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The Turkish parliament passed a new law amending the law of the Turkish Central Bank on April 25. This Law is designed to free the Turkish Central Bank from political influence and authorizes it to streamline monetary policy as a completely autonomous body.

James Walker and Tongeun Kim of Clifford Chance, Hong Kong analyze Prudential Financial’s two-stage strategic investment of up to $500 million in Korea’s CJ Investment Trust and Securities

Linklaters & Alliance is acting on a ground-breaking public-to-private utility services deal in Ecuador. The project will provide International Water (IW) with a 30-year concession to operate, maintain and upgrade the drinking water and sewage system in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The UK firm is also advising on shareholder arrangements to regulate the sponsors' involvement in the project company.

Linklaters advises on BT rights issue

Matthew Cahill, Paul Severs and Yasuhiro Akita of Clifford Chance Tanaka & Akita, Tokyo, examine how regulatory changes are opening the door to securitization in post-financial crisis Japan

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The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2001 came into force on April 6 2001, enabling limited liability partnerships (LLPs) to be incorporated from that date. These partnerships have many of the characteristics of limited liability companies and adopt some of the principles of partnership law. This article discusses some of the important distinctions between LLPs and: (i) limited partnerships under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907; and (ii) limited liability companies incorporated under the Companies Act 1985.

On March 29 2001, the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (FBC) decided to establish specific minimum standards for the account opening and monitoring of exclusively internet-based banks and securities traders. These standards are intended to assure the quality of client identification and monitoring at internet-based banks until the revised provisions of the agreement on the Swiss Banks' Code of Conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence (CDB 98) are presented. The specific minimal standards apply by way of a supplement to the already existing provisions concerning account opening and monitoring, which continue to be fully applicable.

Political chaos in the Philippines has left firms struggling for deals and finding project finance and restructuring still the best bets. Nick Ferguson reports

Many foreign firms in Japan are trying to beef up their joint enterprise offices and hire bengoshi. Although demand often outstrips supply, the big Japanese firms are beginning to feel the heat. Nick Ferguson reports from Tokyo