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Numerous changes, large and small, in securities laws and regulations in many
jurisdictions necessitate periodic new editions of this unique and much relied
upon source of information for global investors. In this, the third edition,
the objective remains that of providing a comprehensive and reliable survey of
the relevant issues encountered in the issue and offer of cross-border
securities in the most significant financial markets. Under the prevailing
conditions of global financial markets, such a current survey is more
indispensable than ever.
Since its first edition, the International Securities Law Handbook has
answered the need for a user-friendly source of information covering the the
key elements of securities law and regulations. Now fully updated to include
thirty-five jurisdictions, the details offered in this invaluable reference
provide investors with greater protection, point the way to as much
transparency as possible in securities transactions, ease the gathering of
information on the securities themselves and the participants involved, and
help investors better formulate their needs and interact with foreign counsel
as necessary.
Country chapters, each written by an expert in the particular country’s
securities law, appear alphabetically. Among many others, issues and topics
covered include the following:
• description of the securities markets;
• listing/market authority;
• regulatory authority;
• principal laws regulating the securities markets;
• listing requirements and procedures;
• civil and criminal liability for securities law breaches;
• prospectus/disclosure requirements;
• quasi securities and derivatives;
• resale and secondary trading;
• exemptions available; and
• special cases, such as employee share schemes, rights issues, and takeovers.
For consistency purposes and ease of reference, country chapters appear
alphabetically and address the same topics in the same order. For each of the
thirty-five jurisdictions covered, the chapter deals with the subjects of most
interest to overseas investors and their advisers in a consistent format, so
that information on specific issues can be easily found. Comparisons can also
be made between the treatment of particular issues by different jurisdictions.
Legal practitioners, in-house counsel, investment bankers and others involved
in the issue or sale of securities in foreign jurisdictions will find here an
immediately comprehensible overview of the legal framework in which key
markets operate, along with a clear description of the legal environment
existing in each jurisdiction covered. The Handbook is also an
easily-accessible desk reference for lawyers, business executives and others
concerned with multinational or cross-border transactions.
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selected for its excellent business reputation, its depth of commitment to
international practice, and its ability to assist other member firms in their
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