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  • Pedro-Cortes
    Macau: Policy plans for 2016
    Pedro Cortés Marta Mourão On November 17 2015, the Chief Executive of Macau delivered the policy address for the fiscal year of 2016 at the Legislative Assembly. Chui Sai On stated that, after 10 years of continuous rapid growth, the gaming industry was going through an adjustment phase, with its revenues recording successive breakdowns.
    December 10, 2015
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    Cyprus: New CySEC authorisation procedure
    Elias Neocleous The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced a new accelerated procedure in order to expedite the examination and determination of pending applications for authorisation.
    December 10, 2015
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    Ireland: Contractual penalties ruling
    John Breslin Ireland has a shared legal tradition with the UK. Even though UK decisions are not binding in Ireland (but have persuasive authority), decisions of superior courts in the UK (such as the Supreme Court) merit close attention. This is undoubtedly true for the recent UK Supreme Court decision on contractual penalties in two joined appeals cases: Cavendish Square Holding v El Makdessi/ParkingEye v Beavis ([2015] UKSC 67) (Cavendish decision).
    December 10, 2015
  • Americas: One man’s financial stability...
    So, which is it to be? Liquid bond markets or highly capitalised banks?
    December 10, 2015
  • Europe: Yuan’s gain is the euro’s loss
    China's long battle to get the renminbi (RMB) included in the IMF's reserve currency basket has been well documented, right up to the point it achieved that goal on November 30. There is little doubt that the move will help pave the way for wider use of RMB globally.
    December 10, 2015
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    Asia Pacific: A lesson in moderation
    Your average private bank? Underwriters in Asia are fed up with inflated orders. The practice itself – which sees investors request more securities than they actually want, knowing the bookrunner won't fill their entire order – is not isolated to Asia's primary markets. But with a relatively large proportion of the region's wealth controlled by high-net-worth individuals, the private banks that steer these empires are emerging as the prime culprits.
    December 10, 2015
  • #8 Africa will get its own brand of bonds
    African eurobonds haven't built on 2013 and 2014's record volumes, but there are some other interesting developments at play. Most notably, a growing number of corporates are taking advantage of the yield curve set by sovereigns and are tapping the international investor base.
    December 10, 2015
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    European boards wise up as activism spreads
    Something for boards to aspire to European boards are finally prioritising the implementation of defence plans against activist investors as volumes look set to break records.
    Tom Young, December 10, 2015
  • EXCLUSIVE: Volcker on the Volcker Rule
    Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve chairman, spoke exclusively to IFLR about his eponymous rule last month. He said the Volcker Rule, a part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, has carried out his basic intent: banning federally-backed banks from speculative activity. But Volcker believes that more clarity is needed over the regulation.
    Edward Price, December 10, 2015
  • Poor enforcement hampers FIE reform
    Counsel in China have revealed a lack of enforcement of the country's amended Company Law by local officials, as the central government seeks to ease restrictions on foreign investment enterprises (FIEs).
    December 10, 2015
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