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  • African eurobonds haven't built on 2013 and 2014's record volumes, but there are some other interesting developments at play. Most notably, a growing number of corporates are taking advantage of the yield curve set by sovereigns and are tapping the international investor base.
  • While 2015 was the year securitisation came back into fashion – at least in the eyes of the European Commission (EC) – 2016 could be the year that reality bites and regulatory disconnects hit home.
  • In terms of sovereign debt, one country to watch is Argentina. "Argentina will come back to the market next year which will be interesting," says Antonia Stolper, partner at Shearman & Sterling.
  • The motives behind the European Commission's (EC) Prospectus Directive (PD) have never been questioned. The goals of reducing the costs and burden for companies producing prospectuses, and the headaches for investors wading through them, are faultless.
  • With the renminbi's (RMB) long-awaited inclusion in the IMF's basket of reserve currencies being announced on November 30, calls for greater clarity over rules governing foreign issuers accessing the onshore market is set to intensify.
  • High-yield bondholders face a tumultuous 2016; counsel say – with certainty – that mass restructurings are on the horizon.
  • If markets were to remain stable, 2016 would see a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs) out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) off the back of its new Commercial Companies Law. This includes various provisions aimed at making it both easier and more attractive for companies to go public on a UAE-based exchange, as policymakers look to prevent local companies from listing abroad.
  • Move over exchange-traded funds. The next incarnation of funds-capital markets collaboration will look more like Apax's £585 million ($876 million) vehicle it listed in London last June. Known as Apax Global Alpha, it pools cash on behalf of institutional investors and acquires companies and other operating assets.
  • The region’s best female lawyers and the firms paving the way for meritocracy in the legal profession were celebrated in Hong Kong on November 11
  • Asia’s financial centre is a latecomer to the world of competition. Starting this month companies must adjust to new prohibitions and new regulators