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  • South Korea is liberalising its financial services industry, strengthening investment banking and mezzanine finance
  • IFLR's annual Middle East awards ceremony has taken place. Read on to find out the night's winners
  • Leveraged loan covenants are showing banks’ hesitancy to finance all but the strongest of credits. More robust market flex terms and bigger equity checks have characterised deals coming to market during summer
  • The winners of the 2011 Middle East awards have been announced. Read on to find out who went home with awards
  • Kazakhstan’s private equity market is set to benefit from a decline in bank lending, with its government reforming regulations to make the country more attractive to project finance investors
  • Foreign participation in the Thai banking sector has been limited through a 25% foreign ownership cap in Thai banks. The Financial Institution Business Act, BE 2551 (2008) relaxed this restrictions somewhat and allowed for foreign shareholders to hold up to 49% of a financial institutions' shares, subject to authorisation by the Bank of Thailand, given on a case by case basis.
  • We knew it was coming. Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act called for a prohibition on proprietary trading by certain banking entities and limits investments in or sponsorships of private equity or hedge funds. A leaked version of the draft rule had been released several weeks ago. But even having that leaked version out did little to soften the blow for market participants who have reacted sharply as the proposed regulations were approved for release by the banking agencies and the SEC.
  • Continuing with an examination of insolvency regulations in Poland, one could ask a tricky question: it is obvious that an entity will be deemed insolvent if it fails to satisfy (discharge) its due and payable obligations, but could an entity that does perform its obligations duly and in a timely manner be deemed insolvent as well? Surprisingly, insofar as corporations are concerned, the answer to the question is 'yes' and this is because of a concept commonly know under the name of technical insolvency.
  • Sul A Lee The Trust Act of 1961 has recently been completely revamped and is expected to significantly affect various financial transactions once it comes into force on July 26 2012. It is expected that these changes will set the necessary foundation to improve Korea's trust laws and bring them in line with global standards. The most significant changes are as follows.
  • On October 11 2011 the Cabinet approved reductions in corporate income tax rates, and ordered the Board of Investment (BOI) and Ministry of Finance to review the benefits provided through BOI's investment promotion.