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The International Finance Corporation's (IFC) investment into Bhutan National Bank (BNB) is the largest foreign direct investment into Bhutan. It signals growing interest in the fast-growing frontier market.

CoCos are set to take greater risks

The Bank Bill Swap reference rate (BBSW) process has been held-up as a model for the rest of the world, following the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) manipulation scandal.

All the winners from IFLR’s annual European awards

As bank liquidity dries up, the market’s future rides on its participants’ ability to innovate. Here’s what will and won’t work

Ed Sheremeta, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Kenji Taneda, Morrison & Foerster There was more news from South Korea this month, as HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS became the latest firm to be granted a licence to practice in the country. The new office will be led by disputes partner Tony Dymond and corporate specialist Lewis McDonald and the team will focus on M&A, projects, antitrust and disputes. Similar news emerged from China where the country's Ministry for Justice granted ASHURST a licence to open a representative office in Beijing. Patrick Phua will lead the new office, having joined from legacy Mallesons last year, which will focus on banking and finance work.

A growing number of foreign companies have become ensnared in the FCPA net while doing business in India. Here’s how to avoid a similar outcome

Neil Miller, Linklaters Juan Manuel De Remedios, White & Case JXavier Comaills, Clifford Chance London was the hub of activity this month where one of the bigger moves saw Clifford Chance's global private equity head David Walker announce he will leave the firm to join LATHAM & WATKINS. As one of the City's leading private equity lawyers, Walker was responsible for maintaining relationships with key clients such as the Carlyle Group. Walker's move may signify the group's intention to make Latham its main firm in the UK, a relationship the two enjoy in the US. US firm REED SMITH has also been active in the London recruitment market this month. In addition to McDermott Will & Emery energy partner Rashpaul Bahia – its fourth lateral hire in this practice area in the past three years – it also announced that Clifford Chance finance partner Claude Brown will join the firm's structured products and derivatives practice.

Investors that passively accept real estate and A shares as the only viable Chinese targets are leaving value on the table

The region’s capital markets specialists reveal how to navigate Europe’s regulatory and market uncertainties over the next 12 months