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The EU's fragmented insolvency rules have many critics. But there's little consensus on whether the goal should be a single market, minimum standards, or something in between

Işıl Ökten Aslıhan Kahraman On October 23 2015, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (the BRSA) published amendments to the Regulation on the Equities of the Banks (the Regulation). These amendments are intended to harmonise the Turkish banking regulations with Basel III, the comprehensive reform package developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to strengthen the regulation and risk management of the banking sector. The amendments will enter into force on March 31 2016 (the Amending Regulation). The Amending Regulation introduces the following key changes:

Ha Hoang Loc Truong Huu Ngu Several months after the new Investment and Enterprise Law came into effect, the Vietnamese government continues to demonstrate the spirit of administrative reform by adopting guidance on the implementation of the legislation.

Struggling foreign companies keep finding new ways to restructure in England. But as Milbank's Matthew Czyzyk explains, their tactics are facing tougher scrutiny by the courts

When the deputy crown prince of Saudi Arabia announced last month that selling shares in state-owned oil giant Aramco was being considered, the business media went into overdrive. And rightly so; total value estimates being mentioned in the press range from $1 trillion to $10 trillion.

Luis Gabriel Morcillo María Camila Ordoñez In November 2015, the Brazilian National Monetary Council issued Resolutions 4444 and 4449 with the goal of attracting investments from insurance and local reinsurance companies, pension funds and capitalisation companies (institutional investors) to infrastructure projects.

This year’s hostile tactics look a lot less aggressive than in 2015 Hostile takeovers could rise in 2016, as last year's mega deals are replaced by smaller consolidations and activist shareholders continuing to push boards into action.

Counsel in China have high hopes for the proposed overhaul of the country's credit assessment system, but stress that a host of other regulatory issues need to be ironed out, particularly surrounding wealth management.

Tomohiro Koyasu On April 1 2016 the retail electricity market in Japan will be fully liberalised to enable all consumers, including those in the household sector, to choose their preferred electricity supplier. This reform of the power industry is one of the steps taken by the government to address the vulnerabilities of the previous system, which was almost completely monopolised by regional electricity companies. These weaknesses were exposed following the Great East Japan Earthquake and the resulting nuclear disaster in 2011.

Maurício Santos Betina Sanglard In November 2015, the Brazilian National Monetary Council issued Resolutions 4444 and 4449 with the goal of attracting investments from insurance and local reinsurance companies, pension funds and capitalisation companies (institutional investors) to infrastructure projects.