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Two deals could be the start of a new debt market

The financial crisis is dragging more and more European companies into US courts

No one is happy with the EU's draft directive for regulating hedge funds and private equity. Not the industry and not those targeting it.

Following the prohibition of PCCW's attempted privatisation in Hong Kong, talk is turning to the schemes of arrangement often used to privatise companies – and essential reforms.

Unfortunately, and as expected, the implementation of the new Russian law is clear as mud President Medvedev has approved legislation that will allow foreign securities to be offered into Russia for the first time. The new Securities Law will come into force on May 16, but there is concern over its application.

Hong Kong needs to get corporate rescue on the statue book Talk on Hong Kong’s corporate rescue regime has been delayed until 2010, says the government, but industry practitioners are lobbying for an urgent change to the laws governing director liabilities.

Last year, James Tanenbaum said that Basel II would have made no difference to sub-prime. Now he's surprised bankers' counsel haven’t lost faith in models completely

How Tarp and the SEC's moves on proxy access will change shareholder rights

The Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) has submitted to public hearing two draft regulations which will (i) replace CVM Rule 122, dated June 6 1990, and CVM Rule 387, dated April 28 2003, setting forth new rules and procedures governing securities trading in regulated markets, and (ii) amend CVM Rule 301, dated April 16 1999, which regulates the identification, registration form, communication, limits and liability before the CVM for money laundering crimes, and CVM Rule 14, dated October 17 1980, which regulates call and put options transactions that take place in the securities exchange and their requirements.

The Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2009 (SF(A) Bill) and the Financial Advisers (Amendment) Bill 2009 (FA(A) Bill) introducing considerable amendments to the Securities and Futures Act Chapter 289 (SFA) and the Financial Advisers Act Chapter 110 (FAA) were passed in Parliament on January 19 2009. Related amendments are made to the Business Trusts Act Chapter 31 and the Companies Act Chapter 50. Certain sections of the SF(A) Bill came into effect on April 20 2009.