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  • SINA Corporation last month closed the first of a series of convertible bond deals from China's best-known internet portals.
  • On June 27 2003 most securities regulators in Canada published for comment draft rules regarding audit committees, the certification of financial disclosure and auditor oversight for public companies. These rules are substantially similar to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, related SEC rules and proposed New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq listing requirements. The final version of these rules will likely become effective on January 1 2004. If implemented, these new rules will require:
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month took a step towards promoting corporate democracy when it issued a report proposing greater involvement for shareholders in electing directors of companies.
  • After six months of often vicious debate, the UK's Financial Reporting Council has approved the government-backed Higgs review of boardroom practice.
  • Lawyers in Australia have created a new financing tool that allows developers to raise funds for the construction of multiple properties secured on their value in pre-sales contracts. Geoff Sutherland of Coudert Brothers explains how the structure works
  • Buyers of legal services in Japan will soon have the option to use the one-stop-shops that they have wanted for so long. But can law firms deliver? Andrew Crooke reports from Tokyo
  • Clifford Chance has overtaken Allen & Overy in project finance deal volume this year, according to figures from Dealogic ProjectWare.
  • In an effort to stop investment funds moving abroad, the German government has proposed a law allowing hedge funds to be sold in Germany.
  • Shareholders who failed in an initial attempt to block Procter & Gamble's takeover of hair-care company Wella will take the case to Germany's Federal Constitutional Court and launch action in the civil courts also.
  • Jim Bartos and Michael Leppert of Shearman & Sterling LLP explain why conflicts in the EU Prospectus Directive may mean it falls short of creating a single capital market