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The euro is under pressure after the demise of Europe's constitution. Gilles Thieffry assesses the legal risks of a member state pulling out of monetary union

Switzerland is levelling the financial sector’s playing field by assessing the lack of regulation regarding external asset managers. Daniel Stoll and Nicolas Schwarz of Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte outline the changes

A set of agreements between Switzerland and the EU will have a positive effect for those doing business in the country. Michael Nordin, Madeleine Simonek, Pietro Sansonetti and Joëlle Zumoffen Fruttero of Schellenberg Wittmer explain

Jörg A Witmer of Walder Wyss & Partners takes a look at Switzerland’s book-entry securities law project

Frank Gerhard of Homburger outlines the deal protection options available in Swiss takeovers

René Bösch and Daniel Haeberli of Homburger outline the Swiss Exchange's response to the EU's Prospectus and Transparency Directives - a listing regime that rivals the EU regulated markets

A recent court decision means financial institutions could face increasing tort action from money-laundering victims. And legislative changes put more professions in the line of fire. Marco Niedermann and Robin Grand of Niedermann Rechtsanwälte explain

Mark-Oliver Baumgarten, Philippe Borens and Olivier Alber of Schellenberg Wittmer highlight the latest developments of the Swiss derivatives market regulation and practice

Song-Il An and Je Won Lee of Lee & Ko discuss the Korean legal issues relating to a financial institution's participation in a private equity fund

In one of the largest Austrian deals of the year, Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati advised OMV in the sale of its subsidiary Agrolinz Melamine International to the Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum Investment Company. M&A partners Clemens Hasenauer and Albert Birkner led the team advising OMV on the deal, which was worth €241 million. A team fromHadef Al Dhahir & Associates in Abu Dhabi represented IPIC. DLA Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte advised IPIC in Austria. Hilmar Kroat-Reder acted as OMV's in-house counsel on the transaction and David Forbes led the in-house team at IPIC group.