International Financial Law Review

Issue: XXIII, 1

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Special Report: Russia

• How risky is Russia?  24 - 25
  Crompton, Simon

Cutting Edge

• - Sidley advises on pan-European CMBS first - Chinese offerings find second life in US - Germany sees opening true-sale deal since trade tax reversed - Catering IPO brings new hybrid product to US market  13 - 17
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Europe

• Tax doubts take shine off German hedge fund law  39 - 42
  Wallach, Edgar

Asia

• Why deals are faltering in China's $300 billion sale  37 - 38
  Markel, Doug

Europe

• Drafting workshop: equity underwriting agreements  35 - 36
  Underhill, William
  Reid, Tom

Asia

• Mainland gives head start to Hong Kong banks  33 - 34
  Lee, David
  Lim, Eugene

Special Report: Russia

• Moscow lawmakers unlock mortgage potential A new law to enable the securitization of commercial and residential mortgages has already sparked the launch of several mortgage funds  29 - 30
  Dragunov, Vladimir

News

• - Vinson & Elkins and Andrews & Kurth named in Enron probe - Political compromise blunts Takeover Directive - SEC begins reform of mutual funds - EU transparency to cost foreign issuers millions - Watchdog casts doubt over City merger control  6 - 12
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Cover Story

• How plans to curb spinning could wrong-foot banks  22 - 23
  Gittleman, Charles
  Sacks, Russell

Americas

• Ontario leaves limitation questions unanswered  43 - 45
  Lefton, Jay

The Month in a Minute

• The Month in a Minute  4 - 5
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• Qatari issue brings global Islamic bonds to the Middle East  18 - 18
  Sabeti, Hooman
  Aboud, Kenneth
• Fosters closes Australian breakthrough whole business deal  19 - 20
  Allchurch, Matthew

Special Report: Russia

• Two ways around Russia's security hitch  26 - 28
  Balsdon, John
  Ivanova, Liza
• Russian issuers step from the shadows  31 - 32
  Yakushin, Andrey

International Briefings

• Austria - Substitution of Equity Act Canada - Personal liability Denmark - Collective investment schemes - indirect marketing Finland - New corporate governance recommendations India - Overseas corporate bodies Indonesia - Tax disputes  46 - 52
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Comment

• Will protectionists hijack China's competition law?  21 - 21
  Yong, Zhao