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Asian market participants have been second-guessing the types of capital the region’s banks will raise to comply with the FSB's upcoming TLAC requirement

The city-state's new bail-in regime contains an exemption of senior notes that could set a precedent for the rest of the region

HKEx has too many The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) and Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) disagreement on weighted voting rights (WVR) has highlighted the problem of having dual securities regulators. It's time for Hong Kong to follow major markets, such as the US, and move regulatory duties entirely to the SFC. On June 19 HKEx announced the conclusions to its concept paper on WVR, and revealed that it would release a formal consultation on amending the Listing Rules. It stipulated that companies with WVRs would have to meet certain eligibility and corporate governance standards, as well as meet size requirements.

When General Electric announced it would be selling the bulk of its financing arm – GE Capital – in an attempt to avoid being labelled a systemically important financial institution (Sifi), many wondered where those assets would go. But as GE plans its escape from regulatory oversight, purchasers should, and in some cases are, strategising their entry into new business.

On June 26 KKR launched a platform that, though intended to support banks' exposures to under-performing assets, could have a far more profound effect on European lending.

Following Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson's decision to withdraw from Asia, firms have taken the opportunity to look at the firm's partnership. K&L GATES is the latest, bringing on board Carolyn Sng, one of Fried Frank's last two Asia-based partners.

The increasing number of data breaches has led to the growing promise of regulation. But national authorities need a benchmark

Sylvain Dhennin Celia Gardiner Graeme Sloan James Wood

The Spanish Supreme Court rulings of January 8 and January 9 2013 put the discussion on the classification of claims arising from swap agreements to sleep for a while

Law 5 of 2002 as amended (Companies Law) sets out the statutory duties and liabilities of a manager (equivalent to the term director in other jurisdictions) in a limited liability company (LLC)