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BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICESA PRACTITIONER'SGUIDE TO COMMODITYFINANCEConsultant Editor: Geoffrey WynneNEWA Practitioner's Guide to CommodityFinance guides the reader through allthe steps involved in commodity financingoperations. It examines all the possiblefinancing structures, the risks and riskmanagement techniques involved, andhow the regulatory regime impacts onwhat banks, insurers, producers andmanufacturers need to take into account. Itis the first book to give guidance on all thesetopics in the post-credit crisis environment.• Provides in-depth coverage of everystage of a commodity financing dealfrom pre-export finance to enforcementof security and insolvency• Covers the impact of post credit crisisreforms, including the latest Basel IIIrevisions• Gives expert guidance on the issuesand pitfalls of dealing with commodityfinancing in emerging markets• Covers how to spot fraud, and howto avoid it• Offers detailed advice on riskmanagement and due diligence• Deals with Islamic financing issues• Includes extensive use of diagrams andflow charts to explain complex structures• Written by one of the City's foremosttrade/commodity finance teamsCONTENTS: Introduction; Pre-export finance,pre-payment finance and other forms of tradefinance; Letters of credit; Other forms ofcontingent obligations, including the issueof bonds and guarantees; Taking securityin emerging markets; The role of forfeiting,factoring and other receivables financing;Warehouse financing; Islamic finance in thecontext of trade finance; Insurance and otherrisk mitigants; Regulatory issues in trade andcommodity finance; Due diligence, and how tospot fraud and avoid it; Waivers, standstills andworkouts; Enforcement of security; Insolvency.JURISDICTION: United Kingdom, InternationalJul-2012 978 0 414 04539 2Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 483853Paperback c. £150.00/c. €191.00A PRACTITIONER’SGUIDE TO CONFLICTSOF INTEREST IN THEFINANCIAL SERVICESINDUSTRYConsultant Editors: Rob Helm, Dick Fraseand Martin DayNEWThis new work examines in a practicalmanner the complex law and regulationsthat now exist concerning the concept ofconflicts of interest and how the principleshave been applied in the financial servicesindustry. It covers the UK, the USA, Ireland,Hong Kong and various civil law jurisdictions.• Provides expert guidance on howconflicts should be managed in thecontext of UK regulation• Advises on systems and controls to putin place to avoid conflicts arising• Explains the latest EU level developmentsand their impact on UK financialinstitutions• Goes through the US approach toconflicts of interest• Gives guidance on the impact of US lawand regulation (including the Dodd-FrankAct) on institutions outside the US• Covers the situation in other jurisdictions,including Ireland and Hong Kong, and thecivil law approach with reference toFrance, Germany and Luxembourg• Provides a detailed case study illustratinghow conflicts of interest can be managedand legal liability contracted out by theuse of engagement letters and theefficacy of information barriers• Looks at potential future trends anddevelopmentsCONTENTS: Conflicts of interest in English law:introduction; Specific issues in the UnitedKingdom’s financial services industry; the UKstatutory regulation of conflicts of interest; themanagement of conflicts of interest; UnitedStates approach to conflicts of interest;Financial Regulatory Reform Act of 2010; Dutiesof investment professionals under United Stateslaw; conflicts of interest and their managementin Hong Kong; conflicts of interest and theirmanagement in Ireland; the civil law approachto conflicts of interest and their management;current trends in financial market law andregulation in relation to conflicts of interest.JURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European Union,United States, InternationalJul-2012 978 0 414 04941 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 511307Hardback c. £145.00/c. €185.00A PRACTITIONER'SGUIDE TO INSIDEINFORMATION2ND EDITIONBrian McDonnellNEWEDITIONA Practitioner’s Guide to InsideInformation presents comprehensiveguidance on the UK regulatory environmentrelating to inside information. It drawstogether all the strands of what is a complexlegislative and regulatory maze, advises oneffective risk management and explains howto build appropriate systems and controls.This new edition has been significantlyrevised to deal with the recent CorporateGovernance Code, the Takeover Directive,the review of the Market Abuse Directiveand the FSA’s current, more aggressivestance on enforcement.• Provides comprehensive coverage of FSA,Takeover Code, civil and criminal issuesand how they interact• Gives guidance on the FSA’s policy of“credible deterrence”• Advises on systems and controlsrequirements• Contains important guidance on USsecurities laws and how these impacton UK listed companies• Covers all the latest developments in UKand European regulation• Includes all significant recent casedecisions and examines their implications• Features numerous checklists andexamplesCONTENTS: Introduction; The UK Listing AuthorityRules; Disclosure Rules applying to AIM, OFEXand ATSs; The Model Code; The Criminal Law;Market Abuse; Other Regulation; Civil Liability;The Application of US Federal Securities Law;Systems and Controls Requirements; The FSA'sEnforcement Powers and Policies.JURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European UnionApr-2012 978 0 414 04858 4Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 509008Paperback c. £135.00/c. €172.00Visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.ukFor the latest information on allSweet & Maxwell products14 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk