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  • India
    The government of India has permitted voice over internet protocol commonly known as internet telephony with effect from April 1 2002. The guidelines issued by the government permit only Indian internet service provider licensees to provide internet telephony to their customers. However, internet telephony is, presently limited to calls:
    May 31 2002
  • Moody's predicts aircraft securitization boom
    A ratings agency report says synthetic aircraft financings will boom because they solve a raft of legal difficulties. There are likely to be several high profile synthetic aircraft transactions over the coming months as banks start to exploit their portfolios of aviation interests.
    May 31 2002
  • Word of Mouth
    "Ignoring the problems for the sake of the sacred principles of property and contract is a disappointing example of tunnel vision."
    May 31 2002
  • SEC orders broker cooperation to fight terror
    Lori Richards, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Compliance Inspections and Examinations Office, has called for brokers to cooperate more closely to combat money-laundering. Richards said the SEC "found the need for great improvement" when examining the types of reports that clearing brokers provide to introducing brokers, and whether they could be used to detect money-laundering activity.
    May 31 2002
  • Brussels to strengthen disclosure regime for listed companies
    The EU is preparing to radically overhaul disclosure rules for publicly-traded companies, making them responsible for disclosing information to the markets more often and more comprehensively than ever before. The European Commission is behind the proposals, announcing plans to introduce disclosure requirements that become increasingly stringent depending on the size of a business.
    May 31 2002
  • US government calls for Japan to reform M&A rules
    The US government has called on Japan to overhaul its rules on cross-border share swaps in mergers and acquisitions. Foreign businesses operating in Japan have long called on the Japanese government to liberalize the range of options open to them to finance deals. Japanese law does not allow cross-border exchange of shares if the deal involves Japanese and foreign companies, although domestic companies can exchange shares between themselves.
    May 31 2002
  • Canada
    A recent decision of the Tax Court in Manrell questions the practice in Canada of structuring non-competition payments to obtain tax-free treatment to a vendor.
    May 31 2002
  • Ireland
    The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2002 was recently published by the Irish minister for finance. The purpose of the Bill is to provide the legislative framework for the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland. The Central Bank will supervise all banks, building societies, insurance companies, credit unions and other investment business firms.
    May 31 2002
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    Italian lawyers test new legislation
    Thomas Williams reports on how Italy’s lawyers are testing the country’s new takeover and securities rules and working on deals to modernize the economy
    May 31 2002
  • Hotel sale and leaseback securitization sets precedent
    A rare sale and leaseback hotel securitization is expected to establish a template for future deals in the industry. Morgan Stanley's £531 million ($776 million) sale and leaseback for Thistle Hotels is the first successful commercial mortgage-backed securities deal (CMBS) to come from a single originator rather than using a pool of hoteliers to spread the risk.
    May 31 2002
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