While clawbacks are a top focus for U.S. regulators, Canadian players are taking a decidedly mixed approach, though one has shown noticeable growth. Canadian regulators have not followed their U.S. counterparts. Issuers have stepped into the breach however... LEARN MORE >
Its economy is predicted to grow by 4 per cent next year, it has one of the lowest deficit forecasts in the European Union at 2.1 per cent of gross domestic product and bond markets are alive with its life giving debt issues. LEARN MORE >
Dodd-Frank's near-disdain for credit ratings agencies has created new confusion, this time around in the money market. Ironically, the SEC had originally pushed these funds toward greater reliance on these agencies not long before. In particular, way back in February 2010... LEARN MORE >
A pair of financial services companies are banking on the public markets. These companies have extremely different client bases and business models, but the same aspirations. LEARN MORE >
With a multi-jurisdictional placing almost as smart as its name, Masawara is hoping that investors will see the potential for growth in Zimbabwe as the southern African country stands poised for political change. LEARN MORE >
Dodd-Frank is yanking trust preferred securities (TruPS) out of Tier 1 capital, and some banks are feeling more pain than others. Those that have relied on the magical elixir of TruPS range from Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon to Regions Financial and Fifth Third. LEARN MORE >
The shaky global economy has elevated dividend-paying stocks from dowdy has-beens to stalwart soldiers. Yet the legal issues associated with dividends - in all their shapes and sizes - can prove a tangled web for issuers and their counsel. LEARN MORE >
Energy company TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. ("TransAtlantic") has entered into a $30 million credit agreement with Standard Bank PLC to fund a pair of acquisitions. Earlier this summer the aptly named TransAtlantic agreed to purchase all the issued… LEARN MORE >
Land use rights have been on the tip of tongues in China lately as business owners take care to avoid ending up like BYD. The Buffet-backed auto maker is currently under investigation by Chinese authorities for building factories over land zoned for agriculture. LEARN MORE >
Dual listings can tie up secondary offerings, especially where disclosures differ between exchanges. U.S. filer Ampal-American Israel Corp. ("Ampal") found this to its chagrin. As a result of SEC comments, Ampal filed a periodic filing in the U.S. in part to satisfy Israeli securities law. LEARN MORE >
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