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Europe’s most popular fund domiciles, as revealed by the global survey A global survey of 200 asset managers has revealed their priorities when choosing European fund domiciles, with some surprising results. The Economist Intelligence Unit survey, commissioned by Matheson and released on March 4, confirms previous reports that Ireland is Europe's fund domicile of choice. Other findings, however, challenge the traditional perceptions of the funds industry.

The financing of a Scottish roads project could solve the problem of negative carry that has long blocked the infrastructure sector's funding streams.

Cities around the world are looking to replicate Hong Kong’s success as an offshore RMB hub. Here are the top contenders

European bank capital will come of age this year. Regulatory and market developments have combined to create long-awaited optimism around the asset class

Alexei Bonamin Ricardo Mastropasqua On December 20 2013, the Brazilian Exchange Securities Commission (CVM) issued a set of rules which regulate the rendering of services related to the Brazilian capital markets' infrastructure, as follows: (i) CVM Instruction 541 regulates matters regarding the centralised deposit of securities; (ii) CVM Instruction 542 governs the rendering of securities custody services; and (iii) CVM Instruction 543 regulates securities bookkeeping services and the issuance of securities certificates. In accordance with CVM Instruction 541, the centralised deposit service of securities comprises the following activities: (i) securities' safekeeping by the central depository; (ii) controlling the chain of ownership of securities in the deposit accounts maintained on behalf of investors; (iii) restricting practices related to securities' disposal by the ultimate investor or by any third party outside the central depository environment; and (iv) the handling of trading instructions and of incidental events that affect the deposited securities, with the corresponding records on the deposit accounts. CVM Instruction 541 does not apply to positions held in the derivatives market outside the central depository environment. However, it does apply to the establishment of liens and encumbrances on positions held in derivative agreements of any kind, provided that the central depository is also authorised to provide registration services to such agreements. CVM Instruction 541 also applies to financial bills and other instruments that are subject to the jurisdiction of CVM.

Takeho Ujino The Act on Special Provisions of Civil Court Procedures for Collective Recovery of Property Damage of Consumers (Act 96 of 2013 – the Act) was promulgated on December 11 2013, and is scheduled to come into force within three years – the specific date to be designated by a cabinet order. The Act introduces a new class action system that sets out procedures which enable a group of consumers to recover damages collectively in a simple and prompt manner (the system). The system consists of two stages. In the first stage, the court will render a declaratory judgment on the common liabilities of the accused business operator, which must arise from a common legal and factual cause and be shared by multiple aggrieved consumers (common liabilities). Only a specified qualified consumer organisation certified by the Prime Minister as fulfilling the requirements of the system may file a first stage procedure. If the organisation succeeds at the first stage, the amount to be paid to each aggrieved consumer will be determined at the second stage, during which the group of aggrieved consumers delegates the resolution of their claims to the organisation, which then brings the relevant claims to the court. The court will then issue a decision regarding the amount of compensation that can be recovered from the accused business operator by each of the aggrieved consumers.

An employee share incentive plan (SIP) enables employees to acquire and hold shares in their employing company. They are generally implemented by employer companies in order to incentivise and retain employees (participants), and for such participants to receive indirect benefits from the appreciation in the growth of the company. Therefore, whilst such schemes are beneficial to the employee, they indirectly benefit the employer company. Employees with a vested interest in the success and performance of a company are more motivated to work, as their investment is based upon the performance of the company. SIPs can potentially lead to tax benefits for the employer company and the employee.

UBS’s purchase of StabFund from Swiss National Bank ended the stabilisation transaction it launched in 2008. Here’s what it means for the country’s banks

Iñigo de Luisa Ignacio Buil Royal Decree Law 4/2014 of March 7, on urgent measures for refinancing and restructuring corporate debt, significantly amends Spain's insolvency regulation in several key ways. One of its most relevant new provisions deals with the new regime for court-sanctioned (homologation) refinancing agreements (also known as Spanish schemes of arrangement) under the 4th Additional Provision of the Spanish Insolvency Law. The new framework is mainly aimed at improving refinancing processes in Spain. It will introduce more flexibility and new tools to enhance the deleveraging of viable Spanish companies, and facilitate pre-petition restructuring deals while preventing debtors from filing for concurso which is generally value-destructive as in more than 90% of cases results in liquidation, with very low recovery for creditors.