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  • The Securities (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Rules 2002, which came into effect on November 15 2002, introduced new exemptions for section 80 of the Securities Ordinance for relieving prohibition of the uncovered short selling of securities.
  • On November 7 2002, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the People's Bank of China jointly issued the Interim Measures on Administration of Domestic Securities Investment of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII). These measures allow foreign investors to invest in publicly traded, yuan-denominated A shares, treasury and corporate bonds listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. The new rules became effective December 1.
  • A senior SEC official has again indicated that foreign issuers will not win exemptions from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,calling local law differences "details".
  • As the EU published a revolutionary proposal to create a single market for investment firms on November 18, the European Commission came under attack from industry lobbyists and lawyers. Michael Evans reports on the last-minute changes to the plans thrashed out behind closed doors
  • Regulators in emerging markets still lack the resources and expertise to enforce best corporate governance practices. Private dispute resolution may provide the solution for minority shareholders. By Andrew Crooke
  • Two recent court rulings in Hong Kong that expand the powers of provisional liquidators will assist in restructurings. And not before time, says Tom Vaizey of Johnson Stokes & Master
  • The US Congress has failed to pass new bankruptcy rules, but the experiment continues. Martin Bienenstock of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York says likely reforms will be unwelcome to creditors even if that is not their aim
  • The European Prospectus Directive will create one set of rules for listings in all EU markets. The regulations will also lead to bland documentation and could stop smaller companies listing in the EU, says Clifford Dammers of the International Primary Market Association
  • No two leading firms in France can agree whether obstructive local usury laws apply to deals done overseas. Eric Cafritz and Omer Tene of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson explain why legislation must be updated
  • Attempts by Korea's financial regulators to stop consumer credit from overheating look likely to open the way for international residential mortgage-backed securitizations.