Search results for

On March 10 2017, the Federal Council of Switzerland opened a hearing procedure for the amendment of the Lex Koller, the law restricting the acquisition of real estate by persons abroad. The Federal Council proposes in part very severe restrictions. For this reason, the Federal Council is not formally proposing to implement the most controversial changes relating to commercial properties and listed real estate companies, but rather is putting them up for discussion only.

Foreign private issuers should remember best practices for complying with the SEC’s rules as they prepare their earnings releases and filings

The amended Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals came into force in Slovakia on May 1 2017. The priority of this amendment is the transposition of European directives governing seasonal employment and intra-corporate transfers of workers. In terms of business immigration, worth mentioning is the introduction of a simplified procedure for obtaining temporary residence for the purposes of carrying out a business involving an innovative project.

Infrastructure deals are given a boost in the Americas It has been another important month for the Trump administration's regulatory upheaval plans, albeit not a particularly productive one. Trumpcare (or Ryancare in some circles) and the attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, fell flat in the House, casting wide aspersions of the regime's capacity to get anything through Congress.

Come together, right now, Bond Connect Following the close of the annual National People's Congress last month, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced the establishment of a Bond Connect between Hong Kong and mainland China. China's decision to add a debt link to complement the existing Stock Connect is expected to better enable overseas investors to trade PRC-traded bonds. The tie-up will not only augment the PRC investor base tapping and driving liquidity for Hong Kong's fixed income market, but also help maximise the chances of the RMB63.7 trillion ($9.21 trillion) onshore bond market being included in benchmark global indices.

Garrett Monaghan In Denmark, DLA PIPER continued its big push in the Nordics with the announcement of a merger with LETT. This move makes DLA the only international firm to have established a presence in all four Nordic nations following its mergers with Finnish outfit Peltonen LMR and Swedish group Grönberg, both in 2016. The team also boosted its Finnish operation this month with the addition of M&A partner Matti Ylä-Mononen from fellow international firm Bird & Bird.

Saudi Arabia has kept the capital markets busy this past month

The jurisdiction is making strides to promote cooperation between financial institutions and fintech companies, as Yuri Suzuki and Takafumi Ochiai of Atsumi & Sakai demonstrate

Jae In Lee and Se Yeong Im of Bae Kim & Lee examine how regulators are increasingly turning their attention to the country’s virtual currency market

Kwang Bae Park, Hyun Koo Kang and Hwan Kyoung Ko of Lee & Ko assess how fintech deregulation will play a key part of Korea’s fourth industrial revolution movement