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  • Despite China having acceded to the New York Convention almost 15 years ago, upholding an award under the Convention is still full of uncertainty. Mark Lin, a consultant to Lovells, Hong Kong, explains how best to secure enforcement
  • Competition among Hong Kong’s smaller banks and a relaxed regulatory environment mean that buying a bank in the region has never been as easy or attractive. Matthew Barnard and Paul Sroka of Allen Arthur Robinson explain the rules every prospective foreign buyer should know
  • The new Spanish finance bill aims to provide a more comprehensive, simple regulatory framework offering greater investor protection. Fernando de las Cuevas and Valentina Rodríguez of Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid, examine the key issues
  • The continuing collapse in share prices is making it increasingly hard for companies to raise cash. In August, IFLR showed how securitization could help telcos. This month, Christian Parker and Martin Dunton of Norton Rose explain the role convertible and exchangeable bonds can play
  • Over the summer, the Czech and Slovak republics both passed new laws on competition. As they and other countries line up for prospective EU membership, Michal Dlouhy and Martin Podolan of White & Case, Feddersen, Prague, assess the legislation
  • Chilean laws have been enacted primarily to attract and foster foreign investment. Chile's government and its agencies generally show a favourable attitude towards foreign investment, whether in the form of equity, loans or technology.
  • Under Italian legislation local authorities can determine the conditions and the structure of their debt and can operate according to discretionary powers, although this must be in compliance with the general conditions provided by law.
  • Germany is to radically reform the regulation of its capital markets in a bid to restore investor confidence and make the country more competitive as a financial centre. Hans Eichel, the country's finance minister announced a series of measures last month to become law next year.
  • The UK regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), last month suspended rules that it believes are forcing the country's life insurance companies to sell equities in a falling market.
  • Shortly after the terrorist attacks on the US, the chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, Richard Grasso, and the top US financial regulator, Harvey Pitt, came together to reassure the world's markets. The united display was intended as a signal that Washington would work with Wall Street to get the financial industry back on its feet as soon as possible.