Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2017: winners announced All the winning individuals, teams and firms from last week's ceremony in New York
Brexit delay vexes AIFMD third countries Esma gave five countries the passport green light a year ago, but it's been radio silence since
DEAL: Maldives’ $200m sovereign bond debut The issuance relied on collective action clauses for New York law governed notes, a first in the APAC region
Banco Popular restructuring proves EU resolution can work The troubled lender was the first to test the EU’s resolution rules. It won't be the last
Fiduciary confusion: compliance is key Investment funds must conform to the DoL's rule despite market uncertainty
Structured products & derivatives forum 2017: key takeaways All the highlights from IFLR's June 13 event in London
PRC lags on corporate governance Chinese companies are not up to scratch and foreign regulators often struggle to take action
Europe Women in Business Law Awards: 2017 winners All the highlights from last week's awards in London
How capital misallocation is hurting China Market participants have urged the government to address the issue, which has exacerbated the PRC's bad debt problem
Treasury report could spell end of CHOICE Act Most of its recommendations don't need Senate approval to go live, and could also threaten current Obama-era regulation
DEAL: Costa Rica toll road dual tranche project bond A first on many fronts, this issuance will allow the concessionaire company to tap national and international markets
DEAL: Mozambique’s $5 billion FLNG project The troubled African nation has ring-fenced this landmark project to shield it from the country’s risk of sovereign default
DEAL: Europe’s first insurance premium loan securitisation The master trust structure gives the independent credit provider a lot of flexibility
Safe continues to refuse additional QDII quotas China’s foreign exchange regulator is continuing to refuse additional quotas to PRC investors, according to CICC's Ping Feng
Mark Yallop on conduct and culture The FMSB chairman explains how to bridge the gap between principles and granularity in the post-crisis environment
Litigation funding empowers UK shareholders A change in legislation and the increased availability of funds have prompted a rise in claims against banks and companies
Blue Apron's no-vote shares IPO concerns investors The startup’s anticipated public offering could follow in the footsteps of Snap's, concerning investor bodies and lobbyists
Indian banks decentivised by insolvency code The RBI can force lenders to take action against loan defaulters, but they may be reluctant to do so without provisioning benefits
UK regulator plans asset management overhaul The FCA is proposing an all-in fee including trading costs, new governance standards and measures to boost competition
White Collar Crime Forum 2017: key takeaways Here's a selection of the highlights from IFLR's first white collar forum, hosted in London last month
DEAL: Europe’s first insurance premium loan securitisation Back to basics Europe’s first insurance premium loan securitisation
POLL: mixed results for EU’s SSM The single supervisory mechanism has impressed, but filing requirements and JSTs should be addressed
Head-to-head: is Dodd-Frank working? Dennis M Kelleher, president and CEO, Better Markets and Peter J Wallison, senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute share their views on how the landmark legislation has impacted the financial services sector
Africa Forum 2017: Managing business risk Even though M&A deal flow in Africa has remained steady in the past few years, there are still some obstacles to closing a transaction, according to panellists at IFLR’s Africa Forum in London
Bank Capital Forum 2017: Watch the throne Political and regulatory appointments could drastically alter the bank capital landscape on both sides of the Atlantic
Structured Products: Speed bumps Panellists at this IFLR event agreed: Mifid II, Priips and other EU legislation focusing on derivatives will give the market more headaches in 2017
Americas Women in Business Law Awards: 2017 winners The best female legal practitioners in the Americas celebrated at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York on June 8 at the sixth annual Euromoney Women in Business Law awards.
Europe Women in Business Law Awards: 2017 winners The best female lawyers from across the continent congregated at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on June 15 to celebrate Euromoney Legal Media Group's seventh annual Europe Women in Business Law Awards.
China’s new cyber law worries market The new rules, which took effect on June 1, are expected to give cause for concern to businesses and data subjects operating in or with the PRC
How to win at M&A Closing M&A deals is getting harder as protectionism and antitrust oversight grows. Voluntary filings and building regulatory rapport may be the solution
Listing in a Brexit era The ripple effects of the UK’s decision to leave the EU are being felt globally, including in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which are seeing renewed demand for their alternative stock market option
Swiss covered bonds go global Dieter Grünblatt, Stefan Kramer and Benedikt Maurenbrecher of Homburger explore structuring options for international and domestic covered bonds involving a Swiss issuer
Greece needs more than debt reprofiling The situation in the Mediterranean country has reached a turning point, with the authors arguing it needs a new economic policy, away from punitive taxation, to be able to service its debt without external assistance
Mifid II’s extraterritorial reach worries non-EU firms The EU legislation is keeping market participants from New York to New Delhi up at night
Islamic securitisation set to take off The ambitious long-term infrastructure development plans of Middle Eastern governments and related funding requirements, together with sustained low oil prices and the resulting volatility in regional liquidity, may finally have produced the right climate for Islamic securitisation to grow
Nasdaq listing draws in EU crowd A European company may be drawn to this market if it operates in the life sciences sector and needs to raise significant funding
Blockchain token sales create new issues for the market They are entering the mainstream and getting investors excited, but are deal makers and their lawyers ready?
Senior leveraged loan restrictions hit the lending market Transfer limits are affecting liquidity. Changes need to be made to the framework to allow more flexibility
South Africa market volatility impacting M&A Market instability in Africa’s second-largest economy has impacted deal levels. But a number of growth areas could underpin future investment possibilities
