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The UK regulator wants more information, earlier on. Market participants say any changes must be balanced with current IPO timetables and execution risk management

The French G-Sib's second tier 3 issuance was carried in the Nordic currency after demand from investors in the region

The two asset classes are a perfect fit, but the appetite of Islamic investors for risk and innovation is limited

Russia’s first major share sale in three years has passed the litmus test with an overwhelmingly international order book

The country appears to have loosened its grip on capital outflows amid heightened foreign exchange concerns

A focus on behaviour may boost liquidity by improving clients’ understanding of how markets work

Susanne Schreiber Cyrill Diefenbacher On February 12 2017, the corporate tax reform III draft (CTR III draft) was rejected in a national referendum. As a result of that rejection, a new bill will have to be elaborated and agreed on within a short time frame by the Federal Council and Parliament. It is still expected that a new bill will introduce certain accompanying fiscal measures aimed at maintaining the international competitiveness of Switzerland, but the bill also needs to be in a form that attracts majority support and counters reservations of expected losses in tax revenues.

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.

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.

Jose Florante M Pamfilo Recently, the Philippine supreme court voted to deny the petition made in the case of Roy vs Herbosa (GR number 207246) to invalidate SEC Memorandum Circular number 8-2013 (guidelines on compliance with the Filipino-foreign ownership requirements prescribed in the constitution and/or existing laws by corporations engaged in nationalised and partly-nationalised activities) (MC 8-2013) issued by the Philippine securities and exchange commission (SEC).