Search results for

Investment funds handling funds from Japanese investors need to be aware of the proposed changes to the so-called QII exemption

On May 5 2015 the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (SFSC) decided on a leading case relating to the reclaim of Swiss withholding tax (WHT) on Swiss dividend distributions

Most outbound Chinese investment is conducted through complex entities structured to protect onshore parties. Randall Arthur and Shaun Wu of Kobre & Kim explain how to enforce judgments

On March 9 2015, the Malaysian Securities Commission (SC) issued the Guidelines on Unlisted Capital Market Products (Guidelines) under the Lodge and Launch Framework (Framework)

The Peruvian Banking Statute, issued in 1997, intended to regulate investment banking activities and established that a licence was required to conduct such activities in Peru

The same regulatory consideration that drove GE Capital to announce the sale of the bulk of its global assets will also drive who is eligible and willing to buy them

The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) recently required the mandatory use of electronic tax return forms by the non-electronic Filing and Payment System

A recently adopted amendment to the Commercial Code, effective from January 1 2016, will bring about some changes relating to corporate governance

Both foreign and domestic investors who wish to engage in highly-regulated business in Vietnam must satisfy certain statutory conditions in order to be licensed

Joel Moss, Shearman & Sterling Summer may be around the corner but lateral hires throughout the Americas have not slowed down. One of the most heralded developments came on the west coast as SIDLEY AUSTIN hired Dan Clivner, former head of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's Los Angeles branch, as co-managing partner of the firm's LA office. Clivner specialises in telecom, media, and retail sector deals, often with a private equity component. On the east coast, GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER announced the hiring of partner Victoria Shusterman from Katten Muchin Rosenman. Shusterman has a commercial real-estate finance practice with a focus on banks, investors, Reits, and insurance companies. In another loss for Katten's New York office, GREENBERG TRAURIG brought aboard Anthony Perricone as a shareholder. Perricone specialises in fund formation for a broad client base encompassing investment managers, private fund sponsors and institutional investors.