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INTERVIEW: keeping faith

Julia von Buttlar, deputy head of division in BaFin’s securities supervision directorate, discusses how cooperation is key when it comes to ensuring the integrity of the international financial markets

August 28 2018

Due diligence: from KYC to WAKOC

Blockchain could create new opportunities for verified identity solutions

August 28 2018

Japan: New tailwind Bill for offshore wind farm

Japan's offshore wind power generation industry is seeing increased attention from companies and investors, both at home and abroad. On March 9 2018, the Cabinet approved the Bill on the promotion of the use of sea areas related to offshore renewable energy power generation facilities. The Bill is targeted for promulgation in 2019 (or maybe within 2018).

August 28 2018

Vietnam: New commercial promotion regulation

On July 15 2018, Decree 81/2018/ND-CP dated May 22 2018 (Decree 81) took effect and repealed Decree 37/2006/ND-CP dated April 4 2006 (Decree 37), detailing regulations on the law regarding commercial promotional activities. Decree 81 provides certain new regulations with the aim of facilitating commercial promotional activities and encouraging market development.

August 28 2018

Sibling rivalry

Xiaomi's initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock exchange (HKEx) in July kickstarted a wave of listings of companies with the so-called weighted voting right (WVR) structure. This allows significant voting rights to be awarded to a shareholder, regardless of their actual stake in the company, and is often used by a company's founders after an initial public offering to limit stock dilution and retain control.

August 28 2018

Americas

Kirkland & Ellis has opened its second office in Texas hiring six lawyers in Dallas. The office's initial staff will be eight partners – the firm opened in Houston in 2014.

August 28 2018

Two sides to one story

The US Supreme Court’s Ohio v American Express decision of June 2018 analysed the economics of the two-sided market for credit card transactions

August 28 2018

Colombia: OTC derivatives market expanded

The Colombian Central Bank recently issued Regulation 1 of 2018 to replace Regulation 8 of 2000, updating the regulation applicable to derivative operations in Colombia. Regulation DODM-144 was also adjusted to reflect such changes and to clarify the procedures required for the reporting of these operations to the Central Bank.

August 28 2018

Raising the bar

Asia is improving corporate governance. But some companies aren’t jumping at the opportunity

Karry Lai, August 28 2018

Macau: Enhancement of CEPA

Fourteen years after the launch of the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) in 2004, the economic and trade cooperation between mainland China and Macau continues to be strengthened and enriched. Since 2016, a series of amendments have been introduced to CEPA to improve and update the existing provisions, in particular in the fields of trade services, trading of goods, investment and economic and technical cooperation.

August 28 2018

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