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The leader in dark pools

Vaishali Javeri is the natural choice to counsel the world's most successful dark pool and the world's only lit electronic communication network (ECN).

September 01 2011

The teacher

Whether attending to an enquiry in Europe or overseeing projects in Canada, Edith Shih is always immediately identified as the first point of contact. It is because she doesn't sleep, according Canning Fok, group managing director of Hutchison Whampoa.

September 01 2011

The Singapore opportunist

As south-east Asia legal head at Standard Chartered, Ben Bowden has not just had a front-row seat for the Asian growth story. He has also played a starring role in his bank's progression from what was essentially a small Asia-focused currency house to the regional success story it is today.

September 01 2011

The Dodd-Frank master

When the US's biggest bank decided it needed a counsel in Washington DC to lead its regulatory reform initiatives, it sought out Kevin MacMillan. With nine years experience between the US Treasury and House Financial Services Committee, MacMillan's firsthand experience with the regulatory and legislative processes makes him ideally suited to coordinate Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Dodd-Frank implementation.

September 01 2011

Registration of secured transactions and contracts

In February 2011, Vietnam's Ministry of Justice issued Circular 05/2011/TT/BTP providing guidelines on the registration of, and provision of information about, secured transactions and contracts. Circular 05 also provides important new legislation on the registration of secured contracts and transactions at Registration Centres of the National Office for Registration of Security Transactions under the Ministry of Justice.

September 01 2011

New tax rules for transfer and assignment of derivative contracts

As a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, certain books of derivative contracts must be transferred to other dealers.

September 01 2011

Corporate benefit under Polish law

As the Polish economy matures, Polish entities are more and more often becoming part of the world's business ecosystem. But this does not only mean receiving benefits: for example, Polish entities are increasingly providing support to their parent and sister companies worldwide by becoming borrowers and, even more frequently, guarantors in global financings. They secure obligations worth billions of euros, while themselves they are usually worth only a fraction of the stake.

September 01 2011

Franchising guidelines revamped

Chun-yih Cheng The Guidelines Governing Disclosure of Information by Franchisors were first promulgated by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission in 1999. The last amendments were made in 2009. The franchising business has developed rapidly, expanding to various industries; however, disputes between franchisors and franchisees have erupted. The Fair Trade Commission recently has revamped and renamed the guidelines as the Guidelines Governing the Business Operation of Franchisors.

September 01 2011

Insolvency regulations

With news from various parts of the world pointing to the uncertainty in economics, a quick insight on Polish insolvency regulations appears justified (even if forecasts as to economic growth in Poland are optimistic).

September 01 2011

Indirect sale of stocks and shares

Jose Talledo Vinces Law No 29663, published on February 15 2011, amended the Peruvian Income Tax Law to include, as taxable income from Peruvian source, any capital gain that non-domiciled shareholders obtain from the indirect transfer of ownership of the shares or participations issued by companies domiciled in Peru.

September 01 2011

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