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  • UK insurer Friends Provident's new financing proves the worth of embedded value securitization to the life insurance industry.
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission has endured a difficult few years. Criticized at home for what some claimed was a failure to prevent corporate scandals such as Enron, it has also faced challenges from activist state attorneys-general and been blamed for what others see as over-regulation. Abroad, corporates continue to lobby against what is perceived as US regulatory overreach.
  • IFLR is please to announce the short listed deals and law firms for the eighth Asian awards, as well as the winners of the National Law Firms of the Year
  • Adam Glass, securitization specialist at Linklaters in New York, introduces an occasional series on partners' personal experiences in corporate finance and what it takes to succeed (or fail) in their practice area of choice
  • Changes are proposed to Jersey's companies and bankruptcy laws to introduce protected cell companies (PCCs) into Jersey law and to streamline local solvency test provisions. The Economic Development Committee of the Island of Jersey, a leading offshore finance centre, has issued a consultation paper on the proposed amendments.
  • In May 2003, the Indonesian Capital Market Supervisory Board (Bapepam) decreed that all securities companies must increase their adjusted net working capital to at least Rp25 billion ($2.74 million) by December 31 2004. Only companies with an investment manager licence and certain types of broker-dealer were exempt. The announcement was issued by the chairman through Decree 20 of May 8 2003.
  • In a news story in the January issue of IFLR, it was wrongly reported that Linklaters advised Pemex on the Mexican company's recent perpetual bond issue. In fact Linklaters advised the underwriters and Cleary Gottlieb advised Pemex on the issue.
  • UAE
    A decision of the Federal Supreme Court in 2003 (362/24 and 430/24) contains various rulings that will be of interest to banks. There is no binding system of precedent in the UAE, but it is likely that this decision will be considered in subsequent court proceedings.
  • Investors show revived interest in private equity After a slump in the 1990s, Vietnam is gaining favour as an investment destination. Joelle Daumas and Katherine Pike of PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal discuss how Vietnam can exploit the potential of this growing interest
  • Reforms may open new door for investors Finnish tax and company law reforms could attract more foreign investment to the country. Paulus Hidén and Mikko Alakare outline the changes