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  • European Parliament adopts new share trading rules
    The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved radical changes to the decade-old Investment Services Directive (ISD) last week, aimed at harmonizing share trading rules and boosting competition between banks and stock exchanges throughout the EU.
    September 30 2003
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    Securities watchdogs to face quality-control tests
    Andrew Crooke reports on a new way of measuring how good the world’s securities watchdogs are at creating safer markets
    September 30 2003
  • Brazil
    On September 19 2003 the Brazilian Securities Commission (the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários or CVM) rejected a request made by representatives of the accounting profession and other trade associations for relief from existing regulations that require the rotation of independent auditors of listed companies. The CVM has also suggested that existing accounting standards may require the rotation of lead audit partners, as well as the rotation of the audit firm.
    September 30 2003
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    Leadership the key to governance reform
    Directors' attitudes are vital in determining the success of corporate governance reforms, a panel of general counsel told an IBA session.
    September 30 2003
  • Australia's faulty banking code alarms lenders
    The accidental effects of a new banking code of practice in Australia mean banks must add new clauses into financing documents on deals that involve special purpose vehicles. Phillip Cornwell and Ian Wallace of Allens Arthur Robinson report
    September 30 2003
  • Prospectus shake-up promises growth for Hong Kong markets
    Hong Kong's proposed update of prospectus laws will make life easier for issuers, especially those selling to institutional investors, explains Alice Chan of the University of Hong Kong
    September 30 2003
  • Cutting state aid risk on public-private projects
    Alex Potter of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer explains how lenders in privately funded government projects can limit the uncertainty created by EU state aid rules
    September 30 2003
  • Defending the value of self-referenced credit-linked notes
    The success of self-referenced credit-linked notes as a new investment tool depends on whether lawyers can overcome concerns that their redemption is in fraud of bankruptcy laws. Scott Farrell of Mallesons Stephen Jaques considers how this can be done
    September 30 2003
  • Turkey
    In an effort to simplify its foreign investment legislation and bring it into line with international standards, Turkey passed Law Number 4875 on Foreign Direct Investment in June 2003. The law eliminates the previous inequalities between foreign and local investors and simplifies the process for establishing a company in Turkey, demonstrating the country's dedication to promoting foreign investment.
    September 30 2003
  • Switzerland
    Under Swiss law, the distribution of an investment fund requires authorization as soon as the fund is publicly offered to investors in Switzerland through public solicitation. The term public solicitation has been the subject of wide interpretation. Consequently, the Federal Banking Commission (FBC) has stated in a circular in effect since July 1 2003 that solicitation is considered to be public if addressed to more than 20 individuals within a business year.
    September 30 2003
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