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

Receivership is an important weapon in the arsenal of any commercial litigator

The Colombian private equity industry is expanding its boundaries to attract new investors. Local pension funds are increasingly cautious about committing additional capital to new funds given that they are reaching the limits stated in the local investment regime, and they are waiting to review the performance of funds that are reaching their full term.

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.

On November 15 2018, the Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region announced the 2019 policy address at the Legislative Council with a headline of 'Seize opportunities for balanced development'. Some highlights of the tax relief measures mentioned are as follows:

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

If his work at the Fed is anything to go by, Randal Quarles' appointment as chair of the Financial Stability Board could bring regulatory liberalisation to the many

Americas reporter John Crabb talks to Blackstone senior managing director and chief legal officer John Finley about his time as general counsel, building a team and the private equity landscape

IFLR magazine's December/January 2019 cover story looks at why deals fall apart even if M&A parties are initially dealt a good hand