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The government has set up asset management companies to reduce risk in the country’s banking system. But can they enhance value in distressed businesses?

RBI faces a difficult decision in how to deal with the United Bank of India State-owned United Bank of India (UBI) might hold the dubious distinction of being Asia's first bank to see its capital ratios fall below Basel III requirements. But while regulators elsewhere have committed to allowing weak banks to fail in an orderly fashion, the Indian government might bail out the bank rather than bailing in bondholders. The move could, however, cause the international community to question the regulator's commitment to Basel III.

The Banten power plant is Indonesia's first power project not to require government support for the obligations of state utility PLN under the power purchase agreement (PPA).

A European court's rejection of a UK challenge to the EU short-selling ban is set to have wide-ranging consequences for the way the 28-nation bloc regulates its financial services.

All the nominees for this year's IFLR European awards

China’s government might not allow its banks to default until it finalises its bankruptcy regulations for financial institutions

What comes first – more deals or harmonised takeover rules?

A lack of prime RMBS issuance last year created a window for non-conforming and more bespoke trades. Here’s what to expect from 2014

The ABS market’s return in the US features a healthy dose of caution. But growing confidence and the appearance of new structures begs the question: have we been here before?

Samantha Gallagher, Arnold & Porter The announced dissolution of Heenan Blaikie is significant on many levels. Aside from being the biggest collapse in Canada's legal market, it may also point to severely limited restructuring options for other large law firms that see their profits dwindle. Moreover, it has flooded the Canadian legal market with professionals in many different practice areas looking for a new platform. One of the firms to benefit is MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT, which picked up Frederico Marques, a Brazilian-qualified lawyer who acts as a foreign legal consultant in Canada. Before joining Heenan, Marques worked in-house at Vale, Brasil Telecom and Odebrecht, applying his expertise in M&A, joint ventures and financing transactions in the mining and infrastructure sectors.