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US authorities acted quickly to regulate the financial sector after the subprime crisis sent the global economy into a tailspin, and the country is less vulnerable to financial collapse as a result. This head start on regulation will likely cause some money to travel to foreign jurisdictions, but investors would be wise to observe the benefits of regulatory certainty.

Welcome to the new world order. Again. Of course, it's all too easy to be cynical. Seismic shifts in the investment-banking model have been prophesised time and again since the events of 2008, and beyond, changed the worldview of banking behemoths irrevocably.

Coller Capital's acquisition of £1.03 billion of private equity assets from Lloyds Banking Group, along with £22 million of undrawn commitments, is the largest unsyndicated secondaries transaction ever completed.

The deal could be the first sign of recovery for Vietnam’s struggling banking sector

London, New York and Hong Kong might be the money centres of today, but they each face a precarious future. With the global economic hierarchy under threat, which city will prevail?

Europe’s debt wall is proving just as strong

Proposed amendments to Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act could increase investment in residential mortgages guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, just as the US government moves to unwind the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

Arguably the biggest story of the last month came from Africa. EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS (ENS) has been expanding steadily for the last couple of years, including enhancing its operations in various countries in the continent's south. In late August, the firm increased its capacity in its home base of South Africa with the hire of three new corporate lawyers from DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. The team includes corporate and commercial head Ian Hayes and fellow practitioners Marc Friedman and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino. The hires are the latest in a recruitment drive that has seen the firm take on 23 new directors in the last 12 months. In addition, the firm has opened new offices in both Rwanda and Burundi.

Shearman & Sterling’s Philip Dundas wins the inaugural outstanding achievement award

Neftalí Garro of BLP Abogados in San José examines the key challenges for investors in the liberalising Costa Rican insurance market