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The penalty is the first of its kind imposed by the country’s regulator, a signal it is ramping up oversight of merger activity

All the shortlisted deals, teams and individuals for IFLR's 2018 Middle East Awards

The Dagong incident and a desire to internationalise Chinese capital markets have forced a number of government agencies to step in

Infrastructure loan-backed securities can be a win-win for all parties involved

The end of non-bank designated Sifis does not necessarily mean that the concept will be short lived for banking institutions

More guidance and greater focus on cross-border enforcement are necessary to address this increasing problem

Exchanges have no anticipation of being able to meet imposed deadlines, so SEC staff has offered a form of no-action relief

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a body of European legislation of considerable complexity, especially when it comes to its practical implementation. However, Slovakia still lacks models and guidelines from the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic that would make the implementation of the GDPR easier and resolve several open questions. When Slovak law was revised before the implementation of the GDPR, it was hoped that the GDPR would bring about a reduction in obligations and a simplification of mandatory documentation, especially for smaller firms. It now appears from developments in the guidelines of the Office for Personal Data Protection that this might not be the case.

In recent years, the number of corporate scandals occurring at listed Japanese companies has been increasing. These risk not only damaging the company itself but potentially might also result in a loss of credibility of the capital market as a whole. With that in mind, it has become increasingly necessary for listed companies to implement continuous measures to prevent such scandals from occurring.

Within the framework of its overall goal of diversifying the local economy, the Macau SAR (MSAR) government aims to revitalise the financial leasing system. It has submitted a draft bill to the Legislative Council (LegCo) on a new regime for financial leasing companies, which will replace the existing Decree-Law 51/93/M of September 20.