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Benedikt Maurenbrecher, Dieter Grünblatt and Stefan Kramer of Homburger on Swiss law’s two different yet complementary concepts of covered bonds

Johan Christian Kongsli, Karl Rosén and Børge Grøttjord of Grette offer a detailed overview of covered bond legislation in Norway

Clifford Chance’s Peter Voisey and Will Sutton outline the regulatory changes affecting the UK covered bond market, but remain optimistic that clarity and certainty will emerge

Jerry Marlatt and Anna Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster ask whether it is time to stop waiting for a US statute

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How should banks’ CCP default fund exposures be calculated?

Matthieu Grollemund, Dechert Bernhard Gemmel, Bird & Bird One of Europe's biggest stories of the month was the hire by Romanian firm TUCA ZBARCEA & ASOCIATII of Musat & Asociatii co-managing partner Catalin Baiculescu. The move is surprising given Baiculescu spent 15 years at his former firm, and considering high-level partner hires in Romania are rare. In Italy the big news was WHITE & CASE'S further expansion of its debt capital markets offering with the hires of partner Paola Leocani, counsel Elena Radicella Chiaramonte, and their team from Allen & Overy. Since reopening its office in 2011, the firm has been making headway in the capital markets area having already picked up notable mandates including from the Italian state. The US firm was also active in Brussels, hiring Linklaters counsel Matthieu Duplat.

The Winklevoss twins' attempt to transition from Facebook litigants to Bitcoin entrepreneurs this month was largely derided. While it's hard to imagine US regulators will ever approve the brothers' proposed Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust initial public offering, the fact such a product has even been suggested points to a development much harder to ignore: Bitcoin's assimilation into the mainstream.

Which country's reputation has taken the biggest hit in business circles over recent years? Surely, the US is second to none. The once-undisputed financial superpower has suffered an unrivalled fall from grace. This past month, however, has provided some stark reminders that the US's legacy of global leadership and influence is difficult to erase.

What exactly is the EC’s LTIF programme aiming for?