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Basham Ringe & Correa’s Juan Carlos Serra discusses developments in Mexico’s renewable energy sector

KKR’s European corporate affairs director, Ludo Bammens, and sustainability head Elizabeth Seeger on the ingredients for success in a changing market

For issuers from some jurisdictions, raising funds means confronting and overcoming investors’ inaccurate presumptions

A combination of economic and regulatory factors make it imperative that China’s bond market develops into a viable source of domestic funding

Foreign banks and US state regulators need better means of communication

US authorities acted quickly to regulate the financial sector after the subprime crisis sent the global economy into a tailspin, and the country is less vulnerable to financial collapse as a result. This head start on regulation will likely cause some money to travel to foreign jurisdictions, but investors would be wise to observe the benefits of regulatory certainty.

Welcome to the new world order. Again. Of course, it's all too easy to be cynical. Seismic shifts in the investment-banking model have been prophesised time and again since the events of 2008, and beyond, changed the worldview of banking behemoths irrevocably.

Be it London, Hong Kong or New York that emerges as the financial hub of the future, it should closely watch the rise of these second-tier money centres

DIFC funds can leave this at home when entering the UAE The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (Esca) has introduced a new set of rules for foreign funds looking to market their units in the UAE mainland. The move signals more intense scrutiny by the regulator and potentially threaten the DIFC's position as an investment hub. Esca's Resolution on Investment Funds, issued in late July, require the regulator's authorisation to market units of foreign funds in the UAE. Such funds must be offered through a locally licensed placement agent or, less commonly, a locally established representative office. The definition of foreign funds catches DIFC funds, meaning they too will need to appoint a local promoter.

EDL-Gen's LAK 1.6 billion ($200 million) rights issuance was a first for the nascent Laos Securities Exchange (LSX). But deal counsel had to first overcome complexities relating to the company's shares in four independent power producers (IPPs).