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Market participants outlined the challenges and opportunities ahead at this week's IFLR India Capital Markets Forum

Casino operators in the US and Macau are now looking to bonds for their funding needs. Emerging market gaming companies are now expected to follow

If finalisation of the Volcker rule does nothing else (and it will surely do much more), it has highlighted the difficulty of coordinating new regulations among multiple regulators. The struggle has been felt by both the agencies themselves and industries they monitor. The culminating atmosphere of uncertainty has not helped market conditions.

Anna Cristina Valdes The concept of residency is defined by Panamanian law in Law 33 of June 30 2010, as amended by Law 52 of August 28 2012. The necessity for such a definition arises principally from the signing of conventions for the avoidance of double taxation (DTCs) by the Republic of Panama, and to assist its national strategy regarding the development of international services. In particular, Article 762-N of the Panamanian Tax Code establishes that tax residents are those individuals who remain on Panamanian territory for more than 183 days, or who have established their permanent homes in the country. Furthermore, legal entities constituted in accordance with Panamanian laws, or constituted as foreign entities registered with Panama's Public Registry, which have their place of effective management in the Republic of Panama, are also considered tax residents.

Norton Rose Fulbright's Shamim Razavi and Susandarini & Partners' Bintang Hidayanto assess the country's emerging new energy supply

Tomasz Konopka Borys D Sawicki Part 1 on this topic covered the penalisation of corruption in the Polish legal system in the historical context, and presented key regulations applicable to corruption at the public level. In this issue, we will focus on regulations pertaining to corruption at the private level. The general aim of the latter regulations is to protect proper and fair economic circulation, in which fair rules of economic exchange are applied and observed and where commercial decisions are made taking into account the economic interests of the relevant party. In turn, the individual aim is different for each regulation. In the case of provisions penalising the so-called corruption of managers, the aim is to protect the entity against decisions or actions, which may bring about damage to that entity. Provisions penalising corruption of creditors, highlighted further herein, aim at protecting creditors and maintain fairness and timeliness when processing claims.

The challenge for Asia’s capital markets is ensuring they retain their competitive edge. Here, industry specialists reveal how the region should tackle its next phase of development

IFLR gives lawyers at Europe’s top investment banks and financial advisory firms a platform for candid debate on the issues that matter most to them

Asia needs a more joined-up approach to bank resolution Although bank resolution has remained a key topic in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, solutions in Asia seem to be focused on local rather than international concerns. Panellists at a recent Latham & Watkins restructuring seminar in Hong Kong agreed that although Asia was less impacted by the 2008 global financial crisis than other areas, the default of Lehman Brothers' structured notes affected retail investors in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Credit analysts need clearer definitions in payment-in-kind (PIK) bond documentation to accurately assess deals.