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20 Int'l Fin. L. Rev. 1 (2001)

handle is hein.journals/intfinr20 and id is 1 raw text is: IFLR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW January2001 Vol XX 1 In this issue Howto meetthe challenge of an internet offering Offering securities via the internet raises a host of issues that companies, lawyers and regulators are only starting to come to terms with. Differing national requirements for disclosure and the reactions of different securities exchanges and clearing systems pose serious questions. This month, in the first of a two-part series, IFLRbrings together six leading securities lawyers in a roundtable discussion to explore some of the challenges a companyfaces when floating in the brave new world of the internet * France, Germany fight back with IPO reform * Takeover directive totters at final hurdle * Lee Suet Fern starts afresh * Lovells takes Dutch courage from Ekelmans merger * Lawyer takes top billing at Reuters • Deutsche Bbrse to float • White & Case completes record Croatian loan • Milbank closes largest ever Brazilian project Europe In-house interview: Dirk Tirez, Easdaq 11 When Easdaq was formed in 1996, it was the first pan-European exchange formed to serve a new breed of investor. This month Rufus Jones talks to Dirk Tirez, general counsel for the exchange, about Easdaq's pioneering step, his use of law firms and his views on a single European stock market Setting up a joint venture in Germany 13 Benedikt Burger of H6lters & Elsing, Frankfurt, examines the legal framework governing the increasingly popular practice of establishing joint ventures in Germany Ameris Argentina reveals new leasing law 17 Argentina has introduced a new law which sweeps away many of the restrictions on leasing activities in the country. Javier Errecondo of Bruchou, Fernandez Madero, Lombardo & Mitrani, Buenos Aires, looks at the new regulations and how they will liberalize the market Asia-Pacific China prepares for WTO by opening insurance sector 26 14 years of negotiations have brought China to the brink of accession to the World Trade Organization. In doing so it has promised to lift many, but not all, of its barriers to foreign investment in the insurance industry. Andrew Ning and Andreas Lauffs of Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong, examine the scope of China's concessions China's telecoms industry paves the way to WTO 31 In another step towards WTO accession, China is engaging in its first comprehensive attempt to regu- late its telecommunications industry. Chlorophyll Yip and Xiangmin Xu of Clifford Chance, Hong Kong, explore the new framework for interconnection, operational licensing and setting standards for telecoms services Australian electricity privatization sparks capital markets interest 37 ETSA Utilities, the recently privatized entity that bought South Australia's electricity network, has led the way in Australia in the use of the public debt markets to secure non-recourse financing. David Olsson of Malleson Stephen Jacques discusses the challenges in financing long-term infrastructure leases in the capital markets Market focus: Australia and New Zealand Antipodean firms look for way out of isolation 41 Australia and New Zealand may not be as isolated as they were in the past, but their lawyers are still struggling to stay in the race for globalization. Nick Ferguson reports from Sydney and Auckland Belgium New type of authorization for invest- ment firms Italy Bank loans deemed void for usurious interest The Netherlands Euronext Amsterdam announces tougher rules for IPOs Poland Foreign investments in Poland Switzerland Partial elimination of stamp duty on securities lending United Kingdom NASD, NYSE and SEC to adopt new disclosure rules Brazil Foreign capital in the Brazilian financial system Columbia Another tax reform in the pipeline Japan Central department reform and non- action letter by FSA New Zealand Kiwi Bank: the people's bank Thailand Bank of Thailand's rules on the use of the internet Canada Increasing use of plans of arrangement January 2001 I International Financial Law Review 1

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