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The increased availability of asset-based financing offers companies a lifeline in the US

Joel Hogarth of O’Melveny & Myers explains the realities of business in Indonesia

Leading litigators explain that “arrogant and ignorant” foreigners must adhere to local law if they want to win in court

New rules for rating agencies in the US will add uncertainty to deals, increase costs for issuers and threaten the revival of structured finance.

New reforms could kill SPV-issued notes

London private equity practice grows

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.

James Tanenbaum Anna Pinedo The global financial crisis has brought forth an array of proposals designed to prevent, or at least mitigate, the adverse consequences of future financial failures. One such proposal would require financial institutions to adopt plans that would function quite like an autopilot in the event of severe financial distress. Recovery and resolution plans, or living wills, would set forth the actions to be undertaken by a troubled or failed financial institution. The recovery component would outline actions necessary to preserve the institution as a going concern, while the resolution component would outline steps to be taken to minimise the systemic disruption associated with the institution's failure.

David Chuang and Mark J Harty of LCS & Partners in Taiwan discuss how the recent Supreme Court Decision on Isda agreements has created uncertainty

Freddy Karyadi Oene Marseille, Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro The Indonesian government has finally published the long awaited new Investment Negative List. The new list, issued on May 25 2010 under Presidential Regulation No. 36 of 2010 (2010 Negative List), sets out the lines of business that are closed to investment as well as those that are open to investment under certain conditions. The 2010 Negative List still uses the same classification as the old one, except for the one additional classification of: business fields that are subject to capital ownership limitation (foreign investments) and/or subject to certain locations for capital investors from ASEAN Countries.