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Opaque definitions are preventing the asset class truly taking off. Here's what must change

The record-breaking deal signals greater flexibility in the use of underlying assets

In-house and leading private practitioners gathered in London on May 19 to discuss how to encourage and capitalise on the continent’s growth story. Here are their key messages, and most candid off-the-record quotes

On April 18 2015, the Cyprus parliament approved a new package of insolvency laws, aimed at streamlining and modernising the existing system and promoting a rescue culture

Falling commodity prices have prompted a number of restructurings in Australia. And creditors have developed a new mechanism to maximise value of distressed assets.

The central bank of Indonesia, Bank Indonesia (BI), has issued a new regulation requiring individuals and corporations to generally use rupiah in transactions in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia

Kuveyt Turk Bank is about to open a fully shariah-compliant branch in Germany. It will be the first fully-fledged Islamic bank in the country, despite it containing the second-largest Muslim population of EU member nations.

Most outbound Chinese investment is conducted through complex entities structured to protect onshore parties. Randall Arthur and Shaun Wu of Kobre & Kim explain how to enforce judgments

Nicaraguan Congress recently approved law 899, the Investment Companies Law, which was published in the official Gazette 76 (April 27 2015)

Victor Chen, Paul Hastings Grant Koch, DLA Piper In Hong Kong, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson – which has decided to pull out of Asia – lost corporate specialists Douglas Freeman and Victor Chen to PAUL HASTINGS, and disputes partner Alfred Wu to NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT. Elsewhere, Thomas Kollar joined the corporate and securities practice at MAYER BROWN JSM from Clifford Chance. On the mainland, SIDLEY AUSTIN brought in a new partner in New York to boost its Chinese M&A practice. Wenseng Pan joined the firm from O'Melveny & Myers where she was of counsel advising on cross-border transactions between US and China in the life science and technology sectors.