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

The country recently implemented legislation to clamp down on tax evasion. Its effects are wide-ranging

In Australia, ASHURST in Melbourne recruited M&A partners John Brewster and Shane Kyriakou from Clayton Utz and Herbert Smith Freehills respectively. K&L GATES strengthened its corporate and transactional team with the hire of Matthew Cridland from DLA Piper as a partner in its Sydney office. JONES DAY hired Andrew Smith in Brisbane – he joined as a partner in the firm's energy practice from Clayton Utz.

The attention following President Trump's February 3 executive order on financial regulation focused squarely on the clear threats to Dodd-Frank. Understandably so: Trump campaigned on a promise to repeal it, and spent much of his pre-signing briefing bemoaning its (debatable) negative impact on US lending.

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.

Ian Borman In Belgium, the most significant change this month saw LIEDEKERKE WOLTERS WAELBROECK KIRKPATRICK appoint two new partners from regional firm NautaDutlih. François Tulkens, a public law specialist, joined the firm alongside Vincent Ost, who was a senior associate at his former firm focusing on real estate and infrastructure work. He has notable experience in public procurement and public-private partnership matters.

Silvia Canales The regulatory dynamics affecting companies that run their businesses in sectors under the inspection and surveillance of a regulatory and supervisory authority, require an understanding of a multiplicity of rules of different levels and sources. Those rules, promoted by the different regulators, are aimed at ensuring that the businesses are developed with a high level of public interest in mind.

Homburger partner Daniel Haeberli analyses how Switzerland’s proposed prospectus regime could impact issuances of structured products

Asset-backed securities fell out of favour after the financial crisis but they are gradually returning - and evolving

The opening of the country’s corporate debt market has attracted investor interest. But attitudes are different when it comes to offshore and onshore issuances