May 2014

Main

Coping with Russian and Ukraine sanctions

Why Bitcoin could be the key to banking’s future

Spain’s new bankruptcy law: B+ for effort

Analysis: Reg AB II transparency debate

Australian Basel III-bonds come of age

What Indonesia BIT termination means for investors

Skadden takes home Americas awards top honours

Are banks heading towards global Volcker implementation?

Roy Hill financing sets mining precedent

European cov-lite heats up as regulators stay quiet

China corporate panda success limited by pricing

G20 identifies outstanding cross-border OTC issues

High yield’s in-house challenges revealed

Four lessons from Dutch PE securitisation first

EU lawmakers finally approve Prips and KID

Clifford Chance triumphs at IFLR Europe Awards

Securitisation best practices to encourage workable rules

Crowdfunding: popular but ineffective?

Shareholder ID plan riddled with flaws

Rural/Metro increases banks’ M&A liabilities, costs

Bitcoin exchange tests Chapter 15 for dotcoms

Europe boards counter rising shareholder activism

Private equity liable for portfolio’s antitrust breach

Emir's unanswered questions

Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2014 – shortlist announced

India: Companies Act changes

Japan: J-REIT disclosure changes

Margin rules create smoother squeeze-outs

The Volcker Rule – a many-headed hydra

Enhanced leverage ratio could raise banks’ risk

A new era for financial services competition

UK twin peaks regulation: one year on

A11 proves governments will back project bonds

Nasdaq Dubai's Reit first could boost GCC

Peru project bond a milestone for accepted practice

SEC’s disclosure reform: less is more

Editorial: Blurred lines

Americas: Cov-lite: the next international bonds?

Europe: Local banks’ time to shine

Asia Pacific: Myanmar must forge its own path

DEAL: China corporate panda success limited by pricing

Australian Basel III bonds come of age

Analysis: Reg AB II transparency debate

Private equity liable for portfolio’s antitrust breach

Bitcoin exchange tests Chapter 15 for dotcoms

Enhanced leverage ratio could raise banks’ risk

Will banks implement Volcker globally?

DEAL: Australian mine’s finance precedent

Americas

Asia Pacific

Europe, Middle East & Africa

POLL: how to improve London ECM

Inside China: the outbound acquisition playbook

Highlights from IFLR's European Capital Market's Forum

This year's Americas award winners

Chinese bonds: a future without government support

Structural challenges in direct lending

ECA financing under CRD IV

Norway: New pieces in the AIFMD puzzle

Romania: Criminal Code intensifies sanctions

Slovak Republic: Corporations’ criminal liability

Spain: Dissident syndicate lenders debate

Colombia: New market-makers facility

Cyprus: CySEC circular on reporting requirements

El Salvador: Rise of future flows securitisations

Indonesia: Forestry’s shortened permit process

Macau: Dealing with money laundering

Malaysia: Renewables forging ahead

Closing conditions

Remedies and pitfalls in Indonesian debt recovery

South Korea: Class Action Lawsuit Act discussions

Mauritius: Clearing confusion in arbitration

Panama: Stabilising electricity sector investment

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

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Emir's unanswered questions

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation is causing confusion around the question of which instruments and agreements the new framework is designed to capture

April 23, 2014