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The US Federal Reserve's enhanced supplementary leverage ratio could push banks to add risk to their portfolios. Here's why

The UK FCA is now responsible for promoting competition in financial services. Herbert Smith Freehills explains how the regulator is taking its new duties and powers very seriously

One year after the dual-regulated structure for UK financial services was created, the industry has spoken out about the controversial new arrangements

Vijaya Sampath As of April 1 2014, 283 sections of the Companies Act 2013 (of the total 470 sections) and the related rules dealing with these sections have been notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Many new concepts have been introduced, the scope of others has been widened and many sections in the previous Act of 1956 have been dropped. Some of the new concepts range from new classes of one person and small companies to shareholder empowerment through class action suits. Certain profit-making companies have to spend 2% of their average net profits in the three preceding financial years on specified social schemes, or explain their reasons for not doing so.

Teruyoshi Takahashi On April 1 2014, Tokyo Stock Exchange enforced an Amendment to the Securities Listing Regulations. Events that will trigger timely disclosure for listed real estate investment trust (REIT) securities (disclosure events) are substantially expanded. This Amendment was brought about in connection with the Amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act as of April 1 2014, which made insider trading rules applicable to the trading of listed investment units issued by J-REITs which invest in real estate properties. Under the new Securities Listing Regulations, the following items (in summary and not limited to the following) are newly provided as disclosure events (for some items, exemptions are provided in the Enforcement Rules for Securities Listing Regulations):

Linklaters explains how recent changes to Delaware law will expedite US take-privates and facilitate compliance with US margin regulation for purchasers and lenders globally

All the nominees for the third annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards. Winners will be announced at Essex House, New York on June 5

Nasdaq Dubai has become the first exchange in the GCC to list a Reit. But can the bourse capitalise on the deal to cement the emirate’s comeback?