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PINSENT MASONS has moved to take a bigger stake in Australia's legal market just one year after opening. The UK firm has hired infrastructure specialist Margaret Cole from White & Case and partner Anthony Arrow from Allens.

April 20 2016

Americas

Scott Barshay Paul Downs Clearly the biggest move in the US last month was corporate partner Scott Barshay's departure from Cravath Swaine & Moore to PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON. Barshay joined the partnership in 1998 and has acted on significant matters such as the merger of Kraft and Heinz, and Anheuser-Busch InBev's acquisition of SABMiller.

April 20 2016

Brazil: Promoting investments

The Brazilian government has been promoting several measures to remove investment barriers and develop the country’s business environment

April 20 2016

Appeal of Madden: there is no free lunch

If a controversial ruling that jeopardises securitisation and loan sales isn’t reversed, US credit will become much more expensive. Squire Patton Boggs' Don Lamson explains why

April 20 2016

Bankers' poll: TLAC and the future of bank debt

The new capital regime could signal the death knell for G-Sib debt funding. European and North American bank counsel, treasurers and capital structurers spoke anonymously – and candidly – about TLAC's impact on their operations and bond markets. Opinions are divided on everything from timelines to investor appetite. But what's clear is that the regime will fundamentally change bank balance sheets

Danielle Myles, April 20 2016

Ireland: Market abuse rules

The 2014 EU Regulation on Market Abuse (MAR) and the 2014 EU Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Market Abuse (CSMAD) will come into force in EU member states, including Ireland, on July 3 2016

April 20 2016

Indonesia: Foreigners’ property rights

Late last year, President Joko Widodo’s administration issued a government regulation clarifying the rights of foreigners to own properties in Indonesia

April 20 2016

Panama: Aviation industry growth

Panama is enviably located at the heart of the Americas, and has enjoyed sustained growth over the last decade

April 20 2016

Hong Kong’s ETF deregulation examined

The Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) move to deregulate Hong Kong's budding exchange-traded funds (ETF) market is welcome, but limits on passporting have drawn criticism.

April 20 2016

Editorial: Toothless or sensible?

Competition enforcement – or lack of it – has become somewhat of a running joke in the UK over the past two years. Since April 2014, when the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) launched with considerable enforcement powers to boot, corporates have escaped largely unscathed.

Tom Young, April 20 2016

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