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  • The cross-pollination of asset classes is, by now, old hat. Bonds adopt equity characteristics, there are triple recourse residential-mortgage backed securities, and with structured products it seems the only limit is your imagination. But while such tinkering – albeit more prudentially and closely scrutinised since the crisis – is fair game for most securities, there is one glaring exception.
  • Since China secured its special drawing rights status last December, the Xi administration has set its sights on another international accolade to boost its ever-growing stature – recognition by MSCI.
  • Henry Wang David Stammers Cécile Baume In Australia DLA PIPER appointed two new finance and projects partners – Alex Regan from Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Simon Huxley from Allen & Overy – to its Sydney office. NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT meanwhile hired insurance partner Samantha Kelly from DLA Piper.
  • Bob Penn A new boutique was launched in Austria in May. Specialising in financial and corporate work, real estate and disputes, A20 was established by Marie-Agnes Arlt, Martin Oppitz, and Hermann Ortner. The former two joined from Grohs Hofer, and the latter moved from Kunz Schima Wallentin (KSW). All three founders were partners at their previous firms.
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) turned its attentions to private equity (PE) in 2012 and introduced the need for funds to register. Four years on, counsel are still considering the impact of the changes, and PE funds themselves are learning to live with increased scrutiny.
  • Should distressed debtors cutback on their favourite past-time? A series of recent cases suggest the use of English law schemes of arrangement (SOA) by foreign companies could be at risk.
  • The idyllic Mediterranean island is modernising financially
  • Foreign investors are worried about a lack of legal recourse following a bond default in China. That was a key message from speakers at ASIFMA's China Capital Markets Conference in late April.
  • The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has dropped a proposed rule requiring banks to hold extra capital against the risk of rising interest rates. As a result, the Committee has been reported as both softening and hardening its line on interest rate risk (IRR).
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    An English court has clarified mortgagees’ duties when enforcing on property. Lenders should ensure a considered and informed sales process