transparency. International cooperation is the only way to solve it
Panic There is public and political pressure to keep out or at least regulate sovereign wealth funds. It must be resisted
Canada's position Although Canada has set out its views on foreign state buyers, its guidelines offer insufficient guidance
