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Tender option bonds have been boosted by an innovative structure that takes advantage of securities law loopholes in the US

Compared to the US and EU's established financial services regimes, Asia's regulators have largely been ignored by those beyond its borders. That began to change last year, when the region's supervisors begun asserting their extraterritorial authority. China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has attracted the most attention, delaying the merger between Glencore and Xstrata and recently blocking a three-way freight merger.

The US district court judge lost his battle against the SEC’s settlement policy, but he may have won the war. Here, a former SEC commissioner explains why

All but two of the region’s governments intend to use it

Political concern and misunderstandings could threaten the budding US rental securitisation industry before it has a chance to take off.

Krung Thai Bank’s Tier 2 offering has become the first internationally-sold Basel III-compliant offering from Thailand. Here's how

Hudbay Minerals' hostile takeover of Augusta Resource reveals the rapid progression of defensive tactics in Canada.

Investors may have been buoyed by a ruling that creates new liabilities for rating agencies. Herbert Smith Freehills' Harry Edwards explains why litigation in EU courts could have a very different outcome

Carlos Fradique-Mendez Ana María Rodríguez As the IMF has pointed out, a country's position on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing may facilitate its integration into the global financial system and strengthen governance and fiscal administration. In line with this, Colombia has made recent developments regarding anti-money laundering and terrorism financing. In a new regulation for companies in the real sector of the economy, the Colombian Superintendence of Companies has set out certain obligations that must be observed by all legal entities that, as of December 31 2013, had an income exceeding 160,000 monthly minimum legal salaries (approximately $49 million). Before the issuance of Regulation 304, regulations against money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) were focused on some specific industries of the economy (such as the financial sector, football clubs, courier and mailing entities, gamble and games entities, gold exporting and importing entities, securities transportation, and custom agencies). Apart from the financial sector, other industries had not been heavily regulated, meaning that existing regulations were not comprehensive and neglected to address important matters. This resulted in the Colombian authorities being urged to update the standards and introduce new rules to act against ML/TF.

Dealmaking is bouncing back, driven by sustainable and strategic transactions. But the new risks inherent in large-cap deals could rain on Europe's M&A parade