International Investment & Securities Review 2009

Publication Date	February 2009
Publisher	Euromoney Books
Product Type	Book
Pages	84
ISBN Number	978 184374 606 5
Product Code	EMB00018

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Summary

Timely advice for the institutional investor, on a wide range of investment topics on a worldwide basis. Leading industry investment players write on the latest investment opportunities, new international regulations and directives, new legal approaches, market trends and innovative investment strategies. All combine to provide a book of unprecedented specialist investing knowledge. Topics range from shareholder litigation and UCITS reform to US covered bonds and microfinance.

The 11th edition of International Investment & Securities Review provides a comprehensive guide to investment opportunities worldwide. Prepared by leading experts from investment banks, law firms and consultancies, the Review contains analysis of securities, debt and equity capital markets, and regulations governing investment worldwide. The publication serves as a comprehensive guide to the investment and securities market, as well as highlighting opportunities within each specific sector. The Review focuses on significant market trends and developments. The 2009 edition includes, among other topics: microfinance investments, shareholder litigation, US covered bonds, short selling, reform of the UCITS Directive, and the capital raising activities of the US banking organisations. Country reviews this year focus on: France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Luxembiourg, Mexico and Romania.

Content

FOREWORD
2008: a difficult test year for MiFID
By Spyros Capralos, President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)
- Understanding the current financial crisis: the perfect financial storm
- Shareholder litigation in the wake of the credit crisis
UCITS IV: reforms to the UCITS Directive adopted by the European Parliament
US covered bonds: 2008, the year that wasn't; 2009, the year that
- Developing a centralised approach to pension scheme management
- Capital raising activities of US banking organisations
- Issues in insurance company mergers & acquisitions
What a tangled web we weave: navigating the international regulation of short selling
Microfinance: investing with an impact
COUNTRY REVIEWS
- France
  - EU private placement regime: the French perspective
- Germany
  - Why is there a rise of institutional investors participating in German securities cases?
- Japan
  - A new legal framework for the market for professional investors
- Korea
  - Recent developments in the short sale rule and bank/bank holding company ownership in Korea
- Luxembourg
  - Recent evolution of Luxembourg's private equity market
- Mexico
  - Trade receivables securitisations: an alternative to traditional financing
- Romania
  - OTC derivatives with securities, currency or interest rates in Romania