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The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

It seems like trends of the 90s have not only returned - in fashion, music, but also in emerging markets. Vietnam is a case in point. Following the 1986 implementation of the Doi Moi campaign – reforms designed to create a socialist-oriented market economy – it was thought that Vietnam might be the next China. But it has not fulfilled its potential. While the country certainly has seen changes since the '90s, structural issues remain. In particular, a lack of transparency is endemic. This year's passage of a new law to suppress dissidents, particularly those active online, was met with a throng of international criticism.

Was this consulted in the selection process?

"Don't rule out the US. It is restructuring itself in a very quiet but deliberate way."

How many foreign banks are considering this for their US operations?

Miguel Jáuregui Rojas and Patricia Juliana Schroeder Radecke of Jáuregui y Navarrete provide an overview of two important areas for investors in Mexico: property and taxes

Hans P Goebel and Gunter A Schwandt of Nader Hayaux & Goebel on Mexico’s latest development plans and how they may be financed

One of Europe’s biggest commercial mortgage backed securities originators has warned that the asset class may lose ground to unsecured bonds and bonds secured by property

An August 1 announcement from Hong Kong's SFC is set to change the way issuers and investors look at placing shares in the city-state. But the SFC is yet to clarify what market protection concerns prompted the move

While the regulatory regimes for Basel III capital requirements differ slightly across Asian jurisdictions, the Reserve Bank of India's approach is considered especially quirky