A collection of articles related to our areas of expertise

Africa

• Africa Attractiveness Survey 2011 by Ernst & Young
• Collateral Management and Warehouse Receipts Derivatives Summary by John McGrath
• Investigating Challenges and Opportunities in Africa's Mining Sector by TradeInvestAfrica
• Innovative Agricultural Finance and Risk Management: Strengthening Food Production and Trade in the Transition Region by FAO Investment Centre
• Agricultural Finance Revisited by FAO Investment Centre
• Public Sector Policy on Sustainable Cocoa Economy by F. M. Amoah
• Improving Access to Rural Finance through Regulated Warehouse Receipt Systems in Africa by Gideon E. Onumah

Basel III

• Asian Trade Finance at Risk From Basel III by Asia Risk
• Basel Committee Relaxes LCR by Global Trade Review
• Basel II to Basel III by Infosys
• Basel III and European Banking: Its Impact, How Banks Might Respond, and the Challenges of Implementation by McKinsey&Company
• Basel III Break for Banks in EU by Financial Times
• Basel III and Project Finance by Linklaters
• Basel III and SME Financing by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
• Basel III Capital Rules Open Doors for Alternative Sources of Trade Finance by Joan Weber
• Basel III: Banks Brush Up on Risk by CreditToday.co.uk
• Basel III for Global Banks: Third Time's the Charm? by Standard&Poor's
• Basel III Definition of Capital - Frequently Asked Questions by Bank for International Settlements
• Basel III's Impact on Corporate Treasury by Karen Kroll
• Export Finance and the Basel Accords by Deutsche Bank
• Basel III - Capital Requirements and Leverage Ratios by Norton Rose
• How Trade Finance Regulatory Capital Relief Securitisations Work by BlueCrest
• Evolution of the Trade Finance Industry's Response to the Basel Regulatory Accords by BlueCrest
• Basel III - The Shape of Banks to Come by Clifford Chance
• Key Concerns Regarding Trade Finance and Transaction Banking by BAFT-IFSA
• Results of December 2010 Meeting of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision by Basel Staff
• Basel III Need to Know by RBS
• Caught in the Net: Basel III and Trade Finance by Trade Finance Magazine
• Basel III: The Changing World of Banking Regulation by James Babicz
• Commodities Trade & Export Finance under Basel III by Gallagher London
• An Introduction to Basel III - Its Consequences for Lending by Norton Rose
• Commodities, Trade & Export Finance Under Basel III by Cotecna Trade Services
• Financial Regulation of Banks - Accounting, Stress Testing, Securitisation, Credit Rating by CMS Cameron McKenna
• Global Systemically Important Banks: Assessment Methodology and the Additional Loss Absorbency Requirement by Bank for International Settlements
• ICC Response to the Basel Committee Consultative Document on "Strengthening the Resilience of the Banking System" by International Chamber of Commerce
• The Business Impact of Basel III by Dun & Bradstreet
• The Impact of Basel III on Commodity Trade Finance: Legal and Regulatory Aspects by Gilles Thieffry
• Impact of Basel III on International Trade Finance
• Impact of Basel III: Trade Finance May Become a Casualty by Financial Times
• Implications of Basel Framework on Trade Finance by Wilbert Ouyang
• Financial Regulation of Banks - Liquidity and Capital by CMS Cameron McKenna
• Bank Shares Fall: How Does Basel III Affect Them by NDTV
• The Basel Committee Issues Final Rules for Global Systemically Important Banks by BIS Staff
• Basel III - What About NSFR & LCR? by Mia Stenberg
• The Impact of Basel III: Perspectives From Corporate Trade Finance by Enrico Camerinelli
• The Impact of Basel III on Commodity Trade Finance: Legal and Regulatory Aspects
• The Prudential Treatment of Trade Finance under Basel III: For a Fair Treatment by Marc
• Trade Finance and Basel III: When Regulation Becomes Counterproductive by Jean-Luc Spinardi
• Basel Committee Consults on Trading Book Capital Requirements by The Asian Banker
• Basel III - Risk Coverage and Counterparty Credit Risk by Ernst & Young
• Treasury Risk Management in the New Era of Regulated Capital by FinancialCAD Corporation
• Treatment of Trade Finance under the Basel Capital Framework by Bank for International Settlements
• Banking Industry Regulatory Update 2011 by Reed Smith
• Impact of Basel III on Indian Banks by FTKMC
• Third Time Lucky? The Relevance of Current Basel II and Future Basel III Proposals for Trade & Commodity Finance by Aidan Applegarth
• What Basel III Means for Asian Banks by The Asian Banker
• Why Basel III Won't Work by Walter Kurtz

