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Thailand offers tax breaks for private equity investors The Thai government has waived income tax for private equity investors in small companies. But the law still prohibits some forms of foreign ownership. By Paiboon Sutuntivorakoon of PBS Law Limited

January 05 2004

Editorial

At long last, the global private equity and venture capital industry seems to be turning a corner. For the first time in two years, the number of private equity deals completed and the total amount of funds invested are expected to increase. In the first six months of 2003, $57 billion in private equity has been invested globally, versus $102 billion for all of 2002, according to a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

January 05 2004

Introduction

Interview: Foreigners see opportunities in Japan's financial troubles Fumitaka Eshima, managing director and head of legal at UBS in Japan, tells IFLR how the financial problems at the country's banks and corporates are providing opportunities for foreign investors and their advisers

January 05 2004

Corporate taxation

New US-Japan tax treaty offers investment boost Less withholding tax on royalty, dividend and interest income on investments between the US and Japan will ensure bilateral economic relations grow even stronger, says Atsushi Fujieda

January 05 2004

Introduction

Making Japan's high investment targets a reality Without speedy reform and deregulation, and improved laws and simplified procedures for foreign investment, the Japanese government will find it difficult to meet the target it has set itself

January 05 2004

United States

Searching for exits in a challenging market Fundraising is down for the third year in a row, but private equity houses have adopted more innovative strategies. By Marc Kushner of Debevoise & Plimpton

January 05 2004

Employment issues

Companies prepare employees for life after retirement Companies in Japan are looking at new investment schemes to ensure employees have enough money in their pension funds when they retire. By Hideki Thurgood Kano and Wakako Sekiyama

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

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Japanese issuers grapple with Sarbanes-Oxley Following the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, most Japanese reporting companies are taking affirmative steps to comply with the new US corporate governance requirements. By Masahisa Ikeda, Isamu Watson and Satoko Kato

January 05 2004

SEC begins reform of mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the first steps on the road to a regulatory overhaul of US mutual funds.

January 01 2004

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