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At some point during most people's childhood, there was an evil bogeyman lurking under a bed, or hidden in a closet, ready to make its presence known at a moment's notice. The bogeyman of the day for many market participants has become the commodity pool issue. This issue arises because the Dodd-Frank Act amended the definition of "commodity pool", making it broader by including any enterprise operated for the purpose of trading in swaps. Trading in swaps may seem like a high bar, but there is little guidance as to the type of entity that constitutes a commodity pool and some of that guidance suggests that entering into a single swap may be sufficient to trigger the registration requirement.

The UK's Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called for the July 2013 implementation date for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to be pushed to 2014.

More effective than it looks

Jamie Benson

Less foreign listings, a stricter SFC, and global regulations have all threatened Asia’s growth story. These are the market developments that will maintain its momentum

Azerbaijan’s credit metrics have stabilised since the height of the global crisis. The market’s supervisory and governance frameworks have played no small role

The UK Listing Rules have recently changed. Here’s what you must know

Mutual assistance under Iosco’s Multilateral MoU has become an important enforcement and supervision tool for the region’s securities regulators

It’s been over a year since the changes to the UK’s Takeover Code took effect. Have fears over the changes’ impact on private equity materialised?

Non-US issuers, take note: how to comply with the choice registration exemption under the Securities Act of 1933