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  • A new report commissioned by UK regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) shows compliance costs have risen since the Authority took control 18 months ago and that using external lawyers to fulfil compliance requirements is inefficient.
  • Singapore has shifted from merit-based regulation to a disclosure-based regime. But an IFLR straw poll shows that professional advisers need more guidance to help make this work in practice. Andrew Crooke reports
  • By Lars-Olof Svensson of Wistrand Advokatbyrå
  • John A Cahill, Chau Ho and Lin Huawei of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker reveal how US structured finance techniques are becoming increasingly popular with real estate developers needing more funding for projects in China. But there are obstacles to structuring these deals
  • China has finally opened its securities markets to foreign investors, bidding to internationalize the practices of many local companies. Michael M Hickman, Rolfe Hayden and Owen Cox of Simmons & Simmons detail the new rules, but warn the restrictions on trading, investment size, repatriation and accounts may slow reforms
  • Foreign parties can now buy domestic companies for the first time. Bai Wei and Ma Zhou of Jingtian & Gongcheng explain the options available to investors and what they must do to get the deal approved
  • Foreign banks face legal and regulatory uncertainties when they invest in China. Despite the government's reform efforts, more needs to be done to ease existing restrictions on investment, speed up liberalization and strengthen the financial system. IFLR asked some of the leading players how this can be achieved
  • Michael M Hickman and Owen Cox of Simmons & Simmons review how far the Chinese government has met the commitments it made as part of its World Trade Organization accession 18 months ago. Much has been done to open up the financial sector to foreign investment, but barriers remain
  • The setting up of an independent banking regulator should improve bank supervision in the long term. But until then, activities of foreign banks are likely to remain subject to the scrutiny of the central bank, creating confusion over who has what authority, say Wang Ling and Robert Chen of King & Wood