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Over 200 US-registered public companies have announced they are conducting stock option issuance investigations to determine whether options were issued according to regulation and company practices. The principal focus of these investigations is to determine whether option prices were established at the grant date or retroactively. Many investigations now have been in process for over a year, others for more than two. Affected companies range from large well-respected US companies to microcap companies on various continents.

India offers much market potential for global dredging companies, estimated at 1 billion cubic metres in the next five years. Large dredging projects include those being finalized at Nhava Sheva (estimated at $177.77 million), Tuticorin, Paradip ($55.55 million) and Ennore ($31.77 million), as well as the projects under way at Haldia, Mangalore and Kochi.

The Privy Council has ruled that investors may use minority protection laws even where those investors are also creditors

In a bid to ride the wave of a possible downturn in the US, Lovells has hired Christopher Donoho from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

How structured covered bonds have overtaken Europe and the US

Moroccan banking regulations do not allow Moroccan banks to market Islamic finance products. The governor of the Moroccan Central Bank has refused seven requests filed by Islamic banks to establish in the Kingdom of Morocco. However, he recently announced that a recommendation should be adopted that enables marketing of alternative finance products. The idea is that there would not be Islamic or non-Islamic banks in Morocco but rather banks authorized to market all kinds of products, some being shariah-compliant and others not.

Prospects for the growth of takaful insurance products in the Middle East look bright, according to Standard & Poor's.

Top ten trends in China

Giles White is to take over as Linklaters' Asia managing partner this week.