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Dentons' international expansion shows no signs of stopping with the firm launching a new office in Melbourne. The new location will be headed up by Nick Stretch who joins the firm with a team of three other partners.

Brazilian closed-end funds offer an advantageous investment platform since their earnings are only taxable upon distribution to investors. Conversely, income earned by Brazilian open-end funds is taxed every six months, the so-called come-cotas.

The EU Commission has proposed that member states implement a tighter and wider foreign investment control framework. The right balance between protecting national interests and allowing FDI needs to be struck

The entry into force of the EU’s Benchmarks Regulation on January 1 will have a major impact on markets, asset classes and transactions

As early as March 2014 the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) alerted potential investors to the risks associated with investment in virtual currencies or contracts for difference (CFD) linked to them. Its recently-issued circular C244 dated October 13 2017 sets out the conditions Cyprus investment firms must satisfy in the event they provide investment services in respect of such products to safeguard investors' interests.

The European Commission plans to shift prospectus approval into the hands of Esma – to the dismay of national competent authorities. IFLR asks whether it’s the right decision

As of January 1 2017, the amendment to the Slovak Commercial Code introduced a new corporate form – the simple joint-stock company (JSA). It is a simpler form of the joint-stock company with some specific features, including: reduced share capital of a minimum of just €1 ($1.20); the possibility of a one-person board of directors; the ability to issue various classes of shares; and, the ability to agree on an exit from the company. Two new statutory concepts were also introduced: the shareholders' agreement and option rights in the sale of shares.

Since the Republic of Panama and the Popular Republic of China (PRC) established a diplomatic relationship back in June, much has been speculated as to the effect that this bilateral understanding will have in the dynamic economy of the Republic of Panama.

On October 25 2017, the Law of Secured Transactions (Law 936) came into force with the purpose of stimulating access to credit for individual traders, small and medium enterprises, and other institutions that due to the nature of their assets were not subject to financing at competitive interest rates.

Advisory services for securities have been a topic of discussion and concern for local regulators and supervisors, as well as for local and foreign market participants, because of the breadth of the existing applicable law and the various legal restrictions involved. Nowadays, advisory services for securities fall under one of the following descriptions: (i) a securities' intermediation activity, (ii) a duty requested from local securities' intermediaries; or, (iii) an activity not regulated by local regulations (which only applies for some activities undertaken within M&A processes and similar investment banking transactions).