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  • The latest amendments to the Hungarian Act LVII of 1996 on the prohibition of unfair trading practice and unfair competition (the Competition Act), which enter into force as of June 1 2009, aim at implementing recent international developments in antitrust regulation and enforcement to Hungarian law in three key areas.
  • The sheer volume of active BVI Business Companies (over 400,000) is testament to the fact that no other offshore jurisdiction offers a comparable corporate vehicle. The combined number of active Cayman and Bermudan companies, for example, is approximately 100,000. Companies that have been incorporated in other offshore jurisdictions may continue or migrate to the BVI. It's worth highlighting some popular reasons for doing so, correcting some common misconceptions and summarising the statutory process.
  • The Argentine Central Bank has recently issued a Communiqué embracing a new regulatory regime applicable to representatives of foreign financial institutions that are not authorised to operate in Argentina.
  • Lloyds's exchange offer was popular with both investors and regulators. But any future deals will have to deal with several areas of legal uncertainty
  • The European Central Bank's (ECB) requirement of two qualified ratings on asset-backed securitisations (ABS) could force a rush of struggling institutions to originate new deals
  • The position of creditors depends on the bonds they hold, and how local law plays out with hedge funds involved
  • A Cambodian company has successfully closed the country's largest-ever M&A deal. The deal was financed onshore by a group of international banks, showing the potential for foreign interest in south-east Asian deals that have the right structure
  • Banks and companies in Hong Kong could find themselves in a highly litigious environment if they fail to voice concerns over the Law Reform Commission's proposals on class actions
  • In the US the acronym NIH is primarily linked to the National Institutes of Health. But it has a darker meaning too. Last week my managing editor and I sat blank faced when a US lawyer in London passed comment on prospective covered bond legislation. "Even if it goes through, it is most likely to suffer from NIH syndrome," he said. NIH? We were at a loss, but soon we were put out of our ignorance: "Not Invented Here."
  • One way to get around a requirement for 100% approval from lenders for refinancing