December/January 2019

Main

Possible roadblocks on MAR disclosure duties

INTERVIEW: Susan Revell, deputy chair & general counsel, EMEA at BNY Mellon

Questions remain over regulatory treatment of SBBS

Building the cryptocurrency ecosystem

Fighting back: the role of receivership applications

Borrower KYC and secondary loan market trading

PRIMER: market risk – a banking regulation perspective

INTERVIEW: Blackstone chief legal officer John Finley

Editorial: Questions but no answers

Opinion: Quarles will bring deregulatory agenda to FSB

Opinion: China's efforts to boost economy could impact deleveraging

Opinion: does Europe have a money laundering problem?

Americas

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Room for improvement

Knowing when to fold

Saudi moving fast on new restructuring law

Inside China: trade, tariffs and tensions

Chinese companies in US government's line of sight

Lighter touch for foreign funds in Switzerland

Brazil: Brazilian upstream oil sector outlook

Colombia: Private equity funds update

Colombia: Real estate and infrastructure opportunities abound

Cyprus: Reducing banks’ non-performing debt

Dominican Republic: AML and counter-terrorism legislation

Ireland: Regulating NPL purchasers

Japan: Consumer Contract Act amendment

Japan: Work Style Reform Act

Macau: Offshore activities to end?

Macau: Tax relief for 2019

Philippines: Retail payment systems

Slovak Republic: Occupational accident liability

Slovak Republic: Website blocking

South Korea: AMK/KYC regulations on cryptocurrency exchanges

Switzerland: New prospectus requirements: a corporate issuer’s perspective

Thailand: Eastern Economic Corridor investment

Vietnam: New education investment regulations

Digital economy businesses challenge competition law judges

SMCR extension could be culture shock for insurance sector

Sell-side: Mifid II research pricing and trial traps are still grey areas

Vietnam: New merger filing requirement raises concerns

Regulatory uncertainty 'top concern' for foreign fund managers in China

Nigeria: The Companies and Allied Matters Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2018: a catalyst for business in Nigeria

SEC cyber guidance helps corporates avoid breaches

SFTR: market still needs critical data

Gibbs rule court decision welcomed

Brazil: Two-year balance of infrastructure in Brazil: new projects and their financing

Why Basel’s new capital proposals are bad for banks

Perpetual bonds raise tax, balance sheet issues for Chinese banks

Damage of US shutdown on IPO market will extend into 2019

IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

India Capital Markets Forum: key takeaways

FRC: companies must prioritise workforce in governance policies

Two-year balance of infrastructure in Brazil: specific sectors

Hong Kong’s biotech listings initiative struggles to take off

GDPR: Google fine could lead to corporate structure changes

State-by-state fiduciary approach concerns industry

Navigating Indian insolvency for structured products

Buyside: deleveraging in China boosts private markets

Banks: Fed balance sheet normalisation is not causing equity runoff

Basel standardisation approach needs refining

M&A will drive leveraged lending growth

Trump’s regulatory relaxation boosts bank consolidation

IDD: European insurance's big bang

IFLR Europe Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

PII aspects of Cfius update creating work for corporates

HK mulls limited partnership regime for private equity funds

Venezuela crisis weighing heavy on investors’ minds

European Commission: time to bolster supervisory authorities

Brexit not the only reason UK funds are moving staff

PRIMER: Japan’s proposed retention rule for securitisation

Ireland’s Ucits changes turn it into fastest-growing fund haven

Asia M&A Forum: meet the speakers

Market welcomes delay to Benchmarks Regulation

International Correspondents

Features

Tax Relief

Special Features

News Analysis

Editorial

Sponsored

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Thailand: Eastern Economic Corridor investment

According to the implementation plan released in November 2018, terms of reference (TORs) have been issued for six projects, and 'contract awarded' notices are tentatively scheduled for February 2019.

Albert T Chandler, December 11 2018
Sponsored by Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

Chinese companies in US government's line of sight

Authorities are planning to strengthen the oversight of PRC companies involved in technology transactions with the US

December 11 2018
Sponsored by Homburger

Lighter touch for foreign funds in Switzerland

New rules are expected to alleviate the regulatory burden surrounding the offering of foreign funds in Switzerland

Jürg Frick, December 11 2018

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