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  • Managing offshore vehicles after Enron Increased scrutiny from accountancy bodies means that offshore administrators are going to need to be more on the ball than ever, says Phillipa White of Maples Finance
  • Is securitization legitimate? Steven L Schwarcz of Duke University has researched the validity of securitization. He presents his findings
  • Finance deals overcome withholding tax obstacles Martin Fingerhut of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP sums up structured finance activity in Canada over the past year and looks at ways to reduce the likelihood of withholding tax on cross-border deals
  • Structured finance never stands still. Nearly 35 years after the first securitization, this once exotic US product has transformed into one of the mainstays of the global financial markets.
  • Three banking associations have published guidance clarifying how firms should comply with new UK rules governing conflicts of interest on securities offerings.
  • The Basel Committee has agreed a final version of the new accord on capital adequacy, which will give banks more control over how they plan for and mitigate investment risk. But some aspects of the accord, known as Basel II, may have negative effects on the securitization market, according to lawyers familiar with the agreement.
  • Companies will have to disclose their impact on the environment The UK government is planning to compel all listed companies to disclose social and environmental factors affecting their business in a separate document for shareholders.
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission issued new proposals that will make it easier for non-US issuers of asset-backed securities to access the US capital markets. Under the new rules issuers outside America would for the first time be able to issue asset-backed securities via a so-called shelf registration statement.
  • A surprise decision has forced international banks to join forces and confront Korea's Ministry of Finance, reports Andrew Crooke
  • China's trust law provides a means for using securitization to help reduce the country's number of non-performing loans, say Evan Cohen, Mary Matson and Paul Chu