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On November 17 2008, a committee organised by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to study new employee stock ownership plans released its report. The report mainly aims to maintain and enhance the global competitiveness of Japanese companies by promoting the introduction of new employee stock ownership plans. Actually, some companies have already started to introduce such new plans (Japanese ESOPs), which are named and somewhat modeled after employee stock ownership plans in the US. However, the number of companies with new plans is still small because there are some potential legal, accounting and tax issues associated with such new plans. Therefore, in order to make new plans more prevalent, the committee studied these issues, and released a report that suggests possible solutions.

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has made significant changes to the BVI's Ant-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice affecting all BVI entities and professionals and further modifying the Code's effects on BVI mutual funds and fund managers and administrators.

How foreign investors can extract their money from China, and avoid lawsuits for improper withdrawal

Does a person have to disclose cooperation with a significant shareholder in a US company even if it doesn’t own shares?

The shortlisted deals and teams of the year in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Look out for two new categories for innovative US firms

A review of some of the key structures available in today’s market, with a focus on the LSE Official List

John White, who just stepped down as SEC Director of Corporation Finance, defends Sarbanes-Oxley and looks at what may lie ahead at the SEC

Lift Capital v Merrill Lynch will provide relief to counsel of prime brokers everywhere

Convertible bonds are being restructured with lower conversion premiums, synthetic stock-borrow and more investor protection

European regulators and industry bodies are divided over how to structure a European clearing system for credit default swaps