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  • Brazil puts squeeze on money-launderers
    A recent bill published by the Brazilian authorities is set to make money-laundering in Latin America's largest country a specific criminal offence for the first time. By Bruno Balduccini of Pinheiro Neto Advogados, São Paulo
    December 01 1996
  • Switzerland updates funds regime to compete
    Switzerland has amended its rules to compete with the attractive Luxembourg regime. By Filippo Beck of Wenger Mathys Plattner, Zurich and Basle, with the assistance of Christina Amgwerd-Sheaff and Jlona Caduff
    December 01 1996
  • UN Commission to rule on extent of corporate claims against Iraq
    The UN Compensation Commission set up to investigate Gulf War claims must make sure that pre-invasion Iraqi debts are given the same importance as war damage, argue Anthony Gardner, Roger Alford and Richard Weiner, of Hogan & Hartson LLP, Brussels and Washington
    December 01 1996
  • Blue sky law reform falls short
    The Capital Markets Efficiency Act is a pale shadow of the originally proposed reforms to end the federal/state dual regulation of securities issues and cut litigation by large institutions. By David Bernstein of Rogers & Wells, New York
    December 01 1996
  • Winning business
    US firm White & Case is providing advice to the South African government on restructuring the telecommunications sector in the country. The firm is also advising the local telecoms monopoly, Telkom SA, in preparation for the sale of 30% of its equity to a foreign company.
    December 01 1996
  • Developing eastern Europe
    John Taylor, general counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, talks to Diana Bentley
    December 01 1996
  • Switzerland
    Performance bonds are contracts of guarantee commonly used in international trade. Their commercial purpose is to secure the performance of a primary obligation through assured and prompt payment in case of default. No dispute arising out of the underlying agreement between the principal and the beneficiary of the guarantee ought to interfere with the independent undertaking of the guarantor. Hence, performance bonds invariably include an absolute undertaking by the guarantor to pay 'on first demand'.
    December 01 1996
  • Norway
    In a referendum, Norway voted against membership of the EU. However, because Norway is a member of the EEA, EU legislation on finance and commerce must also be implemented as domestic Norwegian law. Not only does this open up Norway for business from the EU; it opens up the EU for business from Norway.
    December 01 1996
  • Australia
    The concept of lending money is relevant to a number of pieces of legislation in Australia and can be either the trigger for the imposition of restrictions or the basis of exemptions.
    December 01 1996
  • Finland
    A bill on the legislative framework for the National Securities Centre was recently published by the Finnish government. Under the proposal, legislation on the book-entry securities system would also be amended.
    December 01 1996
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