Islamic Finance

• Derivatives in Islamic Finance by IMF
• Evolution of Islamic Banking by Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Governor of SBP
• Ijara
• Islamic Banking and Finance by Clyde&Co
• Islamic Finance and Structured Commodities Finance Techniques: Where the Twain Can Meet by UNCTAD
• Islamic Finance: Basic Principles and Structures by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Islamic Finance Structures by Norton Rose Publications
• Islamic Finance: Shariah, Sukuk & Securitization by Lovells
• Islamic Finance Market Turns to Securitization by Lovells

Marine Insurance

• War Risk Clauses by Britannia News

Finance Basics

• Asset Securitization in Asia by Ian H. Giddy
• Bottom-up Beta by Haribhakti Group
• Calculating Expected Return on Investment Using Capital Asset Pricing Model by Haribhakti Group
• Capital Account Convertibility and Risk Management in India by Amadou N. R. Sy
• The Barclays Guide to Cash Flow Collateralized Debt Obligations by Barclays
• Study on Cedula de Produto Rural (CPR) - Farm Product Bond in Brazil by The World Bank
• Currency Derivatives by International Financial Management
• Collateralised Debt Obligations by Lovells
• Drawing a Parallel: Comparison Between Indian GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP by Grant Thorton
• Corporate Debt Market: Developments, Issues, and Challenges by CAPAM 2012
• The State of Corporate Governance in India by KPMG
• Introduction to Credit Derivatives - Credit Default Swaps by Janet Tavakoli
• Credit Derivatives and Insurance - A World Apart? by GTNews
• Economic Capital - Denominator of Strategic Risk Management by GTNews
• How Can Aman Union Members Address an Evolving Reinsurance Market by RFIB Group
• A Note on Financial Ratio Analysis by ICFAI
• Forwards, NDF's and Swap by Bank of America
• Guide to Securitisation and Structured Finance Transactions by Appleby
• Improving Bank Relationship Management by GTNews
• Improving Cash Flow Using Credit Management by CIMA

Shipping and Bills of Lading

• Financing the Oil Trade by GTR
• The Cancer of Ante-Dated Bills of Lading by Middleton Potts
• Cargo Claims Under Bills of Lading - Title to Sue and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act by Ince & Co
• Claims Arising From Mis-Delivery of Cargo Without Production of Bills of Lading by Rajah & Tann
• Demurrage and Detention
• A Guide to General Average by Richards Hoggs Lindley Limited
• The Hague Rules, The Hague-Visby Rules, and the Hamburg Rules by Francis Reynolds
• Insurance Liability, Assumption of Risks and Costs Pursuant to Incotems by Rohlig Logistics
• Incoterms 2010 by Nordea
• Legal Qualities of Straight Bills of Lading by Jonas Adolfsson
• Seaworthiness of Vessels by Findlay Marine
• Loan Agreement and Basic Security Package by Rajah & Tann
• Shipment/Delivery Periods in FOB Contracts: Confusion Explained by Reed Smith Richards Butler
• Shipping and Incoterms by UNDP
• Of Straight and Switch Bills of Lading by Rajah & Tann
• Transportation and Distribution: Will Bottlenecks Be Eliminated? (China) by USDA

Trade Finance

• Advancing in Trade Finance by GTNews
• Bank Guarantees in International Trade by Nordea
• Bank Payment Obligation by International Chamber of Commerce
• Boosting Trade Finance in Developing Countries: What Link With the WTO? by World Trade Organization
• Countretrade Explained by C & I Projects
• Credit Risk Insurance by African Trade Insurance Agency
• Trade Financing Structures by Willmington Publishing
• The Evolution of Trade by Glen Hodgson
• Factoring and Forfaiting
• International Trade Financing and Risk Management Manual by AEPC
• Forfaiting A User's Guide: What it is, Who Uses it, and Why? by Credit Research Foundation
• Forfaiting: An Introduction by Credit Suisse First Boston
• Rethinking Trade and Finance by International Chamber of Commerce
• 2014 ICC Trade Register Report Summary: Global Risks in Trade Finance by International Chamber of Commerce
• Improving the Availability of Trade Finance During Financial Crises by World Trade Organization

