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The measures to address the EU's growing NPL problem are a departure from its previous prescriptive stance. But questions surround the role of servicers

Anne-Marie Bohan of Matheson surveys the current legal landscape in Ireland for fintech and looks at some of the latest regulatory developments

Imran Muntaz, Michael Cecio Bangun and Miriani Holungo of Imran Muntaz & Co. discuss the rules applicable to foreign ownership of domestic banking and financial institutions

IFLR's new feature explores conflicting points of view on EU retail investor protection

Recent amendments to Japan’s banking regulatory framework are expected to boost the profile of fintech companies and enhance the protection of customers using their services

In the midst of the most ambitious concession programme in Colombian history (4G), the country is suffering a backlash from the most profound corruption scandal in the region.

On March 7 2017, the Brazilian federal government released the second phase of the Investment Partnership Programme (Programa de Parceria de Investimentos or PPI) – a governmental programme designed to foster infrastructure by expanding and strengthening the relationship between the government and the private sector.

Vietnam has kept distribution services, including retail business, open to foreign investors for years without any restriction. The only exception to this has been certain kinds of goods, such as rice, oil, medicines and cigarettes, which are monopolised by domestic enterprises, and the need for an application for the Economic Need Test (ENT) required for the opening of each individual retail shop by foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs).

In August 2016, the Guatemalan Congress approved decree 37-2016 (Ley para el Fortalecimiento de la Transparencia Fiscal y la Gobernanza de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria). Through this decree, Congress seeks to reform the organisational structure of the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT). This reform will include incorporating mechanisms that contribute to the achievement of SAT's objectives, and in particular, providing the financial resources necessary for the State to comply with its constitutional obligations.

On November 23 2016, the Swiss Federal Council published its dispatch for a reform of Swiss corporate law. Along with the dispatch, a draft act amending the Swiss Code of Obligations was presented. The draft act seeks to modernise Swiss corporate law with a focus on increasing the flexibility of the provisions governing company formation and capital structure. Furthermore, it aims to modernise corporate governance by strengthening shareholder rights, and promoting gender diversity on corporate boards and senior management of listed companies. It also replaces the provisions of the (interim) Ordinance on Excessive Compensation (Minder-Ordinance) by a federal act of parliament with only a few changes. Depending on how parliament receives this project, we expect the draft act to enter into force as early as 2019.