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Bruno Almeida and Bernice Kwok of Riquito Advogados say a newly enacted law that criminalises illegal exchanges of currencies addresses an increasingly prevalent issue and could help protect the region’s economic and financial stability

Urs Feller and Mohamed Hasnaoui of Prager Dreifuss analyse the current legal position and case law regarding the unsealing of bank clients’ documents in Swiss criminal proceedings

Macau’s lack of a legal framework with regard to exercising the right to unionise and go on strike is finally being addressed. Bruno Almeida and Paulo Alves Teixeira of Riquito Advogados consider the enacting legislation

As interest and activity in Hong Kong’s virtual asset environment surges, Rodney Teoh of Stevenson, Wong & Co. explains how the special administrative region is embracing innovation while protecting investors

Nikolas Katsaros and Maria Karabella of Papapolitis & Papapolitis cast a critical eye over a new law purportedly attempting to modernise the regulatory framework regarding pledges and another introducing a digital transaction levy

Ik Hwan Cho, Jun Ki Park, and Eungyung Choi of Kim & Chang discuss short sale rule violations identified by South Korea’s financial regulators, and summarise the measures taken to strengthen enforcement and foster compliance

Marcel Frey and Urs Feller of Prager Dreifuss analyse a recent Swiss Federal Tribunal ruling that provides helpful guidance for heirs who may want to unlock financial information held by a deceased relative’s bank

The introduction of Macau’s first pataca-denominated open-end fund underscores the special administrative region’s growing reputation as a financial centre, say Bruno Almeida and Daniel de Senna Fernandes of Riquito Advogados

Zhe Yu, Audry Li, William Qiu, and Carl Li, Zhong Lun Law Firm