WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, CHIP HILTON?
Five years since the Republic of Mozambique issued its claim in the English High Court against Privinvest and other participants in one of the largest sovereign corruption scandals of modern memory – the so-called "Tuna Bond"...more
With new banking rules on the horizon for financial institutions, lenders are looking for new strategies to bolster lending capacity and accommodate debt issuances. One such option is term debt....more
At the latest Trade & Export Finance webinar, Sam Fowler-Holmes, a partner in the Trade & Export Finance Group at Sullivan's London office, gave some valuable insight into what to consider before using a special purpose...more
Who Needs to Know - Lenders and potential borrowers considering making loans or borrowing under the MSLP. Why It Matters - In the month of September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Boston Fed) released...more
In a significant move to provide liquidity to U.S. corporations, the Federal Reserve Board announced today that it will establish a Commercial Paper Funding Facility (“CPFF2020”). The Federal Reserve’s action parallels its...more
The DIFC Prescribed Company Regulations 2019 (PC Regulations), which have been expected since the DIFC announced it would be introducing such a regime on 30 June 2019, were enacted on 31 October 2019 (the Commencement Date)....more
In data 23 giugno 2017, nella Gazzetta Ufficiale Serie Generale n. 144, Suppl. Ord. n. 31, è stata pubblicata la legge 21 giugno 2017 n. 96 di conversione del decreto legge n. 50 del 24 aprile 2017 (il "Decreto"), contenente...more
On June 15, 2017, the Italian Parliament approved the Conversion Law of Decree no. 50 of April 25, 2017 ("Conversion Law"). The Conversion Law includes a review of the legal framework applicable to Italian securitization...more
After years of delays, changes and significant debate, the Volcker Rule is now, largely, in full effect. Sold to a sometimes intellectually incurious Congress and the electorate as a central piece of legislation to limit...more
Corporate, sovereign and government-related entities issued sukuk worth US$116.4 billion in 2014, according to Standard and Poor’s. As more financial institutions around the world engage in the management, arrangement or...more