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Recent judicial decisions have revived concerns around the enforceability of English contracts in Indonesia. Ashurst's Joel Hogarth explains how to protect yourself

BBVA's Agustin Martin Calmarza and Aaron Baker explain why ABS is key to Europe’s move towards a more market-focussed system of funding

B y the time you read this, you'll be living in a single supervisory world. On November 4 the European Central Bank (ECB), under the auspices of its Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) will become fully responsible for 130 eurozone banks, and some non-eurozone member states too.

Both detractors and supporters of the recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have argued that their side benefits the city-state as a financial centre – and conversely, that the other's views would doom the city's international reputation.

Since the onset of the financial crisis, the tightening of regulation to strengthen and protect the global banking system has been a constant source of debate. The critical question posed by politicians, regulators and the general public is where to strike the balance between security and flexibility.

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.

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) guidelines on limiting leverage have sparked debate about the extent to which they will impact Europe.

James Roome, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Matthew Griffin, White & Case Karine Montagut, Norton Rose Fulbright Emilie Haroche, Herbert Smith Freehills Lionel Shawe, Allen & Overy

Joseph Kim, Hogan Lovells BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN may have lost 25 partners globally over the past few weeks, but its Hong Kong office benefited from the arrival of corporate partners Matthew Puhar and Charles Rogers. KIRKLAND & ELLIS's Hong Kong practice also strengthened its Asia corporate practice by bringing in Ropes & Gray private equity expert Gary Li. DLA Piper in Singapore lost capital markets expert and India head Biswajit Chatterjee to SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS, a week after the firm saw the exit of Asia head Bob Charlton to BERWIN LEIGHTON PAISNER in Hong Kong as its new head of Asia and managing partner.

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