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Small investors in China are up in arms: peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders are closing down everywhere as a result of a regulatory crackdown on fraudulent operators and so-called shadow banking. Thousands of investors have lost their life savings after investing in platforms that have collapsed. Specific centres have even been set up to deal with the high volume of complaints.

Katherine Forrest DLA Piper has announced an agreement with Argentine firm Cabanellas Etchebarne Kelly Abogados, which will operate under the DLA Piper brand in Argentina.

A review of the UK ombudsman’s activities has highlighted areas for improvement, but also for change

The situation regarding fintech in the Dominican Republic is not very different from the rest of Latin America. Although there is not a substantial fintech presence in the Dominican Republic yet (there are no official statistics on the matter), given the rise in the use of the internet for e-commerce, social networks and the development of electronic platforms, there is no doubt that start-ups of this nature will continue to emerge more and more. Moreover, this reality is evident considering that multiple banks in the country have incorporated new technology into their lines of business. As evidence of this imminent development, in May 2018 the Dominican Association of Fintech Companies (ADOFINTECH) was incorporated, initially with 19 member companies, with the aim of promoting the growth of fintech finance in the country.

When hedge funds become illiquid, what options are open to investors?

The groundbreaking decision may well send a signal to other creditors that Venezuela is vulnerable to the enforcement of international arbitration court judgments

A decade on from the financial crisis, is the US repeating past mistakes?

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As the Brazilian presidential mandate enters the 'lame-duck' period, the federal government's ambitious programme of infrastructure projects is now focused mainly on two calls for bids: one for the highway concession in Rio Grande do Sul State and the other for a group of airport concessions. These calls for bids involve a mixture of innovations that have been long waited by investors, and a few last-minute decisions that are yet to be proven adaptable in practice.

The Colombian government enacted Decree 1357 (hereafter the Decree) last July, which regulates crowdfunding platforms in line with the international growth of the industry. This as an attempt to bridge the gap between the supply of funds and start-up businesses.