International Financial Law Review

Issue: XXIII, 2

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International Briefings

• Brazil - New rules for public offerings Canada - Break fee tax deductibility Denmark - Collateral arrangements India - Sebi allows margin trading Ireland - Company law Korea - Securities regulation, Securitization  63 - 68
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Asia

• Court upholds Isda's flawed-asset provision An Australian ruling reinforces the rights of a non-defaulting counterparty in an insolvency  33 - 34
  Farrell, Scott

Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Interview: Dutch regulators adapt to changing reality  48 - 49
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• Belgium and the Netherlands Sponsored Section M&A: Why Dutch targets can make for troublesome buying  55 - 57
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News Focus

• Parmalat - Italy acts to restore investor confidence - Unregistered deals secure, say US lawyers  17 - 19
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Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Sponsored Section Corporate governance: New governance code sets the Netherlands on track  50 - 51
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Americas

• SEC plans to curb short selling The regulator has passed over the chance to analyze the true effects of short selling, preferring to limit the practice instead  30 - 32
  Tirosh, Tal
  Lofchie, Steven

Europe

• EU sets new framework for stabilization Euromarket stabilization practices are going to have to change  35 - 36
  Bates, Chris

Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Sponsored Section State aid: The cost of state backing in the new EU  60 - 61
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Cover Story

• The hunt for pari passu Courts have been wrong to accept that the pari passu clause means borrowers must pay lenders on a ratable basis  20 - 26
  Buchheit, Lee
  Pam, Jeremiah

International

• Debt advisers of 2003 IFLR reviews the leading advisers on high-yield, convertible and tier I deals  27 - 29
  Crompton, Simon

Europe

• Government considers UK Reits law at last James Dakin of Nabarro Nathanson considers how a law on real estate investment trusts might look  37 - 38
  Dakin, James

Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Roundup: Hard times drive innovation  45 - 47
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Asia

• China seeks openness with funds reform Welcome legislation should bring international standards of transparency to the China funds industry. But the law has its faults.  39 - 40
  Vasilopoulos, Effie
  Abrat, Katherine

Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Sponsored Section Public-private partnerships: Netherlands switches on to public-private deals  58 - 58
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The Month in a Minute

• The Month in a Minute  4 - 5
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Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Sponsored Section Financial services: Regulators reshape to match consolidation  52 - 54
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• Belgium and the Netherlands Interview: Belgium's new look securities watchdog  47 - 48
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News

• - Morgan Stanley loses case over biased research - Milbank and Andrews & Kurth added to Enron suit - SEC faces controversy over latest fund reforms - Asiana adopts template for yen ticket securitization - Bangkok bank sets record for Thai offerings  6 - 16
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Special Report

• Belgium and the Netherlands Sponsored Section Real estate: Dutch property: a stepping stone to Europe  59 - 59
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Americas

• How US reporting can trap foreign banks Crédit Lyonnais is the latest firm to fall foul of rules limiting the activities of banks in the US  42 - 44
  Volkman, Brian

Asia

• Why India must resist a derivatives crackdown A $4 billion market is at stake if regulators take too firm a hand  41 - 41
  Parekh, Sandeep