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The securities industry will gain a more effective voice when three of its main trade associations combine later this year, and well that voice is needed.

To encourage mergers and acquisitions and the restructuring of companies in Turkey, certain tax advantages to the merging companies have been regulated under the relevant tax regulations. After the banking crisis in 2001, in an attempt to encourage the restructuring of the banking system and strengthen the financial structure of the banks, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) has set out certain benefits in its regulations for merging banks under the Regulation on the Merger and Acquisition of Banks.

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An SEC enforcement action has reminded issuers that repeating themselves could be costly. Ben Maiden reports

European companies have been lobbying for it, but should they really deregister if the SEC liberalizes its rules, asks Andrew Bernstein

Ben Maiden talks to Ed Greene of Citigroup about the challenges of gatekeeping at the world's largest bank

After three months of frantic activity, the market for PIK notes has ended. By Michael Evans

A new Company Law is expected to replace and substantially change the provisions of the Commercial Code that relate to companies. Certain substantial changes related to the stock system are:

Despite controversy over the 2003 ruling in Australia to uphold Isda's flawed-asset provision, the recent affirmation on appeal means that it is here to stay. But the ruling is commonly misunderstood, says Scott Farrell

A recent judgment in the WorldCom class action has thrown into question the liabilities underwriters face for their due diligence work. Scott Budlong explains