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Through its act of January 18 2007 (the Act), the Italian privacy oversight authority (the Authority) has set forth new provisions on assignments of claims in block and securitizations of receivables.

IFLR has long prided itself on fielding the wealth of opinions concerning market practice in international finance. Late last year, it decided to take the temperature of the market comprehensively in a poll of the bankers' counsel at the world's top investment banks. A small committee of counsel was put together in London, which drew up a list of questions the members would like to poll their peers on. The popularity of the idea was evident in the enthusiasm of the committee and the response rate among its peers – 85% of the target audience agreed to take part.

Hedge fund Bredin Howard has announced its plans to raise approximately €1 billion on the main market of the London Stock Exchange via the offering of BH Macro.

The Asian award winners are now live.

New European equities trade reporting platform Project Boat has selected Markit and Cinnober as its suppliers. The project, a reaction to perceived overcharging by stock exchanges, now looks set to go live later this year, with the related Project Turquoise following later. However, it is the latter that has the greatest potential to revolutionise international trading.

A project's viability may ride upon the structure of commodity swap agreements

New legislation will apply to overseas entities with even minimal connection with Australia

Why one third of all deals end in dispute or misunderstanding, and why no one wants to litigate in China

The UK has fewer remedies against the abuse of short selling by hedge funds than the US

Barbara Rosenberg and Gabriela Ribeiro Nolasco of Barbosa Müssnich & Aragão outline Brazil's competition rules