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Suggestions include reducing risk weight floors for bank investors and beneficial regulatory treatment for qualifying securitisations

The European Commission's (EC) merger control enforcement rate is double that of the US and China, according to a recent report.

Pieced together, recent initiatives reveal RMB’s internationalisation Banks and corporates must quickly adjust to the continuing internationalisation of the renminbi – including the need for hedging strategies – according to speakers at the release of a report on the currency. Announcements over the past few weeks have highlighted the pace of reform. This includes the introduction of mutual recognition of mainland China and Hong Kong funds, the opening of the China International Payments System (CIPS) by end-2015, and MSCI and Vanguard's decision to include A-shares in their respective indices.

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 Swiss parliament passed into law last December the Act on the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force's Recommendations (FATF Implementation Act)

The new act on waste, which will enter into force on January 1 2016, introduces changes that will primarily affect manufacturing and manufacturers as producers of waste

The provisions of template agreements drafted by one party for use in multiple transactions are known as standard terms and conditions

Over the last few months, the financial press has been filled with reports of negative interest rates

The State of Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular 36/2014/TT-NHNN (Circular 36) regulating prudential ratios and limits in banking operations, effective from February 1 2015

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