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Euro asset-backed deal a first for Korea

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer helped structure a euro-denominated securitization for Korean company Shinhan Card, the first of its type from the country.

November 01 2003

India

The Securities and Exchange Board of India, the body regulating the securities market in India, has framed a new law to prohibit fraudulent and unfair trade practices in the securities market. The highlights of the new law, which has repealed the old regulation, are:

November 01 2003

Corporate bond issues mark new era for Hong Kong retail market

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the same time the deals have helped develop prospectus disclosure, issue structures and distribution methods within the outdated confines of the Companies Ordinance.

November 01 2003

Nine steps to strengthen Asia's bond markets

Paul Lejot, Douglas Arner and Mylene Chan of Hong Kong University call for legal, regulatory, fiscal and systemic change

November 01 2003

Gatekeeper of the London market

Ken Rushton, director of listing at the Financial Services Authority, talks to IFLR's Rob Mannix about proposed changes to UK listing rules

November 01 2003

Turkey

The Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade (the Ministry) issued Communiqué 2003/3 (the communiqué) in July, simplifying the procedures for setting up joint stock corporations and limited liability companies. The Ministry also removed several bureaucratic requirements, thereby eliminating unnecessary obstacles and ensuring a shortened process for setting up companies in Turkey.

November 01 2003

Italy

Italian banking foundations have undergone a number of legislative interventions, the latest of which was by Legislative Decree 217, August 2 2002 (Decree 217). The banking foundations have also lately been the subject of two rulings by the Italian Constitutional Court, Rulings 300 and 301 of September 24 and 29 2003. These rulings affect the juridical status and, as a result, the activity and composition of banking foundations' bodies.

November 01 2003

Nomura takes fast track to win Isda dispute

Banks can learn from the speedy UK court proceedings that Nomura used to win a dispute with CSFB. By Brendan Cash and Edward Sparrow

November 01 2003

Cutting edge close-up: Korean Air Lines securitizes future yen ticket receivables

Korean Air Lines has closed the first airline ticket securitization in Japan. Neil Campbell and Norifusa Hashimoto explain how the deal works

November 01 2003

Malaysian restructuring pioneers use of novel convertibles

The group restructuring of MBf Holdings synthesized the terms of two schemes of arrangement in a single set of international bond documentation. By Evan Cohen and Bobby Ladwa

November 01 2003

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