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14 Int'l Fin. L. Rev. 1 (1995)

handle is hein.journals/intfinr14 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL January1995VolXIVNo FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW 12 Bankers trimming the costs of legal services As developments in the financial sector focus the attention of investment banks and securities houses on the cost of their outside legal advice, law firms are being forced to re-examine their billing practices and their professional relationships. Alexander Crossman reports. 16 Poland's commercial paper market emerges Market demand has prompted three Polish banks to launch commercial paper programmes. Matthew Piwowar and Grzegorz Namiotiewicz assess the new developments. 20 Employee funds in Colombia Eduardo Wiesner looks at the new regulations governing investment by employee funds in Colombia. 22 Switzerland's splendid isolation Nigel Page reports on the legal professions in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, who are thriving despite their countries' position outside the European Union. 35 Master Agreement in doubt in Switzerland Mark Affentranger and Urs Schenker consider how enforceable the close-out netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement are under Swiss bankruptcylaw. 38 Regulating derivatives in Hong Kong Andrew Malcolm and Alison Fidler review the state of Hong Kong's regulatory regime as it continues to be stretched by the pressure of the mounting volume of over-the-counter derivatives trading. 41 Canada amends rules on asset securitization Martin Fingerhut examines the provisions of two recent supervisory guidelines affecting securitization by financial institutions. 45 Project finance in Mexico John Forry surveys the prospects for project financing in Mexico in the wake of the ratification of NAFTA. 2 Chapman & Cutler billings Coudert loses London partners Defying Colombian tradition Freshfields in Barcelona Norway no vote Simmons & Simmons in the Gulf 6 Seaperfect flotation EMAP acquires MacLean Hunter European KEPCOADRs CEZ Eurobond issue Union Pacific/Santa Fe Pacific Lehman Brothers sues Chinese companies BSkyB flotation Samancor bond issue Quaker Oats bids for Snapple Red October offering INVESCOJapan Trust offer World Bank global offering 10 Eric Bettelheim, of Rogers &Wells, London, assesses the need for tighter regulation of derivative trading in the light of recent losses suffered by investors in the US marketplace. 56 Mark Ryder-Jones, general counsel at Price Waterhouse World Firm Ltd, talks to Alexander Crossman. North America 47 British Virgin Islands: The Insurance Act, 1994 Canada: New rules for non- resident advisers USA: Report finds regulatory system out of balance Latin America 48 Brazil: Stabilization programme Chile: Foreign exchange regulations Uruguay: Investment funds bill; Insurance market regulations Venezuela: Debt restructuring Asia/Pacific 50 Australia: Securitization: impact of the consumer credit code China: Securities dispute resolution; International trade increases law offices Taiwan: New Taiwan dollar account for foreigners Middle East& Africa 51 UAE: Lender Liability rulings; Abu Dhabi: tenders regulations amended Europe 51 EU: ISMA report on derivatives France: Minority shareholders associations Spain: Money laundering law; Regulation of asset securitization funds UK: Limits o5n insurance companies' Eurobonds; SIB's role maybe expanded EU Briefings 53 US Litigation 55 International Financial Law Review January 199511

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