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From the SEC - but only if you get results New whistleblower rules might fall short of US business community demands, but incentives to use internal reporting programmes are stronger than in the original proposal.

Shut the door to over-syndication UK equity lawyers agree with investors' opposition to aggressive syndication on UK initial public offerings (IPOs).

Anthony J Coleby It would be wrong to describe the new Capital Markets Law in Kuwait as a further example of reactive, hastily drawn legislation rushed through in response to an urgent need for legislative intervention – as many commentators have criticised the 2009 Financial Stability Law for being, in response to the global financial crisis. Instead, for some two decades the need for reform in this area of law had been increasingly seen as essential, not only to bring Kuwait into line with its GCC partners but also to enable the country to begin the long climb to its aspired status as a major financial hub in the region by 2035.

Recent US amendments, combined with longstanding UK protections, will lead to more whistleblower activity

Dodd-Frank’s requirement for trade repositories to receive indemnities before sharing information is confusing But an EC official has a solution – don’t enforce the rules

The treatment of final terms and summaries in Esma’s Prospectus Directive consultation paper have raised several concerns, and may lead to a rethink of MTN programmes

The sometime rarefied world of financial legal journalism shares one thing with national newspaper coverage: the summer silly season. Needless to say, summer is here in Europe, and the news is slow.

What do securitisation of esoteric assets, covenant-lite, seven-times leverage and pre-crisis finance conditionality all have in common? They've all returned quicker than people expected. Much quicker.

The UN Human Rights Council has declared that business must respect human rights. Banks need to take a good hard look at themselves, before somebody else does

Over 200 of Europe’s leading female lawyers, politicians and barristers descended on London’s Claridges on June 29 for Euromoney Legal Media Group’s inaugural Women in Business Law Awards.