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Comparing the growth of the main foreign offices of the New York and London firms, Richard Forster identifies strategies that work and examines the prospects for a merged, truly global law firm

Resolution No. 58/3/96 of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank concerning the regulation of finance companies (Resolution 58) was promulgated under the authority set forth in Articles 114 to 119 of the Central Bank Law, which pertain to Financial Corporations (mu'assasat maliyyah). Article 114 of the Central Bank Law defines Financial Corporations as those institutions whose principal functions are to extend credit, to carry out financial transactions, to take part in the financing of existing or planned projects, to invest in movable property and such other functions as may be specified by the Central Bank. Financial Corporations may not accept funds in the form of deposits but may borrow from their head offices, from local and foreign banks, or from financial markets.

The UN Compensation Commission set up to investigate Gulf War claims must make sure that pre-invasion Iraqi debts are given the same importance as war damage, argue Anthony Gardner, Roger Alford and Richard Weiner, of Hogan & Hartson LLP, Brussels and Washington

Simon Firth of Linklaters & Paines, London, looks at the growth of a trend that has contributed significantly to the reduction of credit risk in the financial markets, and a proposal to boost it further

A recent bill published by the Brazilian authorities is set to make money-laundering in Latin America's largest country a specific criminal offence for the first time. By Bruno Balduccini of Pinheiro Neto Advogados, São Paulo

A joint venture, Shanghai Zhadian Gas Turbine Power Generation, formed between Shanghai Municipal Electric Power and GE Capital, is the project company in a US$255 million 4x100Mw gas turbine power plant. It is said to be the first truly limited recourse project financing in the Chinese power sector.

Switzerland has amended its rules to compete with the attractive Luxembourg regime. By Filippo Beck of Wenger Mathys Plattner, Zurich and Basle, with the assistance of Christina Amgwerd-Sheaff and Jlona Caduff

In the largest privatization in European history, 600 million shares in Deutsche Telekom have been sold for a total of Dm20 billion (US$13 billion). At a share price of Dm28.50, in the middle of the Dm25 to Dm30 guide, the issue was five times oversubscribed.

The Capital Markets Efficiency Act is a pale shadow of the originally proposed reforms to end the federal/state dual regulation of securities issues and cut litigation by large institutions. By David Bernstein of Rogers & Wells, New York

Philex Gold Inc, the gold mining subsidiary of Philippines mining company Philex Mining Corporation, recently made its trading debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange, on completion of Philex Gold's initial public offering in Canada. Philex Mining's choice of Canada for this offering is consistent with Canada's growing reputation as one of the world's preeminent markets for mining shares, its pool of knowledgeable investors and experienced mining stock analysts being the product of Canada's long mining history. The Philex Gold offering structure addressed a number of issues in an innovative way, including the 'foreign property' limitations applicable to certain Canadian investors under Canadian tax legislation.