June 2011

Main

US tax rules block bail-in capital development

Tier two definition complicates IFC’s VietinBank investment

ChiNext listing requirements set to tighten

HK offshore Rmb needs streamlined repatriation

How Kalahari decision will clarify UK Takeover Code

US collateral segregation highlights OTC discrepancy

Singapore regulators to limit offshore RMB risk

Asia's first bond-financed LBO explained

Walker and Knight to review FSA’s report into RBS

HK structured products amendment to speed up approvals

Ratings agency comfort pushes Oz CMBS

US FX swap exemption not a loophole

Uncertainty over AIFMD’s form as deadline nears

Moody’s Spanish covered bond criticism is ‘confused’

South African covered bonds coming soon

New India regulations push derivatives corporate disclosure

Taiwan’s corporate governance stance to shield shareholders

Exclusive: HKEx announces business trust plans

Private equity welcomes offshore fund clarification

New legal head of SEC announced

US trade-at debate reignited

Fallen angels to drive German high yield deals

Women in Business Law Awards: Shortlist revealed

Asia regulators must harmonise stock exchanges rules

Funding cost stifling competition in Oz securitizations

Slovenian offering may open floodgates for foreign listings

China suspected of banning listed company derivatives action

Derivative disclosure increases under Chapter 11

CCI’s Competition Act to slow India M&A

A third of QFIIs without full access to China market

No renaissance for Piks yet

Nasdaq disclosure pushes China listings to Taiwan

Holdco bonds could solve hy disclosure fears

2011 GMRA harmonises with Isda Master Agreement

Banks react to Goldman MBS investigation

Canada’s covered bond plans raise registrar fears

Goldman: too big to prosecute?

HKEx Guernsey-listing approval a bid to tap into AIM

Covered bond first will redefine Taiwanese market

Senior bondholders face uncertainty in Sweden

Chinese property developer tests investor appetite with new perpetuals

Banks face more scrutiny under new PRA

South Africa shuns covered bonds

Ucits gaining from AIFMD uncertainty

New State Bank of Vietnam guidelines lack clarity for foreign shareholders

Scope of Shanghai-Hong Kong ETF cross-listings agreement questioned

Chinese banks kept in the dark on Tier 1 contingent capital

Why Delaware judgments will shock Asia M&A

How France can regulate HFT

Restoration of a BVI company following dissolution

Foreign investors and OTC derivatives

Vodafone revisited

2011 tax policies

Special measures concerning the 2011 earthquake

Kuwait’s PPP programme: is it bankable?

A worrying trend in arbitration

Power sector reform and opportunities for investment

Defining the fishing agenda

Philippine regulator issues feed-in-tariff rules

Important changes to mortgage law

Competition requirements for foreign investments

New times and opportunities for restructuring in Spain?

Banks’ liability on margin calls

Syrian banks as security agents

Overhauled conflict of laws rules

Withholding on ADR fees

Revised regulations on government guarantees

Your regulator needs you

Quality versus quantity

HKEx announces business trust plans

Asia's first bond-financed LBO explained

A third of QFIIs without full access to China market

Holdco bonds could solve high yield disclosure fears

Moody’s Spanish covered bond criticism is ‘confused’

Derivative disclosure increases under Chapter 11

CCI’s Competition Act to slow India M&A

Taiwan’s corporate governance stance to shield shareholders

China suspected of banning listed company derivatives action

US trade-at debate reignited

Private equity welcomes offshore fund clarification

HK structured products amendment to speed up approvals

New India rules push derivatives corporate disclosure

US collateral segregation highlights OTC discrepancy

Uncertainty over AIFMD’s form as deadline passes

US FX swap exemption not a loophole

No renaissance for Piks yet

Asia-Pacific

Americas

Europe, Middle East & Africa

Are US equity price bands correct?

A cross-border paradox

Follow the leader

Pride or prejudice?

Where do we go from here?

Setting standards

Russia looks outwards

Looking to lead

The return of J-Reits

Where there’s a will

Sharing is caring

Under the microscope

The antidote to class actions

Protecting the pill

Quotes from the front line

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

Systemic risk oversight “exacerbated” crisis

Mario Albert from Québec Autorité des marchés financiers has admitted that confusion over cross-border responsibility helped exacerbate the recent financial crisis

April 20, 2011

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