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Small investors in China are up in arms: peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders are closing down everywhere as a result of a regulatory crackdown on fraudulent operators and so-called shadow banking. Thousands of investors have lost their life savings after investing in platforms that have collapsed. Specific centres have even been set up to deal with the high volume of complaints.

Katherine Forrest DLA Piper has announced an agreement with Argentine firm Cabanellas Etchebarne Kelly Abogados, which will operate under the DLA Piper brand in Argentina.

A review of the UK ombudsman’s activities has highlighted areas for improvement, but also for change

As the Brazilian presidential mandate enters the 'lame-duck' period, the federal government's ambitious programme of infrastructure projects is now focused mainly on two calls for bids: one for the highway concession in Rio Grande do Sul State and the other for a group of airport concessions. These calls for bids involve a mixture of innovations that have been long waited by investors, and a few last-minute decisions that are yet to be proven adaptable in practice.

The Colombian government enacted Decree 1357 (hereafter the Decree) last July, which regulates crowdfunding platforms in line with the international growth of the industry. This as an attempt to bridge the gap between the supply of funds and start-up businesses.

Within the framework of the lump-sum taxation (or forfait taxation) regime, Switzerland offers certain individuals the opportunity to be taxed based on their annual living expenses instead of their worldwide income and wealth. The regime is open to individuals relocating for the first time to Switzerland and to former residents returning to Switzerland after an absence of 10 years or more, where those individuals neither have Swiss citizenship nor exercise a professional activity in Switzerland. In the case of married couples, both spouses must meet the requirements. The lump-sum taxation regime has not only proven to be highly attractive for newly immigrating high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), but also for entrepreneurs and investors who, for example, have stepped down from their functions and professional activities before relocating to Switzerland.

The mechanism for valuation of state-owned shares in a listed company in its sale (sale of shares) has been recently overhauled by Decree 32/2018/ND-CP and the Circular 59/2018/TT-BTC which have come into effect since May 1 2018 and September 1 2018, respectively.

The regulator has set its sights on public offering sponsors in cases of listing fraud and listed company misconduct

The chairman of HKEX spoke to IFLR about the need to increase the number of women on boards and recent changes to the listing regime in Hong Kong

Are derivative margin rules overdue a rethink and a revamp?