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The success of Saudi Arabia’s first sovereign Islamic bond might signal a new era for Saudi’s nascent debt markets

Bank counsel fear that the SEC reconsideration of registration exemptions for asset-backed security issuers could further worsen securitisation’s plight under the Volcker rule

The FDIC depositor protection concerns over covered bonds have been picked up by regulators in other parts of the world, according to panelists at ASF2012

As the European loan market continues to stall, borrowers are turning to the US market to for LBO financings. But IFLR can reveal large discrepancies between European and NY loan documentation

Harmonisation is the right way forward but individual countries must be free to make their own decisions

The US’s often-criticised approach to credit rating agency reform has been held up as an example for European regulators at the American Securitisation Forum in Las Vegas

The Japanese securities regulator is taking a global approach to enforcement. Here’s what it’s focusing on

Gerald Cheong Elena Ng The future of credit rating agencies (CRAs) in Singapore took a twist on January 17 2012 when the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a new regulatory framework for credit rating agencies.

The oil and gas industry in Peru traditionally has been concentrated in production from oil fields on the north coast as well as from fields located in the jungle. This allowed Peru to export oil, as well as to supply its local market needs for fuel. Due to different economic and regulatory reasons and conditions (price regulations, limitations to foreign direct investment, among others), however, this resulted in the reduction of reserves and production of oil in Peru.

Ji Yeoun Kim Following the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act in September 2011 to introduce Korean hedge funds, 12 hedge funds operated by nine different asset management companies have been registered. To assist in the successful operations of hedge funds in Korea, the Financial Supervisory Service and the Korea Financial Investment Association have issued best practice guidelines for Korean hedge funds and prime brokers which came into effect from December 12 2011.