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Source of British pride: Bond or schemes?

Investors now need a complete risk profile Sustainability due diligence on IPOs is gaining ground on the traditional disclosure of financial, legal, tax and accounting information. The assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities is now an integral part of the IPO process, according to PwC.

Eszter Ritter In Austria, RAUTNER added banking and capital markets capacity in the form of Walter Gapp who joined the team from Schoenherr.

In the second part of this month’s cover story on NPLs, attempts in China to tackle the problem are revealed. But the country may be better off following India’s lead

Non-performing loans are contaminating banks’ balance sheets. Securitisation may be the solution, but it won’t be easy. Success depends on improvements in servicing, enforcement and foreign involvement

Yoshitaka Kato On April 28 2016, the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry published a practice guide for the introduction of restricted stock as a new incentive award for directors and executive officers in Japan. The introduction of restricted stock is a common performance-based award in western countries. According to the practice guide, it will enable Japanese companies to globally acquire highly-talented management personnel and manage this personnel in a uniform way. Additionally, the Japanese Corporate Governance Code, which the Tokyo Stock Exchange published in 2015, provides that in order for management remuneration to operate as a healthy incentive for sustainable growth, the proportion linked to mid- to long-term results and the balance of cash and stock should be set appropriately.

When British dental company Mydentist issued its £425 million high yield bond on August 5, the UK's debt markets and its commentariat should have been celebrating. The firm had just sold the first sterling bonds since the UK voted to leave the EU on June 23, signalling that British issuers could still price a deal in an apparently apocalyptic environment.

Eighteen months on from its inception, Europe's single supervisory mechanism (SSM) has been hailed an overall success – although not without a few teething problems.

A governing law breakthrough led to serious workload for banks and their counsel on this African financing

Brazil needs Dip financing now