September 2014

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Thai Tier 2 innovates Basel III write-down mechanisms

Tender option bond structure could revive muni market

Greenland bond clarifies new China onshore guarantees

French RMBS first sparks calls for regulatory rethink

Frankfurt RMB bond to transform German capital markets

Sanctions’ impact on Russian JVs and M&A

POLL: global effect of Argentina’s sovereign debt crisis

Competition sparks new PE tactics

Indian FDI in the balance

Questions under Myanmar’s competition bill

Why UK Takeover Code changes won't work

How Argentina’s lock law caused debt debacle

Foreign AIFMs to sidestep private placement

India QIP risk factors reveal banking sector woes

Peru project bond pushes local currency limit

Japanese solar sets foreign investor precedent

India domestic IPOs to overshadow foreign listings

India’s budget sinks tax clarity expectations

World’s first regulated Bitcoin fund analysed

E-money firms: the next shadow banks?

Nuclear sector’s first limited-recourse financing

Sifma calls for rules on US market structure

RMB swap deal first step in Swiss hub plan

European high yield tussles over change of control

LCR and ‘high quality securitisation’ to align?

CLOs test limits of ‘high-quality securitisation’

How to take security in Myanmar

Bitcoin futures take crypto-currency a step forward

Bitcoin might prompt regulatory shift

Deal: Brazil first oil royalty securitisation

Russia/Yukos ruling shows BITs have teeth

Slim sell-offs sidestep Mexico telecom reforms

Giant Interactive pushes Chinese LBO financing

Litigation funders compete for Aussie class actions

Cfius subject to new due process requirements

Mexico streamlines lien and security registration

Thai listing rules reveal Asean financial centre ambition

Bankruptcy: how remote is your note?

US swaps compliance for multinationals

Asia high yield covenants buck global trend

DC Water 100-year green bond explained

France builds protectionist barriers

Canada’s first PPP green bond

Could Argentina restructure its bonds locally?

Middle East awards shortlist

Indonesia bank ownership restrictions unclear

Mibor use limits reform impact

US money market reform to consolidate industry

Greenko sets India HY structural precedent

India high yield scarcity to drive covenant flexibility

New voting rights in Nigerian M&A

Australasia Women in Business Law Awards 2014: Winners announced

The realities of enforcing foreign judgments in Nigeria

David Jones scheme clarifies Aus collateral benefits

Inversion bills spark new closing conditions

Russia sanctions to accelerate Asia pivot

Asia corporate green bond first to open market

Building Europe's private placement market

Financing and investment under Japan's casino bill

The crux of Argentina’s sovereign debt saga

How Japan’s insider trading regime has changed deals

Corporate Governance Quarterly: should shareholders have a voice?

Blurring EU merger control's bright lines

Indonesia’s offshore PE opportunities

Volcker loophole drives new loan partnerships

ISDA derivatives protocol faces implementation challenges

Asian leveraged finance's small steps forward

Singapore bank reforms prioritise local depositors

Poll: Argentina's sovereign debt legacy

Why UK activism is here to stay

Nordic high yield comes of age

US derivatives regulation consolidates clearing

IFLR Middle East Awards 2014: in-house shortlists revealed

Nigeria GDN pilots new vehicle for EM investment

Why Australia doesn’t have a domestic high-yield market

China auto ABS revives securitisation optimism

Editorial: Stressful testing

Americas: You’re all wrong

EMEA: A risk too far

Asia Pacific: Investor warning

LCR and ‘high quality ABS’ to align?

European high yield tussles over change of control

Asia high yield bucks global trend

Inversion bills spark new closing conditions

DEAL: Giant Interactive pushes Chinese LBO financing

ISDA derivatives protocol faces implementation challenges

Volcker loophole drives new loan partnerships

Asia Pacific

Europe

Americas

Deal of the Month: Greenko's HY precedent

Inside China: capitalising on QDLP and QDII

Green bonds' growing pains

Dissenting creditor rights in UK SOAs

Brazil: The path to growth

Colombia: A good year for OTC

Cyprus: Administrative Services Law revised

Greece: Securing property market recovery

Guatemala: Financial operations’ new frontier

India: Satellites investment policy

Indonesia: Import tariff changes

Japan: Hope for SME turnover

Macau: The impact of Fatca

Malaysia: Regulating SCR privatisations

Mauritius: Kenya-DTA ratified

Norway: A transformed bond market

Panama: LLCs - on the up

Philippines: Foreign banks gain full entry

Poland: How to lose a million in a week: part II

Slovak Republic: Cracking down on aggressive selling

South Korea: D Group scandal decision

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Why UK activism is here to stay

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August 25, 2014
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Bankruptcy: how remote is your note?

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August 25, 2014