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The regulation of virtual currencies poses a number of practical questions

Green bonds are generally defined as a type of bond instrument whose proceeds are used mainly for investment in projects that offer environmental benefits, such as renewable energy or other efficient types of energy. The number of issuances of green bonds has been increasing worldwide since the establishment of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) in January 2014, by the International Capital Market Association. In March 2017, the Japanese Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the Green Bond Guideline, which was drawn up in accordance with the GBP, aiming to make green bonds more popular and increase the number of issuances and investments within Japan in line with the global development of the green bond market. The Guideline was expected to encourage issuances of green bonds, and accordingly, several corporations and local governments in Japan have issued debt structured as green bonds.

The Financial Regulation Unit (URF) of the Colombian Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP) issued its regulatory agenda for 2018, including the release of another set of rules to align the Colombian financial regulation framework with Basel III standards for the second trimester of 2018.

On February 20 2018, new logistics regulations under Decree 163/2017/ND-CP took effect and rescinded Decree 140/2007/ND-CP. Although Decree 163 introduces a few changes, including the digitalisation of logistics processes, it fails to open up market access and provide further clarification as expected, and may even create grey areas in practice.

The PRC is progressively introducing a series of measures to ease restrictions on foreign investment

On March 26 2018, the Brazilian Central Bank enacted amendments to the existing regulation on payment methods, proposing more flexible rules on payment arrangements, payment institutions and on interchange fees charged to issuers of debit cards. The Central Bank expects these changes to foster competition among market players and as a result provide reduced debit card costs for end users.

Chairman Giancarlo released the white paper at the Isda AGM in Miami, outlining five steps that will simplify the regulatory process

London Block Exchange chief executive says EU regulation is a positive for the sector

In-house counsel and stock exchange sources reveal the workarounds third-country firms have found to Mifid II's exhaustive and onerous transparency obligations. From dealing exclusively with Asian subsidiaries of EU firms to making the most of Esma's 2017 venue equivalence admission for shares, trading footprints are changing

Raphaël Chantelot, Nicolas Vanderchmitt and Fanny Nguyen, LPA-CGR avocats