Basel II

• A Broad Brush on Basel: Hints on Risk Mitigation by Celia Gardiner
• A Step Backward for Trade Finance? by Trade Finance Magazine
• Basel 2 and the Availability and Terms of Trade Finance by Andrew Cornford
• Basel Framework for Securitizations by Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Mawe
• Basel II and Banking: Frequently Asked Questions by Brett Hillis
• Treatment of Structural and Operational Risk in Commodity-Financing Transactions Under Basel II by Ark Group
• Basel II by Kevin Davis
• Basel II: Progress & Challenges by GTNews.com
• Commodities Finance Impact of Basel II: A Guide for Bankers and Traders by Reed Smith Richards Butler
• Basel II: Using Security and Netting to Reduce Risk Weighting by Geoffrey Yeowart
• Basel II: Special Report by GTNews.com
• Improving the Management of Risk Through Implementation of Basel II by Simon Topping
• Basel II's Pillar II and the GCC Banks by N. S. Venkatesh
• Industry Risk--Australia, Basel II's Unrelenting Global Influence by Lenny Broytman
• Basel II Implementation in Asia by Y. K. Choi
• Basel II Implications for Developing Countries by Karl F. Cordewener
• Capital Standards for Banks: The Evolving Basel Accord by US Federal Reserve
• Basel II and Revisions to the Capital Requirements Directive by Stefan Walter
• Principles for the Management of Credit Risk
• Demystifying Basel II
• Do Big Banks Need More Capital? by IRA Staff
• Advocating Dynamic Liquidity Analysis by Jayanth R. Varma
• The Treatment of Trade Finance Under Basel by Federation Bancaire de l'Union Europeenne
• Has Basel 2 Become Irrelevant? by Wang Yi
• The Impact of Basel II on Commodity Trade Finance: A Legal Perspective by Gilles Thieffry
• Basel II: The Impact on the Margin by by S. J. Berwin
• RBI Notifies Time Schedule for Basel II Implementation by FE Bureau
• Internal Ratings-Based Approach to Specialised Lending Exposures by Bank for International Settlements
• Sound Practices for Managing Liquidity in Banking Organizations (2000) by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
• Principles for Sound Liquidity Risk Management and Supervision (2008) by Bank for International Settlements
• Making Economic Capital Work by Jeremy Scott
• Modern Operational Risk Management by Ali Samad-Khan
• Update on OTC Derivative Reform in Europe and the US by Reed Smith
• Overview of The New Basel Capital Accord by Bank for International Settlements
• Challenges and Implications of Basel II for Asia by Dr. Y. V. Reddy
• Regulating a Complex Financial System by Current Asian Banker Analysis
• Regulatory Arbitrage: Back to Basics by David Rowe
• Risk Update 2006 - 2009 Compendium by Risk Reward
• An Emerging Market by Tony McAuley
• The Curtain Rises on Basel's Second Act by Trade and Forfaiting Review
• The Treatment of Trade Finance Under Basel by Federation Bancaire de l'Union Europeenne
• Basel 2: The New Basel Capital Accord and its Impact on Commodity Financing in Developing Countries by UNCTAD
• Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Implementation of a New Basel Capital Accord by US Government
• Internal Ratings-Based Systems for Corporate Credit and Operational Risk Advanced Measurement Approaches for Regulatory Capital by US Government
• Trade Finance and the Implication of Basel-2 by TWN Info Service

