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Foreign issuers may not be tempted by Saudi’s reforms Authorities in Saudi Arabia are reportedly drafting a new framework that will allow foreign investors to buy riyal-denominated debt instruments for the first time. The announcement was a significant moment in the history of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), marking another step in the opening up of what has, to date, been one of the most restricted financial markets in the world. But Saudi Arabia is also the world's largest oil producer, with the region's biggest economy, worth $745 billion, and large private sector companies.

US firms made many lateral hires in the early days of fall. WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER gained New York-based leveraged finance lawyer Leonard Klingbaum, who had been at Kirkland & Ellis until he moved to McDermott Will & Emery in February 2014.

The European high-yield market continues to spread. But new issuers mean new problems

The EC's equivalency decisions for Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore’s central CCP regulatory regimes is a positive move for the region

Regulatory burdens on Chinese outbound acquirers have been eased. It paves the way for a more balanced cross-border investment dynamic

Banks should have longer to implement margin requirements on uncleared swaps

The region’s governments are easing regulations to improve consumer and SMEs’ access to credit. For foreign investors, the changes create access to an untapped market

The exclusivity guidance for Hong Kong has left market participants hanging

Major banks have signed an Isda stay protocol to assist the orderly resolution of a troubled financial institution. Jay Taylor of Taylor Louis asks how far this goes in addressing too-big-to-fail

Who took home what from the 2014 awards ceremony