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  • The European high-yield market set new records in 2004, but European issuers continue to turn to US law firms for advice. Dan Andrews explains why
  • An influential European parliament report has rejected proposals for a directive on clearing and settlement because of the risk of disrupting Eurobond and domestic settlement.
  • Is now the time for the EU to consider a single financial regulator? Some commentators on the fallout from Citigroup's controversial government bond trades last year seem to think so.
  • Ben Moshinsky explains how Allen & Overy beat rival Clifford Chance to the top of the Tier 1 table by the narrowest of margins
  • Woong-Soon Song, Tong-Gun Lee and Robert Young explain how a bitter takeover battle brought about changes to takeover rules that will soon come into force
  • A new draft competition law is expected to align Greek competition law with Regulation 1/2003/EC (on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty) and Regulation 139/2004/EC (on the control of concentrations between undertakings). The bill is expected to be submitted for parliamentary vote before the end of February and to be enacted soon thereafter without material changes from its current form.
  • UK regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced it will review its enforcement processes in the wake of criticisms of its handling of the Legal & General misselling case.
  • In Frankfurt, Simmons & Simmons has hired asset finance and leasing specialist Frank Thomas. Thomas joins as counsel from the firm he founded in 2000, Thomas Wanner + Partners. He has also worked for Allen & Overy. He recently advised a German airline on tax and legal changes affecting its cross-border lease financings, and advised two German transport companies on restructuring their rolling stock.
  • After two plain vanilla years in 2002 and 2003, securitization is exciting again. Michael Evans explains how new structures and asset classes rejuvenated the market, while tightening spreads made the technique more attractive to originators
  • In January the Hong Kong authorities released consultation papers on giving statutory backing to some of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's listing rules. Robert Ashworth and Helena Chung examine the potential effects of this development