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The typically long payback period and perceived political risks in Ukraine have long led private investors involved in a public private partnership (the PPP) and their bankers to seek reliable statutory and contractual guarantees to protect investments and ensure performance by state partners.

Ancuta Leach Ioana Iordanescu The former Romanian enactment regulating public-private partnership (PPP) was repealed in June 2006, only four years after its adoption. The enactment had been criticised largely on account of certain of its provisions deviating from the principles enshrined in the Romanian Constitution and overlapping with some of the then existing provisions applicable to concessions and public procurement.

Though some have raised doubts about an instrument that relies on private residential loans, many expect the new structure to be successful

Daniel Futej Rudolf Sivak The target which Slovakia has to reach by 2020 is to produce 14% of energy from renewable resources (currently about 8.7%). The basic legal framework is governed by the Act on Promotion of Renewable Energy and High-Efficiency Cogeneration No 309/2009 Coll. (RES). This is a so-called feed-in tariff law providing for certain support scheme. As of May 1 2010, with respect to requirements for the building of facilities producing energy, an amendment came into effect which requires that a certificate about the compliance of the investment with the long-term energy policy is issued also for facilities producing electricity from solar sources with a capacity of 100KW and more.

Freddy Karyadi Oene Marseille On August 31 2010, the 2003 regulations were replaced when the Ministry of Finance issued the Regulation of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia No: 153/PMK.010/2010 regarding Ownership of Shares and Capitalization of Securities Companies. This measure is in line with the General Principles of the International Organization of Securities Commission (Iosco) which provide that in relation to the developing potential risk borne by securities companies, increase of performance of securities companies needs to be conducted continuously with adherence to the prudence principles, such as the original structure of capitalisation and its maintenance.

Romnesh Lamba of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the IFLR Asia Capital Markets Forum

Lawyers working on Asia’s first switch capital deal have downplayed investors’ concern that the offshore US dollar bond’s regulatory switch feature will create uncertainties in their portfolios

US rating agencies aren’t using the SEC mandated information-sharing websites due to concerns about cost and liability

Korea’s legal regime still retains some primitive aspects that could put off foreign investors

KRX should consider acquisitions similar to the Singapore-Australia exchange tie-up to stay relevant