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On August 10 2000, within the space of two hours, Brazil sold $9.3 billion in stocks and bonds, mostly to foreign investors. This represents the strongest sign yet that investors have regained confidence in Brazil after last year's currency devaluation.

The Securities Act of Chile prohibits insider trading and the misuse of privileged information. It states that all people who have access to privileged information, resulting from their office, position, activity or relationship, must keep it confidential and may not use it for their own benefit or that of a third party. Nor may they acquire securities for themselves or for a third party, directly or indirectly, based on such privileged information. Tipping privileged information is also prohibited, and those who handle privileged information have the obligation to control and supervise that their employees and related third parties abide by this rule.

In June, IFLR (page 71) outlined the details of the New Capital Market (NCM), an initiative designed by the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE) to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to raise capital for new growth-oriented business.

Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro, known as Petrobras, has completed the country's largest ever international equity issue. The deal, one of the biggest ever stock sales in Latin America, was a coup for Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr, Moherdaui e Quiroga Advogados, the only national firm involved in the deal.

Glen Scarcliffe, Cleary Gottlieb

Duane Quiani

The head of Cameron McKenna's Hong Kong corporate finance practice, along with several of his team, is heading for Brown & Wood. According to Cameron McKenna, the firm is refocusing its corporate practice in an attempt to win more lucrative cross-border M&A and securities deals.

Rodrigo Nascimbeni of Pinheiro Neto - Advogados reviews the new rules and prospects for the BDR market

In the second part of their review of Canada’s new financial legislation, Robert McDowell and Robert Elliott of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, Toronto, look at how the law will affect foreign banks seeking to open branches or run operations in Canada

The interaction between the internet and world stock markets is easily seen in the fortunes made (and lost) from volatile dot.com shares. But as Nancy Leigh of Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong, explains, the net is also helping reshape the structure of the securities industry