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  • New rules for rating agencies in the US will add uncertainty to deals, increase costs for issuers and threaten the revival of structured finance.
  • Market practitioners have reacted with scepticism to a set of model investment-grade bond covenants proposed on June 21 by a consortium of industry bodies
  • New reforms could kill SPV-issued notes
  • London private equity practice grows
  • CDS’ fate is being decided behind closed doors Plans to introduce credit default swaps (CDS) to China have been delayed, following a disagreement between two key regulators. But lawyers hope to see a pilot scheme before the end of the year – as the first step to legitimising a market that already exists.
  • Foreign-cubed securities class actions can no longer be filed in the US due to a decision in Morrison v National Australia Bank. On June 24, the Supreme Court found that foreign investors buying securities of a foreign company on a foreign exchange cannot bring fraud actions in the US.
  • An alternative way to achieve brain damage As Alternative Investment Fund Managers' (AIFM) restrictions loom for fund managers, a growing number of US, Asian and Middle Eastern hedge funds are turning to Ucits [Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities] in Europe.
  • Like a medical student trying untested medicines, apparently. A lack of clarity from regulators is holding securitisation back, as is the need for a new breed of sophisticated and engaged investors. Issuers must be prepared to communicate more with both regulators and investors, providing extra detail that will make them comfortable with approving and entering into deals.
  • As the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) deals with its first two cases, the regulator has released three second drafts of rules on monopolistic agreements, abuse of dominance and abuse of administrative powers.
  • For a brief moment at the International Organization of Securities Commissions conference in Montreal last month, events turned unexpectedly Marxist. "Investors around the world: unite and organise yourselves," said Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets.