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Is globalisation retreating under populist pressure? Or are populist politics a sign of its force?

Can regulation improve culture? It's the biggest question facing the architects of the UK's senior managers' regime, which has been in effect since March 7 this year and is already being eyed up by other jurisdictions. An IFLR poll earlier this year revealed that 55% of readers don't think it can.

The firm took home the international firm of the year award along with many others at the event in Dubai last night

China's ambition to follow in Japan's footsteps and build a global business empire has not shown any signs of abating, with well-known Chinese billionaires leading the country's global expansionist drive. But the modern version of an (economically-driven) manifest destiny, made inevitable by China's accumulating wealth, is increasingly being met with heavy resistance from governments and grassroots advocacy groups alike.

China has officially banned banks from carrying out debt-to-equity swaps directly, a move which has been met with mixed reactions. The State Council issued a circular on October 10 stipulating that banks can only be involved in such transactions through so-called implementing institutions. These include financial asset management companies (AMCs), insurance AMCs and state-owned investment management companies.

The EU needs to go back to the drawing board

Cross-border insolvency laws face some practical adoption hurdles

Regulators must break down the barriers to the distribution of funds across member states to improve cross-border investment and capital market activity in the EU, according to a September report by France's securities regulator.

The world's first green masala bond has brought the lack of clarity over the full application of India's capital gains tax to the surface.

Financing for the largest ever Chinese investment into the UK, nuclear power station Hinkley Point C, has successfully closed. The power station is also Europe's biggest infrastructure project.