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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

Restructuring activity has also increased as the retail, real estate, and construction sectors struggle to cope with recent crises and rising costs, say Markus Fellner, Florian Henöckl, and Nadine Maros of Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners

Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, and Thomas Rohde of Bär & Karrer discuss Switzerland’s restructuring and insolvency landscape for 2024 and beyond

The system has proved to be effective in addressing companies with business difficulties, but areas of uncertainty remain, say Laïd Estelle Laurent, Jean Delapalme, and Claire Blondel of Jeantet