December/January 2017

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Regulation hinders FDI in India

Ambivalent state policy hampers Chinese outbound M&A

Commission targets tech in merger control consultation

DEAL: A first for Mexican securitisation

CFTC extends cross-border reach

FCA won’t support post-Brexit deregulation

Korea’s capital relaxation is no boost to banks’ loss absorption

UK regulators face sharp criticism

Iceland's long-term capital controls challenged

Time is right for US reverse morris trusts

CFTC ponders new version of Reg AT

DEAL: Bahrain’s first benchmark-size sukuk issuance

Macau’s new RMB hub status requires a regulatory overhaul

DEAL: Zopa consumer loans securitisation

DEAL: Sprint’s wireless spectrum-backed bonds

DEAL: ARD Finance Pik notes

DEAL: Kyushu Railway's bumper IPO

DEAL: world’s first forest bond

POLL: what’s driving Chinese M&A?

DEAL: Greek SME loan securitisation

EBA investment funds consultation unpicked

Trump victory signals uncertainty

Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2016: winners announced

Chinese cross-border M&A continues attracting scrutiny

EXCLUSIVE: CMA reveals enforcement priorities

DEAL: AB InBev/SABMiller merger

IFLR Competition Law Forum 2016: key takeaways

German MEP: EC equivalence plans are political but necessary

Market split on Commission’s equivalence threat

Trump's jobs and growth dilemma

SFC’s crackdown on IPOs creates 'paranoia'

Priips rules delay cannot compromise quality

Trump: future of Dodd-Frank

Trump: prospects for Volcker

FCA’s competition powers: the in-house view

Sweden boosts ADB lending capacity

Trump: the M&A effect

DEAL: world’s first North American panda bond

DEAL: Trinidad Generation’s debut bond

Viability of Norway model for the UK debated

DEAL: Brazil's first IPO of 2016

Race for EU fintech lead is on

How EU fund regimes compare

China CDS beset by pricing issues

DEAL: Ladbrokes/Gala Coral merger

Trump: death of the inversion?

DEAL: Virgin Media’s mobile-backed bonds

France boosts anti-corruption extraterritoriality

EU insolvency reform cautiously welcomed

China’s outbound M&A hit by exchange controls

CRD V holdco plans are political not substantive

DEAL: EBRD's first inflation-linked bond in Kazakhstan

DEAL: Korea’s second largest 2016 IPO

HFT still divides opinion

NYC’s cyber security rules raise concern

India's demonetisation move sparks debt concerns

DEAL: Noor 1 climate bond

King: no need for international framework

Mozambique’s tuna bond saga drags on

OCC’s Curry: bank capital robust

Are big banks more profitable?

Regulatory regionalism expected in 2017

UK asset management faces shake-up

Firms urged to be proactive on cyber

CMA makes mark with first director disqualification

Funds face restructuring ahead of SMR

Exclusive: inside the DoJ's antitrust division

Wanted: antitrust continuity under Trump

DEAL: First foreign H-share mandatory general offer

US financial services industry outlines Brexit concerns

Divergent approaches hamper claims enforcement in Asia

Dealing with failing institutions in Hong Kong

Instability threatens Italy's banking reform

US bank sector round-up

DEAL: Credit Agricole’s senior non-preferred first

FCA’s CFD crackdown gets lukewarm welcome

CFTC’s Massad: don’t undo Title VII

DEAL: ICICI Bank’s Japanese pro-bond issuance

Editorial: Fasten your seatbelts

Asia: Disconnect

Americas: Trump's possible policy promises

Europe: The weakest link

World’s first North American panda bond

Mozambique’s tuna bond saga drags on

China CDS beset by pricing issues

Funds face restructuring ahead of SMR

France boosts anti-corruption extraterritoriality

India’s demonetisation move sparks debt concerns

NYC’s cyber security rules raise concern

CRD V holdco plans are political not substantive

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Europe Middle East and Africa

POLL: China outbound M&A drivers

Real estate securitisation needs improving

POLL: Testing times ahead for EU funds

US corporate sector round-up

M&A annual review 2016

Assessing Continental’s resiliency under new loss absorption rules

What future for banks?

Heta distressed debt restructuring reviewed

Southeast Asian share purchase agreements analysed

Greece’s insolvency regime lacks supportive legal framework

EU member states compete for funds’ business

Treat with care

Brazil: Antitrust precedent

Colombia: FX reform

Cyprus: Safeguarding client funds

Indonesia: E-commerce policy

Ireland: Subrogation

Japan: Employee protection in M&A

Macau: Condominium management

Nicaragua: Security over movable assets

Philippines: Competition law updates

Qatar: Travel bans

Slovak Republic: Building fees

Spain: Clarifying schemes

Switzerland: Corporate criminal liability

Thailand: Secured transactions

Vietnam: Applying case law

Closing conditions

DEAL: Ajinomoto’s stake in Promasidor

EU Commission cracks down on CCP resolution

DEAL: Luxembourg’s first Eltif

DEAL: Civitas Social Housing IPO

Industry falls short on euro clearing lobbying

China’s capital flight crackdown could have undesired effects

IFLR Asia Awards 2017: shortlist revealed

Mifid II research rules befuddle managers

Regulatory focus sharpens for UK crowdfunding

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

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