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Saudi Arabia’s new law introduces a framework for the winding down of distressed businesses in the country for the first time

A law providing for the regulation and supervision of payment systems has been proposed and is now pending before the Philippine senate for transmission to the president for final approval (the House of Representatives adopted the Senate version of the bill as an amendment to the House version and this was transmitted to the Senate on October 3 2018). If the proposed law is passed in its existing form, it will grant the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) supervisory and regulatory authority over payment systems in the Philippines. The proposed law mandates the registration of payment system operators and limits those allowed to operate payment systems to persons and entities that obtain advance approval from the BSP.

Americas reporter John Crabb talks to Blackstone senior managing director and chief legal officer John Finley about his time as general counsel, building a team and the private equity landscape

The Colombian private equity industry is expanding its boundaries to attract new investors. Local pension funds are increasingly cautious about committing additional capital to new funds given that they are reaching the limits stated in the local investment regime, and they are waiting to review the performance of funds that are reaching their full term.

The recent scandal involving Danske Bank's Estonian branch has reopened old wounds - and put the spotlight back on regulators

Offshore activities in Macau are ruled by Decree-Law 58/99/M (the offshore regime). Under this Law, such activities are categorised into financial and non-financial offshore operations, under the supervision of the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) and the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), respectively.

Over the past decade, the real estate market in Colombia has grown tremendously and new horizons have opened for investors, including in the urban renovation and real estate project segments, renewable energy, and public private partnerships (PPPs) generally.

On November 15 2018, the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region announced the 2019 policy address at the Legislative Council with a headline of 'Seize opportunities for balanced development'. Some highlights of the tax relief measures mentioned are as follows:

The Companies and Allied Matters Act (Cama) remains at the core of the regulation of business formations through which local and foreign direct investments (FDI) flow into the Nigerian economy. Despite its importance, Cama has proven inadequate, as it is only a re-enactment of the1968 Companies Act with further insignificant amendments in 1990 and 2004. These amendments did not reflect the ever dynamic and innovative global business environment Cama sought to regulate, justifying the need for a complete overhaul of the Act in the face of Nigeria's current commercial realities.

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