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A draft of the Act partially amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Etc (the 2010 Amendment) was submitted to the National Diet on March 9 2010 and was promulgated on May 19 2010. The 2010 Amendment consists of provisions to improve the stability and transparency of settlement of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions including (i) systems for infrastructure development relating to clearing, (ii) a requirement to use a clearing organisation, and (iii) establishment of a system for the conservation and reporting of trading data. Provisions relating to (i) above will become effective within one year from May 19 2010 while provisions relating to (ii) and (iii) above will become effective within two and a half years from May 19 2010.

The recent Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal decision in Trade and Commerce Bank v Island Point Properties S.A. has important implications for insolvency law within the British Virgin Islands, as well as for other jurisdictions which share a similar statutory framework to the B.V.I.'s Insolvency Act 2003 (the Act).

IFLR’s Asian and European Private Equity forums found an industry worrying about a regulatory deluge and changing structures.

Steven Winegar Both Singapore and Hong Kong experienced a busy September on the lateral front. In Hong Kong Paul Hastings added Steven Winegar, a former managing director and senior counsel at Goldman Sachs, to its corporate ranks. The same office also boosted its real estate practice by relocating finance and property specialist Derek Roth from its Los Angeles post.

Gökhan Eraksoy Onur Günel

Philbert E Varona

EU states have not embraced class actions yet. They should do so soon

Belgium is determined to finalise the AIFM Directive during its EU Presidency. But will a speedy compromise result in fair access?

Despite finalised Basel commitments there is still ambiguity around key proposals, including how they interact with national rules

Rodrigo Conesa