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The Austrian Ministry of Justice has published a draft bill on financial collateral arrangements (Financial Collateral Act, www.justiz.gv.at/gesetzes/). Comments are to be submitted until June 30 2003. This is the first step to implement the rules set forth in the Financial Collateral Directive (Directive 2002/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 6 2002 on Financial Collateral Arrangements) into domestic Austrian law. It is planned that the Financial Collateral Act will enter into force on December 1 2003.

Securities regulation in Hong Kong is failing to meet the needs of international business. If it doesn’t change soon, investors may look to Singapore instead. By Andrew Crooke

Germany's banks are reluctant to lend, so its companies are suffering. Securitization should be the answer for both. But proposed reforms will do little for corporates. Michael Evans reports on how banks are happy, but borrowers less so

A test of China's new takeover rules has shown how foreign investors can avoid a mandatory offer when increasing their stake in Chinese listed companies. Tammie Tam of Johnson Stokes & Master explains how

Davis Polk & Wardwell and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are taking the reins on Oracle's high-profile hostile bid for PeopleSoft.

The EU official in charge of new legislation on European takeovers has criticized member states that are threatening the future of a draft directive aimed at making cross-border deals easier.

Whitney Debevoise and David Orta of Arnold & Porter look at recent rulings on class action suits that followed Argentina's bond default, and argue that negotiated restructurings are the best way to resolve sovereign debt disputes

Steven Kargman continues his series of articles advising creditors and debtors on managing debt restructurings outside of developed insolvency regimes

It took until the start of June for the first SEC-registered American depositary receipt (ADR) offering from Asia to come to market.

The Republic of Korea's recent $1 billion global note offering has set a new template for Asian debt deals by including collective action clauses (CACs).