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The country has one of the highest levels of bad loans in the EU, but recent regulatory advances have proven key in making the market more efficient for investors

Brazil is late to the party when it comes to tackling corruption. But recent scandals involving a number of state-controlled companies have led authorities to implement the Clean Company Act, with the aim of enforcing better business practices. The Latam nation wants to change its corporate culture, but better business practices and transparency can't be built in a day

Effective May 25 2018, the existing Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and the Slovak data protection act will be replaced by the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Although the GDPR will be directly applicable in all EU member states, certain national particularities will remain even after the GDPR comes into force. A new version of the data protection act in Slovakia that accounts for the GDPR is in the process of inter-ministerial consultation and will replace the existing data protection act.

It has been more than three decades since the enactment of the law that regulates the Fideicomiso. The Fideicomiso, in general terms, is the legal act whereby a settlor transfers assets to a fiduciary (trustee). The trustee in turn agrees to manage those assets according to the provisions established in the Fideicomiso instrument (trust), for the benefit of a beneficiary, which could be the settlor itself.

In this digital age, the value of data is increasing exponentially. Digital information is everywhere. It is generated, collected, analysed, stored, shared and sold for personal, business and political use. With such rapid growth, strong data protection rules must be in place to maintain privacy and prevent abuse in the disclosure of personal information. Recent events have also shown a steady surge of data breaches which further highlight the importance of data protection.

Terra Firma has replaced £4 billion ($5.2 billion) of securitisations issued by portfolio company Annington Homes with a combination of new equity, bonds and bank debt.

Markus Ferber, MEP discusses why he believes the home of this activity, which is central to the stability of the derivatives market, is in the eurozone

Regulators worldwide have increased their oversight, making engaging in AML activities not worth the cost. Banks need to wise to the rules if they want to comply properly

Financial institutions in the region are knocking on law firms’ doors to seek advice on how to comply with the research unbundling requirement under the new framework

On June 8 2017, the Brazilian Federal Government issued Provisional Measure 784/2017 (PM 784), which establishes new rules applicable to punitive administrative proceedings taking place at Bacen (the Brazilian Central Bank) and the CVM (the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission).