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  • "This should not be seen as a move to take on the best of Wall Street"
  • Allen & Overy has poached the senior partners of two US law firms in a bid to boost the firm's ability to offer transatlantic advice on US law for European and US clients.
  • Like Deutsche Börse, France’s COB is looking to help stablize stock prices by tightening its rules governing initial public offerings. Laurence Mitrovic, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Paris, looks at the regulators plans and the unfavourable response to them
  • Securitization is an expanding market in Portugal, involving a variety of assets as well as various types of originator.
  • On January 31 2001, the Finnish Ministry of Finance appointed a working group to develop legislation applicable to the book-entry securities system and book-entry accounts. The task of the working group is to propose amendments to the legislation, in order to create a multi-level ownership system.
  • Shearman & Sterling has become the first major Wall Street firm to formally agree a joint venture with a firm in Asia. The firm's Singapore office is founding a joint law venture with local Singaporean firm Stamford.
  • Synthetic securitization was recently introduced successfully into Asia in the HK Synthetic MBS issue, which was the first transaction to address the specific issues raised by the Asian capital markets. Patrick Lines and John Elias of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Hong Kong describe the deal and explore some of the primary structural issues that had to be addressed
  • The Bills of Exchange Act (the Act), which regulates the law on bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes was enacted in 1964. The Bills of Exchange Amendment Act of 2000 amends the Act, mainly for the protection of consumers and also to keep in step with the times.
  • IFLR is proud to announce the nominations for its 2000 Awards. The winners will be revealed during a ceremony held at The Park Lane Hotel, London, on March 15 2001. For enquiries regarding the awards dinner and reservations please contact Nichola Whitaker on +44 (0) 20 7779 8467
  • Clifford Chance is advising Schroder Ventures on the £1 billion ($1.5 billion) financing for the purchase of UK Homebase DIY stores from supermarket retailer J Sainsbury.