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Japan’s corporate governance reforms lack teeth

Only 10% of some 2,500 major listed domestic companies have fully complied with Japan's first corporate governance code, introduced last June, according to counsel in the country.

January 25 2016

POLL: helping panda bonds grow

Further regulatory guidance is needed to unleash China’s new market. In the meantime, counsel are busy speculating over its biggest driving force to-date

January 25 2016

Regulators revive harmonisation debate

What underpins any FMI reforms Financial regulators in Asia have called for the need to establish common regulatory infrastructure for the region's capital markets, rather than simply importing western regulatory regimes.

January 25 2016

Malaysia: Notice by email

Julian M Hashim Yishan Yong More parties are opting to include service of notices in agreements by way of email because it is expeditious and convenient. However, there are implications of using email as a method of service that may not be obvious.

IFLR Correspondent, January 25 2016

Europe’s PE waterfall becomes global standard

In a more LP-centric world, European carry has become the industry benchmark for all funds. Augentius's Brendan Tyne outlines why

January 25 2016

Have SOAs reached their limit?

Struggling foreign companies keep finding new ways to restructure in England. But as Milbank's Matthew Czyzyk explains, their tactics are facing tougher scrutiny by the courts

January 25 2016

Middle East: Proceed with caution

When the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia announced last month that selling shares in state-owned oil giant Aramco was being considered, the business media went into overdrive. And rightly so; total value estimates being mentioned in the press range from $1 trillion to $10 trillion.

January 25 2016

Egypt: Reforming secured transactions

Bassam Moussa In 1971, three teachers who had pooled $1,350 to start a coffee shop in Seattle needed additional capital to keep their business running. They ended up borrowing $5,000 from a bank. The start-up that they originally named Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spice was able to get the financing it needed to grow and expand, eventually becoming the Fortune 500 company we now know as Starbucks.

January 25 2016

Cyprus: Introducing LLPs

Elias Neocleous Law 144(I) of 2015 amends the Partnerships and Business Names Law (Cap 116) to introduce the concept of partnerships limited by shares (commonly referred to as limited liability partnerships, or LLPs) to the law of Cyprus. LLPs and their equivalents are widely used in other jurisdictions, particularly for investment holding purposes, and their introduction into Cyprus will provide a convenient new vehicle.

January 25 2016

US IPO drivers for 2016

For US counsel mulling over how corporate equity markets will play out this year, front of mind is the question of whether 2015's disappointing initial public offering (IPO) activity will continue.

January 25 2016

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