February/March 2019

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Getting in line: Belgium's view on 5AMLD

Libor reform: capitalising on the transition

UK private equity: building momentum amid Brexit uncertainty

Power Cables case: lessons for private equity

Japan ramps up high-frequency trading oversight

SMCR: waking up to individual accountability

The FCPA’s internal controls provision keeps evolving

Behind the deal: Seychelles’ landmark blue bond

Gibbs rule tested: implications for creditors

Tesco and the problem with DPAs

Delaware’s Akorn decision: materiality more complicated than that

Long live Libor

Great expectations for HKEx

Opinion: Cfius is damaging inbound Chinese investment

Beginning of the end?

POLL: Venezuela’s resource curse

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Europe, Middle East and Africa

Head-to-head: Should Asia adopt a GDPR-style data privacy law?

EU competition law v tech companies: Block or embrace?

OFAC provides guidance through enforcement

Searching for clarity in Swiss ICO regulation

Non-call periods for fixed rate high yield: time to reconsider?

Cyprus: Non-performing loans slashed

Ireland: Consumer and SME loan regulation

Macau: Public procurement rules under revision

Philippines: Beneficial ownership disclosure required

Slovak Republic: Beneficial owner mandatory registration

Switzerland: Equity raises for listed companies in financial distress

Dealmakers struggle with tech M&A due diligence

PRIMER: regulating cryptocurrency exchanges

Market urges CFTC to be cautious with SEF rule changes

GDPR: Asian banks streamline operations to ease compliance

Come on in, the water’s fine: SEC’s latest proposal widely welcomed

How to ward off a corporate activist

National security investment clearances: what dealmakers need to know

Vietnam: Public company foreign ownership cap

Protectionism is M&A’s main obstacle

PRIMER: Operation Car Wash/Lava Jato

Asia M&A forum 2019: key takeaways

Interview: Katherine Tew Darras, Isda general counsel

Derivatives consider US, UK and EU equivalence in post-Brexit world

Colombia: The Financial Conglomerates Law

Analysing ASEAN’s debut CBI-certified green bond

UK insolvency reforms could prove counterproductive

Lawyers speculate over CFTC's move into foreign territory

WEBINAR: Libor transition for derivatives

Vietnam: New corporate green bond legal framework

Indonesian crypto firms struggle with new capital requirements

PRIMER: India's new FDI e-commerce rules

IFLR Americas Awards 2019: shortlist revealed

OFAC designation of Russian bank a warning to Maduro’s supporters

Masala bonds: fad of the past?

Banks still scared of cannabis businesses

IFLR Europe Awards 2019: winners announced

PRIMER: the Consolidated Audit Trail

Fintech: banks still struggle with culture and legacy systems

Singapore’s first catastrophe bond unpicked

Fed's regulatory alignment is logical but complicated

Initial margin urgency concerns market

FRTB implementation is out of sync across Asia

Reg fragmentation provokes exit from US

Synthesised token offers new exposure route for S&P500

Opinion: Mifid II's US impact remains uncertain

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Libor reform: capitalising on the transition

Companies are facing legal and operational challenges when it comes to the global move away from interbank offered rates

February 26 2019
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The FCPA’s internal controls provision keeps evolving

Baker McKenzie lawyers consider how foreign companies should approach the US’ famous Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when the goalposts keep moving

February 26 2019
Sponsored by Maples Group

Ireland: Consumer and SME loan regulation

On January 21 2019, the Irish Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 (Act) came into force. This Act radically alters the operation of the secondary acquisition, ownership and servicing of performing and non-performing Irish consumer loans, and certain small and medium enterprise (SME) loans (together, Relevant Loans).

John Breslin, February 26 2019

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