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Allen Shyu In Australia, Dentons significantly boosted its offering in the country through the hire of a large team of lawyers from DibbsBarker. The move will boost Denton's presence on Australia's east coast.

Asian regulators are cracking down on cryptocurrency trading as concerns grow over the risks posed to investors. Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered cryptocurrency exchanges Bitstation and FSHO to suspend operations for at least a month when it found that a Bitstation executive had been using customers funds for personal transactions and that FSHO had failed to protect customer funds and details. Coincheck was scrutinised after it lost $530 million of its customers' money due to a hacking attack. The Japanese regulator also fined four other exchanges and ordered them to improve on their internal and operational management.

Recent proposals should help create an EU-wide framework. There are some key points to consider

The bill will significantly expand how and why Cfius is able to review both inbound and outbound deal making, and isexpected to change the face of M&A extensively,

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.

The courts have debated how to determine the fair value of a company’s stock, though a definitive approach is yet to be agreed upon

Russian companies have demonstrated an increased interest in the arbitration market in Asia

Responses from Syed Musheer Ahmed, General manager (Interim), Fintech Association of Hong Kong and Duncan Watt, Consultant, Eversheds Sutherland

The recovery of the local property market, alongside the upturn in Macau's gaming revenue recorded since late 2016, has motivated the Macau SAR government to prepare, and submit for Legislative Council (LegCo) approval, some control measures to introduce more transparency and to increase the number of residential properties in the market.

Fintech: the emerging keyword of the 21st century. The term combines the words 'financial' and 'technology' and stands for the technological innovation in the financial services sector that has been under development in recent decades. This evolution can be seen daily when we use mobile applications to transfer money, make and accept payments, or when banks resort to robo-advisors to create automated investment advice for clients while taking advantage of lower administrative costs.