October/November 2019

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Islamic capital markets: An ever-expanding frontier

Critical challenges facing the green bond market

Editorial: The new big four

Opinion: a rock and a hard place

OPINION: Equivalence is politics

OPINION: the trade war winners

People moves from IFLR1000: Americas

Head-to-head: time for GDPR in the US?

Cover story: keeping big tech at bay

UK initial public offering reforms: Time to take stock

At all costs: a closer look at M&A risks

Swiss L-QIFs: a guide

Sanctions v loan agreements: a borrower's perspective

Australian crypto: steady hand on the tiller

Brazil: New oil and gas financing alternatives

Colombia: Capital markets changes afoot

Costa Rica: Fintech’s rapid expansion

Cyprus: Determining insolvency

Macau: New tax standards and exemptions

Panama: Bill on PPP regime

Philippines: New International Centre for Conflict Resolution

Slovak Republic: Termination of old enforcement proceedings

Switzerland: Payments on blockchain; stringent Swiss AML standards for regulated financial intermediaries

Thailand: New debt crowdfunding regulations

Vietnam: Information sharing under new Competition Law

Restructuring innovates in Asia

US remains the top destination for IPOs despite competition

5G rollout could be slowed down by bolstered Cfius regulations

South Korea update introduces Cfius-style restriction

Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2019: shortlist announced

East African integration plans blow hot and cold

Inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Rising Stars Awards – shortlist live

Asian funds need to embrace fintech

GDPR has kept AI ethical, despite concerns

Money laundering scandals create opportunities for fintech

Risk of greenwashing stokes interest in sustainability taxonomies

Could bilateral investment treaties save the Brexit day?

Clarifications made as SEC extends testing-the-waters provision

High hopes for EU sustainable finance taxonomy

Could bilateral investment treaties save the Brexit day?

Burdensome regulation makes for burgeoning regtech

IFLR Middle East Awards 2019: winners revealed

City cautiously optimistic about Brexit breakthrough

ESG: Asset managers vary in enthusiasm

Q&A with former Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld

IFLR Asia Capital Markets Forum 2019: meet the speakers

Support grows for Greece’s NPL plan

European banks: the US is critical to global success

US companies unfazed by California’s data protection law

The rise of token technology explained

Mifid II: what are minor non-monetary benefits?

Vietnam: New FDI foreign exchange control

Vietnam: New solar power project incentives

PRIMER: PSD2

Lack of regulatory clarity in hemp and marijuana industry still hindering bankability

SGX moves to protect minority shareholders

Life in the SEC's enforcement division

Funds struggle with regulation in China’s GBA

Bank of China issues first ever SOFR-linked bonds in Asia

Inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Rising Stars Awards: winners announced

PRIMER: IBOR fallbacks

Broadcom decision: antitrust still not in-house priority

Tariffs’ impact on deal flow is minimal

Dombrovskis: More progress on banking union needed

From Moscow to London: Yukos ruling analysed

IFLR Asia Capital Markets Forum 2019: key takeaways

PRIMER: China’s social credit system

SEC: Don't count on CAT delay

Bumps in the road: IEX on the record

Uncertainty continues for EU securitisation

Ex-regulatory chiefs welcome recent Volcker rule changes

PRIMER: how to make an EU law

USMCA remains the best opportunity for bipartisan lawmaking

OECD legal director: we underestimated political context of the Anti-Bribery Convention

Banking regulations

Crave for yield widens gap in covenant quality

UK crypto ruling excites industry, despite lacking legal clout

Former Swiss ambassador: freedom of movement a post-Brexit make or break

ESG survey: no need to accept lower returns over long term

PRIMER: China’s cryptography law

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The rise of token technology explained

Lawyers in London, Frankfurt and Silicon Valley share their experiences of the tokenisation of assets and explain where they see the market going

October 31 2019
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UK initial public offering reforms: Time to take stock

Transaction management firm The Deal Team, together with London-based Slaughter and May lawyers, explain how the IPO process has changed for issuers since the FCA’s reforms last summer

October 07 2019
Sponsored by Campos Mello Advogados

Brazil: New oil and gas financing alternatives

The Brazilian oil and gas sector does not frequently use project financing and debt capital markets (DCM) to fund its activities unlike in other Brazilian capital-intensive sectors (for example, energy and toll roads) or in other oil markets (for example, onshore US). This results in reduced capital returns and creates difficulties for independent oil companies. Two recent regulations may change this situation.

September 23 2019

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