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Recent reforms have piqued the interest of foreign investors. Panellists at this September 10 event in Mumbai debated their impact. Here are their key messages

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) new listing regulations have been welcomed by local lawyers, but more clarification is needed.

The US government needs to start filling them

Bernd Langeheine

When General Electric (GE) first agreed to buy Alstom's thermal, renewables and grid businesses back in April 2014 for $13.5 billion, it surely knew the deal would be no easy feat.

Alana Griffin

Recent changes to the patchwork of restrictions have piqued the interest of financial institutions. Before taking advantage, Baker & McKenzie's Jasper Helder explains what they must consider

Securities need a more standardised labelling procedure Securities research firm Morningstar has proposed that all managed products sold to investors should have increased and equivalent disclosure standards. The push comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attempts to introduce increased disclosure for mutual funds. In a comment letter sent to the regulator, Morningstar expressed its support for adding transparency and comparability to the mutual fund market by changing the ways securities are labelled, and creating standard metrics for calculating common investor considerations like duration.

Since the first drafts of post-crisis reforms appeared in government corridors, many have feared that lawmakers are too focussed on regulating the past. Some of the initiatives thrashed out during those first months – the G20's 2009 Pittsburgh agreement on centralised clearing for OTC derivatives, for example – are so sensible that their pre-2007 regulatory situation now seems inconceivable. But others – like the EU's clampdown on repo – suggest they are so intent on preventing yesterday's crisis that making, often misguided, changes at the margins is considered worthwhile use of their time.

The Kuwaiti government is developing new legislation which will allow it to issue a sovereign sukuk. The oil-dependent country is looking to diversify its funding sources amid crude oil prices' 50% drop over the past 12 months.