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Beatriz Causapé Laura Torrecilla In a context where Spanish banks continue to sell their non-performing loans (NPLs) to reduce the level of their provisions and improve their solvency ratios, several national and regional rules have been approved, and resolutions passed recently in an attempt to protect debtors, who are often in precarious situations.

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US courts have amended their approach to disclosure only settlements of M&A litigation

The Islamic finance market has stalled at a critical point. But only global standards and a concerted effort to promote them can reopen the door to growth

João Nuno Riquito Carlos Eduardo Coelho On November 10 2016, the Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau SAR) legislative assembly unanimously approved the first reading of a bill that proposed amendments to the law on the prevention of money laundering activities – law 2/2016 (AML law). More recently, on January 4 2017, the legislative assembly approved the first reading of a bill that proposed a border currency declaration system for anyone entering or leaving Macau SAR.

In late 2016, the Slovak parliament passed an amendment to the income tax act that introduced several tax-related changes. Along with a reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 22% to 21%, the most important changes concerned taxes on dividends, to be implemented progressively beginning January 1 2017.

Will there be any piece of Obama administration legislation left when Donald Trump decides to end his regulatory rollback? Healthcare, environmental and trade rules have so far been given a significant haircut, but financial regulation is undergoing one of the most significant and high-profile dissolutions.

The FSB wants to make global asset management a safer place

EU investors won a lengthy and hard-fought right in December when officials gave shareholders a greater say on director pay. This comes amid a rising tide of shareholders campaigning for more power over the workings of the companies they invest in, and it seems nowhere in the world is safe. Authorities also want to discourage short-term investments, a goal that's seen the introduction of additional voting rights for long-term shareholders in certain countries including France. They now want shareholders to take the reins on challenging companies from the regulators.

The French government has provided the green bond market with some much-needed liquidity with its inaugural record-breaking €7 billion ($7.5 billion) deal.