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A weekly review of political developments in the European Union.

There had been much disquiet over the impact on managed CLOs of the "skin in the game" requirements. However, as arbitrage economics and investor sentiment become more favourable for European CLO issuance, structures were coming to market which sought...

A weekly review of political developments in the European Union.

The European Commission on 18 March 2013 issued revised guidance on the conduct of inspections at business premises of companies suspected of anticompetitive conduct. It is important that the principles from the revised guidance and certain recent cases are reflected...

Australia continues to be the destination of a significant volume of foreign direct investment, and has been ranked within the top 10 most attractive locations for foreign investment globally. Foreign investment in Australia is governed by a complex combination...

On 14 May, the Australian Treasurer handed down the Government’s budget for the 2013-2014 financial year, the last Commonwealth Government budget before the federal election on 14 September 2013. The budget contains a number of significant cuts and adjustments...

High yield bonds have become increasingly attractive to sponsors in financings and, most importantly, refinancings. Sustained liquidity and growing investor demand, coupled with the reduced availability of new M&A credits, has driven the inclusion of flexible...

A weekly review of political developments in the European Union.

The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has made some significant changes to its Investment Funds Regulation (IFR) prior to the 12 month transitional period (during which all fund managers are to apply for approval of their funds for marketing in the...

In den vergangenen Jahren hat die Rechtsprechung die Anforderungen an die Wirksamkeit von Vertragsstraferegelungen in allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB) stetig verschärft. Maßstab für die AGB-Kontrolle sind gemäß §...