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15 Int'l Fin. L. Rev. 1 (1996)

handle is hein.journals/intfinr15 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL January1996 Vol XV No 1 FINANCIAI LAW 1EVIEW 10 China amends banking regulation China is reworking its regulation of the banking sector to accept the implications of the presence of foreign banks 13 Deals of the year 1995 In a year when the size of deals broke many records, the most interesting legal issues were raised by a transaction for £1 consideration 19 Self-regulation moves ahead Tom Russo of Lehman Brothers is the driving force behind self- regulation of the derivatves industry, He talks to Nigel Page 21 Vietnam's Justice Department on new establishment rules Foreign lawyers in Vietnam face tougher establishment regime. TheJustice Department explains the new system 23 Arbitrating Vietnamese disputes offshore Now Vietnam has acceded to the 1958 NewYork Convention recognizing foreign arbitration, perhaps the best wayto resolve loan disputes is to arbitrate International Financial Law Review 25 Optimism among Texas and mid-West law firms US regional firms are benefiting from the improvement in the US economy, and are growing in confidence 32 UK courts rule international treaties non-justiciable UK courts are unwilling to consider cases on international treaties and organizations set up under them 35 Cutting credit risk on derivatives Collateral arrangements are often the best way to cut the impact of default and ISDA is producing generic collateral documents 37 Brazil deregulates to allow foreign investment in Brazil is amending its Constitution to bar discrimination against foreign companies and allow them access to formerly closed markets 41 Setting the rules for global business The first in a new series of articles considers moves towards global regulation of the banking industry 3 Townley &Updike RIP Dutch/Belgian merger goes ahead McKenna Minter Ellison link Altheimer goes poaching Lord Day class action DBTG Czech head changes Insider trader reinstated Charge out rates too costly 6 Indonesian telecoms offering Travelers acquires rival insurer Buying spree in UK electricity Norwegian bid for Amec Kazakh steel privatization Lyonnaise des Eaux buys Northumbrian Water Listing the UK National Grid Group Granada Group bid for Forte Flag Telecom financing Australian power consolidation 8 Mosenergo is the first Russian company to issue ADRs into the US 9 Michael Richardson of Lawrence Graham, London argues that legal associations form a significant third method for law firms to offer international services, alongside mergers and multinational p artnerships 52 William Bowden, general counsel, Credit Suisse First Boston, New York North America 44 US: Right to sue upheld in secondary market in sovereign debt Freezing of assets under treaty deemed unconstitutional Latin America 45 Brazil: Telecommunications industry opened up to private sector Europe 45 Finland: EU Directive on Deposit-guarantee Schemes implemented Hungary New Law on Foreign Exchange affects offshore companies Italy: Pledge on bank's own shares following merger Jersey: Amendment allows introduction of purpose trusts Switzerland: Duty to notify of revocation of instructions to transfer money to an account MiddleEast& Africa 47 UAE: New Federal Law on skilledtrades Sharjah establishes new Hamriyah Free Zone Licensing in theJebel Ali Free Zone Asia/Pacific 48 Australia: Call for comment on fundraising lawproposal Report on derivatives issued New Zealand: New money- laundering legislation proposed EU Briefings 49 Investor Compensation Schemes Directive Single currency round table The European Company Statute Asia litigation 51 Company directors assisted in breach of trust January 199611

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