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The country's restructuring proceedings haven’t yet answered concerns around whether or not contingent claims can be crammed down

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

On March 3 2017, the bills for amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (the Amendment Bills) were submitted to the Diet. They set out some basic rules surrounding the fair disclosure rule, the introduction of which is in line with an international trend – the US and EU have already introduced similar disclosure rules. The main purpose of the fair disclosure rule is to ensure that when a company provides inside information to a third party before its public disclosure, such information is also provided to other investors.

China is closing the doors to investment offshore as it tightens the grip on capital flows. Some of its corporates risk being left behind

New rules in respect of certain aspects of securities held by intermediaries have been in force since April 1. Some practical issues still need to be ironed out

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central monetary authority of the Philippines, has issued circulars amending the country's foreign exchange regulations, to provide greater ease in transacting foreign exchange, among other purposes.

Meredith Mackey Headlining US news has been the relocation of three different teams.

In many cases, what's ethical isn't economically viable – the opposite rings true as well. But sometimes it's in the economic interest of everyone involved to act ethically and take the road less travelled. And it would appear that when fossil fuels are involved, this is more pertinent in Norway and the Netherlands than in the US.

Two major credit rating agencies have downgraded South Africa's debt to junk status, triggering fears of a capital flight and sending borrowing costs spiralling for the continent's most developed nation. More agencies could go down the same route in the next few weeks.

Technology for technology’s sake won’t help address the current business puzzles financial institutions face, nor will it solve regulatory challenges in the EU