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  • Brexit could impact bespoke derivatives trading documentation. And the possibility of dual compliance requirements will further add to transaction costs
  • The M&A mega deal, valued at $10 billion or more, helped make 2015 a record year. But data from Bloomberg Law – for US targets and US and overseas acquirers – suggest mega deals come with an increased risk of not closing. Over 28% of those deals failed from January 1 2012 to June 30 2015.
  • A Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) report has highlighted risks stemming from post-crisis Basel reforms, suggesting a cost-benefit analysis of existing and proposed bank regulation.
  • In the second part of a three-part series, a senior lawyer at a US investment bank analyses divergent regimes in Hong Kong and Singapore
  • Blockchain linked to troubled times ahead A World Economic Forum (WEF) report has revealed that blockchain could transform financial infrastructure, but lawyers believe regulatory differences may hamper its progress.
  • Keith Noreika The past month witnessed a bit of a slowdown in terms of lateral moves in the US. In contrast to the previous two months, there were no multi-partner jumps from one firm to another, and fewer partner moves overall.
  • The EU’s one-stop shop principle for concentrations faces an uncertain future following the UK’s Brexit decision. Several scenarios could play out
  • Managers could benefit from the extension of the current EU passporting regime. Work is underway to develop a suitable regulatory framework
  • The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law
  • Andrew M Garbarski In a recent milestone decision dated May 24 2016 (decision 6B_503/2015), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (SFSC) held, for the first time, that the duty of financial intermediaries to report suspicions of money laundering may extend beyond the end of the relevant business relationship.