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Over the past decade, the real estate market in Colombia has grown tremendously and new horizons have opened for investors, including in the urban renovation and real estate project segments, renewable energy, and public private partnerships (PPPs) generally.

A law providing for the regulation and supervision of payment systems has been proposed and is now pending before the Philippine senate for transmission to the president for final approval (the House of Representatives adopted the Senate version of the bill as an amendment to the House version and this was transmitted to the Senate on October 3 2018). If the proposed law is passed in its existing form, it will grant the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) supervisory and regulatory authority over payment systems in the Philippines. The proposed law mandates the registration of payment system operators and limits those allowed to operate payment systems to persons and entities that obtain advance approval from the BSP.

Offshore activities in Macau are ruled by Decree-Law 58/99/M (the offshore regime). Under this Law, such activities are categorised into financial and non-financial offshore operations, under the supervision of the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) and the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), respectively.

On June 15 2018, the Swiss Parliament adopted the Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA). In the meanwhile, the Swiss Federal Council opened a consultation process regarding the Financial Services Ordinance (FinSO), implementing the provisions of the FinSA, which will last until February 6 2019. Together with the new Swiss Financial Institutions Act, the FinSA and the related implementing ordinances are expected to enter into force on January 1 2020. These laws are part of an entirely new regulatory framework governing the Swiss financial markets.

Among the variety of investment areas in Vietnam, the education sector is becoming one of the most appealing. Consumer expenditure on education continues to rise in Vietnam. According to the British Council, consumers spent $8.6 billion on education in 2015, which is forecast to increase to $12.8 billion by 2021. According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, for the first half of 2017, Vietnam attracted over $701.69 million in foreign direct investment via 336 projects in this sector.

Faced with the effects of President Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods and an economic slowdown, the PRC has encouraged local governments to increase support for infrastructure spending

BNY Mellon's Susan Revell addresses some of the key regulatory themes that have affected the EU this year

IFLR’s latest poll examines the good, the bad and possible areas of improvement for the Bond and Stock Connect initiatives

The Commission’s proposal to introduce sovereign bond-backed securities fails to fully address their regulatory treatment as securitisations

The recent scandal involving Danske Bank's Estonian branch has reopened old wounds - and put the spotlight back on regulators