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The SEC's report on Titan could stimulate securities litigation, but adding a simple clause to proxy statements should defuse the risk to companies. By David Bernstein

China's domestic stock markets are a minefield for investors, but Invesco Great Wall Fund Management Company has found a way to make money from stock picking. Much of its success rests on simply understanding the realities of its market. Chris Leahy reports

The biggest change in Europe's capital markets for decades has arrived. Rules across EU member states for public offers of securities are now nominally harmonized, but implementation delays could paralyse markets. By Michael Evans

Managing the expectations of tax authorities both in and outside China is the challenge for international companies. By Steven Tseng and John Lee of KPMG

Wang Ling and Fred Chang of King & Wood highlight the issues that Chinese banks and their foreign strategic investors alike have to face before, and even more importantly, after closing

China is no longer all about inward investment. The sheer size, strength and growth of the economy means Chinese companies are making acquisitions of their own as they look to expand internationally. John E Lange of Paul Weiss explains on page 45 how Chinese companies are taking advantage of their lower cost base to buy unprofitable lines of business from western companies and to make strategic acquisitions to bring in new technologies. Structuring these deals as joint ventures means coping with not only cross-border M&A legal issues, but also complex intellectual property agreements.

For multinational companies with Chinese operations, the country's liquidity restrictions make treasury structures difficult. But two legal changes make life a little easier for corporates. Jean-Marc Deschandol and Tom Luckock explain

Software services company Infosys Technologies has completed India's largest international equity offering. Latham & Watkins acted as US counsel to the joint bookrunners and co-managers in connection with the $1 billion sponsored secondary offering of American depositary shares (ADSs). The ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq. Latham's team comprised Singapore partner Michael Sturrock, counsel Andrew Hutton and associate Monisha Kamdar. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Infosys.

As home to Europe's largest capital markets, market participants are looking closely at how the UK is implementing the Directive. Matthew Hartley, Ryan Barrow and Eleanor Ley explain the changes for issuers

Poland has missed the implementation deadline, but should otherwise implement the Directive faithfully. By Andrzej Mikosz