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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a revised Singapore Code on Takeovers and Mergers on March 15 2007, following earlier public consultation by the Securities Industry Council (SIC).

On March 16 2007 the National People's Congress of China, by a majority of legislators, passed the Property Law. A legislative landmark, it has gone through a lengthy legislative process lasting more than 13 years and a record seven readings. The Property Law will come into effect on October 1 2007.

Europe's voice is finally heard in Washington,DC The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted long-awaited rules that make it easier for foreign issuers to avoid US reporting obligations.

The US is going to catch you

Creating more conflicts than they solve

Why property laws mark the end of China's theoretical links with communism. Much to the delight of Ronald McDonald

A primary offering is not a primary offering

The derivatives industry welcomed the announcement in the March 17 federal Budget that Canada's insolvency legislation will be amended to allow counterparties to derivatives and securities financing transactions to realize on their collateral in a timely manner. In his speech, finance minister Jim Flaherty noted that similar changes in the US and EU have reduced risk for market participants in those jurisdictions and expressed the Canadian government's desire to effect the reform to enhance the competitiveness of Canada's banks when new Basel II capital requirement rules come into force in November 2007.

Securities' trading or offering in Kosovo is not specifically regulated or practically applied. In November 2003 the USAID/Kosovo released a report, saying that Kosovo did not have the appropriate environment to establish a securities market. It considered the introduction of laws governing securities in Kosovo premature in 2003, and in the medium term.

The groundbreaking settlement with Shell