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Rules must be clarified for suspicious activity in cross-border transactions

Greece’s situation could already constitute a credit event. What are the consequences if it does?

New bond structures are starting to reappear across markets, with precedent-setting deals dominating central and Eastern Europe and Asia

Where can companies attempting mezzanine financing in the Middle East expect to succeed? Here's a regional roundup of preference share treatments in the region:

SEC’s 17g-5 rule is unclear at best The disclosure requirements imposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rule 17g-5 highlight the expanding gap between regulators' intentions and the practical implications of their rulemaking.

The future home of Ucits funds, clearly Malta is set to be the big winner of the EU's Ucits IV legislation package released in July.

In a warning to sponsors and listing applicants, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has criticised inadequate standards of diligence and disclosure on initial public offerings (IPOs). But some argue the regulator must go further.

Could these compromise due diligence? Chinese listing applicants are increasingly demanding commitment letters from their Hong Kong sponsors, potentially compromising the due diligence done on initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong.

Diego Martin-Mejívar The growing importance of international trade and investment by multinational enterprises has led the government to establish a system of control to improve the reception of income from international transactions. For this reason, the government has taken a few measures to solve the problem of price manipulation by the multinational enterprises when they enter into transactions with their branches, subsidiaries or affiliates. This problem translates in the adoption of a fictitious price between related parties to shift income from a high tax country to a low tax country.

Dual listing of shares has been recently implemented in Colombia. Colombian regulations now allow for a foreign issuer to list its shares in the Colombian Stock Exchange (CSE) either (i) by dual listing procedure, or (ii) by registering with the Securities Trading System for Foreign Securities (Sic).