Commodity Sectors

• Energy Risk - Biofuels 2006, Production, Supply and Reality by Ann Seamonds
• The Asian Promise: Key Trends and Alliances in Biotechnology during 2010 by Grant Thorton
• Innovations for Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: Applying Science and Technology to Enhance Cassava, Dairy, and Maize Value Chains - Cassava Value Chain  by Meridian Institute
• Innovations for Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: Applying Science and Technology to Enhance Cassava, Dairy, and Maize Value Chains - Cassava Value Chain Overview by Meridian Institute
• The Cocoa Industry of Ghana by Dr. F. M. Amoah
• Cocoa Value Chain Roles by USAID
• Commodities for Industrial Development: Making Linkages Work by UNIDO
• Commodity Chain Analysis: Financial Analysis by EASYPol
• The Commodity Super Cycle: Is This Time Different? by The World Bank
• Commodity Trading Companies by KPMG
• Contract Farming Ventures in India: A Few Successful Cases by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, India
• Contract Farming in Indonesia: Smallholders and Agribusiness Working Together by Dr. Ian Patrick
• Contracting and Regulatory Issues in the Oil and Gas and Metallic Minerals Industries by Michael Likosky
• Commonly Used Grain Contracts by Iowa State University
• CP Trading in Vietnam by Centre for ASEAN Studies
• India: Dairy Giant Walking Barefoot by ZuivelZicht Magazine
• Innovations for Agricultural Value Chains in Africa: Applying Science and Technology to Enhance Cassava, Dairy, and Maize Value Chains - Dairy Value Chain Overview by Meridian Institute
• Development Based on Commodity Revenues by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• What Works: ITC's E-Choupal and Profitable Rural Transformation by World Resources Institute
• Economic Profile of the US Chocolate Industry by World Cocoa Foundation
• Industries in 2014 by The Economist Intelligence Unit
• Where Next for the Global Economy? by ACCA
• How the Global Oilseed and Grain Trade Works by USSEC
• Histories of Hope in the First Person by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Science and Innovation for African Agricultural Value Chains: Maize Value Chain Overview by Meridian Institute

Derivatives

• A Brief History of Derivatives by Don Chance
• Agriculture Insurance Schemes by European Commission
• All About Commodity Derivatives by Nupur Hetamsaria
• Beyond Hedging - How Alcoa Relies on Futures as a Management Tool by Kevin Anton
• Market Risk - Global Trends in Derivatives Markets by Heather Vaughan
• Emerging Commodity Exchanges: From Potential to Success by UNCTAD
• A Guide to Energy Hedging by New York Mercantile Exchange
• Hedging Strategies for Oil End Users by Sempra Commodities
• Glossary of Terms by New York Mercantile Exchange
• Why Oil Trading & Paper Markets Are Different in Asia Pacific by Commodities Now
• Trading In Futures--An Introduction by Chicago Board of Trade

Risk Management

• A Better Approach to Risk Management by Lionel Martellini
• Dealing With Commodity Price Uncertainty by The World Bank
• Six Guidelines to Effectively Manage Your Commodity Risk by Sungard
• The International Task Force on Commodity Risk Management in Developing Countries: Activities, Findings and the Way Forward by The World Bank
• Credit Concerns in Financing Indian SMEs by GTNews
• Which Type of Crop Insurance for Kazakhstan? by IAMO
• Documentary Risk in Commodity Trade by United Nations
• Effective Management of Complex Structured Contracts by Sungard
• Effective Policy Governance, Oversight, and Management by Corporate
• Energy's Risky Business by Sungard
• Everyone is a Risk Manager by Paige Wisdom
• Five Key Trends in Risk Management by MetricStream
• The Future of Risk Management in Historical Perspective by Financial Engineering News
• The GRC Value Proposition by GARP
• The History and Future of the Rating Agencies by Donald van Deventer
• How to Improve Credit Utilization Through Real-Time Global Limit Management by Sungard

Legal Matters

• Arbitration as a Method of Dispute Resolution by Rajah & Tann
• Indian Arbitration at a Crossroads by White&Case
• Some Basic Principles of Contract Law by Rajah & Tann
• Best Practices in Commercial Contracting - Key Initiatives that are Driving Competitive Advantage by Tim Cummins
• Enforcement of Security by Rajah & Tann
• Force Majeure by Reed Smith Richards Butler
• Negotiating Governing Law and Dispute Resolution Clauses in International Commercial Contracts by Herbert Smith
• Guarantees by Rajah & Tann
• The Real Rights Law of the People's Republic of China by Babelcom
• Understanding and Overcoming Title and Security Issues in Asset Based Financing in Asia by Rajah & Tann

Trade Finance Documentary Matters

• The Governing Law of Letter of Credit Transactions by Nicholas Creed
• Documentary Credits and Illegality in the Underlying Transaction by University of Westminster
• Guide to Trade Finance Documentary Services by Ulster Bank

Warehousing

• Collateralized Commodity Financing, with Special Reference to the Use of Warehouse Receipts by UNCTAD
• What's in Store? Exploring Issues in Commodity Storage and Warehousing by Reed Smith
• Developing Singapore into a Global Integrated Logistics Hub by International Enterprise Singapore