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  • Lawyers have predicted China's central bank decision to widen the renminbi (RMB) trading band against the US dollar will prompt a continued and gradual loosening of trading band widths.
  • The EC's decision to differ from Esma's technical advice on certain elements of final terms and summaries has been largely welcomed by European lawyers.
  • Designation flexibility will be key US attorneys have called on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to exempt asset management companies from being designated as systemically important financial institutions (Sifis).
  • The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) is set to amend Hong Kong's accounting report standards to better clarify accountants' role in the city's listing process.
  • Mergers, associations and link ups were again the topic of conversation in the Asia-Pacific region this month with the headlines taken by LINKLATERS and ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON who announced their exclusive alliance and Asian joint venture. The move had been mooted for a while and is set to go live on May 1. Within Asia the two firms are set to form a joint venture, which will share resources while retaining separate profit pools.
  • The Big Apple still sets the regional standard
  • The Italian government has introduced a new law that, for the first time, sets out a comprehensive investment control regime in Italy. But the scheme is not perfect and changes still need to be made, according to lawyers in Italy.
  • One story above all others has dominated the news this month, which is the rapid downsizing and widely reported financial issues at DEWEY & LEBOUEF. What started out as a small rolling snowball of partner departures has rapidly gained momentum and size and at the time of going to press the firm has seen over 70 lawyers leave offices in the US and across Europe since the start of 2012.
  • For many years China has been implementing separate policies for urban and rural land, under which they are governed by different legal systems and governmental authorities and are traded in different markets and have different rights. Use of farm land for non-agricultural purposes is monopolised by the government. Rural land to be used for urban construction needs to be expropriated from farmers first and then sold to land users by the government.
  • The restructuring at DEWEY & LEBOUEF has not been restricted to the US this month and the European region had its fair share of news with various partner departures occurring in London, Italy and the Middle East.