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#5 Greek banks will test CoCo terms

An unlikely source of issuance in Europe's growing contingent convertible (CoCo) market in 2015 was Greece. And the next 12 months could lay the foundations for more.

December 10 2015

Editorial: Is public censure enough?

Here's a cheery Christmas quandary: would you rather be fined or publicly shamed? Back in November, the UK Takeover Panel publicly censured Credit Suisse, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Holman Fenwick Willan over the way they handled the 2010 creation of Bumi, a London-listed miner of Indonesian coal.

December 10 2015

Competition Law Forum highlights

Dawn raids are a gruelling experience, even for industry veterans. Thankfully, they are willing to share their tips on how to survive one

December 10 2015

#8 Africa will get its own brand of bonds

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.

December 10 2015

#1 Basel’s clash with the CMU

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.

December 10 2015

#9 Argentina will return

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.

December 10 2015

#2 The Prospective Directive’s aims may be exploited

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.

December 10 2015

#7 Incremental opening of China’s onshore market

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.

December 10 2015

#14 More high yield restructures

High-yield bondholders face a tumultuous 2016; counsel say – with certainty – that mass restructurings are on the horizon.

December 10 2015

#15 Macro conditions to hamper UAE IPO potential

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.

December 10 2015

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