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EU sets new framework for stabilization

Chris Bates looks at the new demands that recently adopted EU rules will impose on stabilization managers for new issues and secondary offerings

February 01 2004

Court upholds Isda's flawed-asset provision

A new ruling clarifies the rights of a non-defaulting counterparty to stop making outstanding payments without closing-out transactions in an insolvency, says Scott Farrell

February 01 2004

Russia

Russia's new law on currency regulation and currency controls, adopted at the end of 2003, promises a liberalization of currency regulation in Russia. From June 2004, when most provisions of the law come into effect, residents and non-residents will enjoy a regime in which everything is permitted unless specifically prohibited. Business has long awaited such a law.

February 01 2004

The Netherlands

The First Chamber (Senate) of the Dutch parliament has accepted a legislative proposal for the Supervision of Trust Offices. The proposal is one of the points of action put forward in the memorandum Integrity of the Financial Sector and Combating Terrorism (Integriteit Financiële sector en terrorismebestrijding), and it is intended to improve the integrity of the financial system by regulating the trust sector.

February 01 2004

South Korea

The Korean Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) recently announced amendments to the Regulations on Supervision of Securities Business, which came into effect on January 6 2004.

February 01 2004

India

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed the introduction of a margin trading and securities borrowing and lending scheme in stock markets from February 1 2004.

February 01 2004

IP securitization

Securitizing intellectual property in Japan To encourage more Japanese companies to use their intellectual property to secure funding, the government must put in place suitable legal, disclosure and valuation frameworks, says Takahiro Kobayashi

January 05 2004

Securitization trends

How insolvency and trust reforms will clear a path for securitization Securitization in Japan will flourish once changes to bankruptcy and trust laws remove doubts over judicial interpretation. By Masayuki Okamoto, Shigeru Kaneko and Mark Keeler

January 05 2004

Securities compliance

Securitizations place compliance burden on arrangers Compliance is one of the key concerns for securities companies involved in securitization transactions. By Akihito Katayama and Yuri Suzuki

January 05 2004

JReits

Overcoming the risks of choosing real estate for investment trusts Real estate investment trusts are being careful not to stunt the young but growing market by buying unsuitable and risky property to add to their portfolio, say Shunpei Tanaka, Kenji Utsumi and Mami Ikebukuro

January 05 2004

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