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  • Russian depositary receipts A new type of securities will soon be available in Russia – Russian depositary receipts (RDRs). On April 20 2006, the Russian government approved draft amendments to the Federal Law on the Securities Market, which state that RDRs will certify title to a certain number of shares or bonds of a foreign issuer.
  • The captive insurance market in Malta is witnessing sustained growth, both in terms of the number of captives as well as their managers. This year Malta has continued to build on its success in previous years, with HSBC Insurance Management (Malta) becoming the latest name to be added to the list of captive insurance managers, which includes Aon, Marsh, Heath Lambert and AIG.
  • This article will briefly discuss the current legal regime for supervision of risk management in the banking sector in one of the two main territories in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the Federation of BiH (FBiH), though very similar regulations apply in the territory of Republika Srpska (RS).
  • Ruth Fox and John Crosthwait explain how the FSA's approach to regulating hedge funds has developed, and why the future might be out of its hands
  • Despite a bill aimed at reform of financial assistance in the Netherlands, David Viëtor and Esther Schut say too much remains uncertain to encourage LBOs
  • Judith Shepherd will leave Gibson Dunn & Crutcher to join Barclays Bank as deputy general counsel in September. Shepherd will lead the corporate and commercial team as well as the litigation and disputes, human resources legal and banking products teams. She will report directly to general counsel Jeremy Ogden.
  • Appleby Spurling Hunter in Hong Kong boosted its ranks with the arrival of new partner Michael Barker and the promotion of Judy Lee and Leon Mao to counsel. Barker was previously head of the Asian restructuring and insolvency group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and specializes in banking, asset finance and restructuring advice.
  • Rahail Ali was appointed the first global head of Islamic finance at Denton Wilde Sapte. Ali is a senior equity partner in the firm's Dubai office and previously worked on landmark deals such as the $3.5 billion Dubai Ports sukuk and the $550 million sukuk for Emirates.
  • Ben Maiden reports on how firms are structuring hybrid issues to cope with regulatory uncertainty
  • Many large Japanese companies are about to adopt takeover defences that are contrary to the interests of their shareholders. Nicholas Benes uses a hypothetical company, Yamato Aluminium, to illustrate their impact