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A bank may need to acquire treasury stocks for a variety of reasons, such as to adjust firm leverage levels or to deliver financial compensation to shareholders. One concern, though, is the situation where the bank wishes to repurchase its shares from the market while its foreign shareholding ratio has already reached the threshold under the law.

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

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) regulates the banking and finance industries in Ireland. It has a broad range of investigative powers to allow it to perform its supervisory and regulatory functions. These include the power to enter into and search premises, take copies of documents and obtain information in other ways. The legislation protects the right to legal professional privilege (LPP) enjoyed by a person who is the subject of the exercise of those powers. However, the legislation is otherwise generally silent on issues such as the right to privacy of personal information. The interaction of regulatory powers with the right to privacy in our digital age has been the subject of much discussion recently in Ireland.

Buyers and sellers must consider several points when negotiating antitrust provisions in strategic transaction agreements

Pre-approved foreign institutional investors can access China’s financial market in a controlled manner, in compliance with securities regulatory and foreign exchange control requirements

The scope of interpretation of several provisions of Switzerland’s cartel law has evolved following a recent Federal Supreme Court decision

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

A new bill which could potentially replace the existing regime on foreign investment scrutiny considers the economic impacts of inbound transactions

This landmark deal could provide a template for lawyers and those in financial services to achieve much needed efficiency gains

Jamie McDonald answers questions about the division’s new process of self-reporting and cooperation within the industry