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European securitisation plans are causing fears in the US that the Capital Markets Union will be insufficiently open to foreign capital

The introduction of forward contracts for currency hedging has been met with scepticism by counsel in the country

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has a new chief executive, Andrew Bailey, whose appointment was announced today

Small lenders have slammed new Basel proposals that could force them to hold five times as much capital as their bigger competitors. UK and German regulators are on their side

Some believe political meddling was the driver. Others say the review's remit was simply too broad

Many insurance policies contain clauses that require disputes to be resolved by arbitration, rather than through the courts

Transatlantic dialogue on financial services? How open is Europe to American capital?

Randall Barquero León In July 2015, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD) formally established the path for Costa Rica's accession. The process started in 2013 when the OECD stated that it would consider applications for Colombia and Costa Rica's entry. This was the first time the OECD had announced an expansion since 2007. If admitted, Colombia and Costa Rica would become the third and fourth Latin American members of the OECD, after Chile and Mexico. This has been considered both a vote of confidence for Costa Rica but also a challenge to its capacity to adapt to meet the organisation's standards. These standards include financial regulations.

Jennifer Williams Corporate law firms have geared up for 2016 with intensive lateral hiring. The new year was young when PAUL HASTINGS announced it had lured partner and alternative lending specialist William Brady from Proskauer Rose in New York. Also in early January, DECHERT hired funds lawyer Timothy Spangler to its office in Orange County from Sidley Austin. Spangler, who held equivalent positions at Kaye Scholer, advises clients on the launch of hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and funds of funds.

Only 10% of some 2,500 major listed domestic companies have fully complied with Japan's first corporate governance code, introduced last June, according to counsel in the country.