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M&A report: Luxembourg

Marcus Peter, GSK Stockmann Luxembourg

August 28 2018

Due diligence: from KYC to WAKOC

Blockchain could create new opportunities for verified identity solutions

August 28 2018

INTERVIEW: keeping faith

Julia von Buttlar, deputy head of division in BaFin’s securities supervision directorate, discusses how cooperation is key when it comes to ensuring the integrity of the international financial markets

August 28 2018

Japan: New tailwind Bill for offshore wind farm

Japan's offshore wind power generation industry is seeing increased attention from companies and investors, both at home and abroad. On March 9 2018, the Cabinet approved the Bill on the promotion of the use of sea areas related to offshore renewable energy power generation facilities. The Bill is targeted for promulgation in 2019 (or maybe within 2018).

August 28 2018

Macau: Enhancement of CEPA

Fourteen years after the launch of the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) in 2004, the economic and trade cooperation between mainland China and Macau continues to be strengthened and enriched. Since 2016, a series of amendments have been introduced to CEPA to improve and update the existing provisions, in particular in the fields of trade services, trading of goods, investment and economic and technical cooperation.

August 28 2018

Two sides to one story

The US Supreme Court’s Ohio v American Express decision of June 2018 analysed the economics of the two-sided market for credit card transactions

August 28 2018

Follow the trail: tracing complex financial transactions

A recent high-value fraud claim gives an insight into the interrogation of ultra-high volume discovery and has shown how bespoke algorithms can be used for tracing exercises involving complex financial transactions

August 28 2018

What the green bond market needs to grow

The market is gaining momentum with increased sovereign, supranational and corporate issuances, and growing government support

August 28 2018

Americas

Kirkland & Ellis has opened its second office in Texas hiring six lawyers in Dallas. The office's initial staff will be eight partners – the firm opened in Houston in 2014.

August 28 2018

Brazil: New public consortia financing regulation

On July 5 2018, the Brazilian Senate passed a new resolution explicitly allowing public consortia to raise money via credit transactions (Resolution 15/2018), amending the previous Senate Resolution 43, of 2001, which regulates and imposes limitations on Brazilian states, municipalities and the federal district when engaging in domestic and international financing arrangements.

August 28 2018

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