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  • Two milestone bond issues by Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Ford Motor Credit have given Hong Kong's retail market renewed vigour. At the same time the deals have helped develop prospectus disclosure, issue structures and distribution methods within the outdated confines of the Companies Ordinance.
  • The debate over whether the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will continue to be a self-policing organization will move into a critical phase in the coming weeks. Having recently dealt with embarrassing admissions over director pay and questions about conflicts of interest, the Big Board now hopes that changes to its own board structure and a public enforcement action will silence those who say it should split off its regulatory function.
  • The committee in charge of the Basel II accord heeded industry concerns last month and dropped the requirement for banks to hold capital against expected losses. The concession, which has pleased the US financial industry, means banks will only have to hold reserves of capital to insure against unexpected losses.
  • Russia's nascent securitization market has taken another step forward. Last month, the State Duma adopted the final reading of a bill that would establish a legal framework for issuing mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the Russian market.
  • Jürgen Börst gives a step-by-step guide to investors buying German distressed debt
  • Sandeep Parekh of PH Parekh & Co examines a favourable judgment that will bring certainty to investors in India
  • Recommended SEC rule changes would impose more regulations than hedge fund managers are used to. By Bill Hobbs and David Riley
  • Italy's new corporate law will make it easier to isolate assets in whole-business deals. James Gerard and Arturo Meglio report
  • Foreign investors may want to choose arbitration rather than local courts in Indonesia, says John Savage
  • Paul Lejot, Douglas Arner and Mylene Chan of Hong Kong University call for legal, regulatory, fiscal and systemic change