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The nominations for this year’s IFLR Asia awards have been announced. Here is the full list of nominations for deals and teams of the year

Glencore and Xstrata’s proposed $90 billion (£56.8 billion) recommended all-share merger will be conducted as a scheme of arrangement, includes a £298 million reverse break fee and requires antitrust clearance in five countries

The National Stock Exchange's (NSE) flash crash could trigger another overhaul of market rules in India, especially regarding electronic trading.

Air Liquide has become the first private company to issue bonds meeting socially responsible investors' criteria. The €500 million worth of nine-year notes was placed by Crédit Agricole, Citigroup, HSBC and Société Générale last month.

US president Barack Obama and governor Mitt Romney have fiercely debated how they would increase US investment. When asked about their stances on cross-border investment with the world's second largest economy, however, the discussion has revolved around anti-dumping policies or identifying China as a currency manipulator – rather than encouraging investment in the US.

Europe and Asia’s investors show their soft side New legal structures are needed for impact investments to succeed as an asset class. Although it is possible to utilise non-profit or for-profit structures for impact investments, investors – and their counsel – hope that more jurisdictions will consider social enterprise structures to simplify matters. Impact investments involve investing in both for-profit and not-for-profit social enterprises that prioritise their missions over conventional business objectives. But the strategy has blurred the distinction between between for-profit and non-profit companies. Recently we've seen charities invest in for-profit companies, such as Oxfam's investment into Mongolia's Xac Leasing, and private equity firms such as KKR prioritise environmental, social and governance issues.

Should the CFTC have read the statute more closely?

Listen to the free recording of the web seminar where Morrison & Foerster and the NYU Stern Business school discussed the differences in recovery and resolution plans between Europe and the US

With new rules requiring issuers to submit due diligence reports and pro forma letters before listing, expect advisors' fees to rise

Regulatory change will bolster the dominance of Asia’s local banks and prompt a rise in local currency syndicated loans, Standard Chartered’s global head of loan syndications has predicted