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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a notification to entities it regulates and to participants in the market in general of the consultation process regarding a proposed amendment of the EU prudential rules for investment firms.

Overcoming misguided criticism regarding their level of transparency and punitive character, these tools have proven essential to resolution

The Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) has previously approved the rules and regulations governing virtual currency exchanges in the Philippines.

The Trump administration has been working through its plan to reduce regulatory burdens for financial institutions – with various consequences

Nisha Kaur Uberoi, Trilegal

In February, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a 2014 decision that had found Jordan-based Arab Bank liable for intentionally supporting the terrorist group Hamas. The original decision was made after the bank was tried by a Brooklyn-based jury for providing financing to the group, which has been linked to several militant attacks against Israel in the early 2000s. It was the first time in the US that a bank was held liable civilly for violating the Anti-Terrorism Act, which lets US citizens seek damages from international terrorism.

Maria Raptis and Ken Schwartz, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

IFLR's fifth annual Merger Control Survey was conducted on a global basis over a two month period. Based on the responses, legal systems in each jurisdiction have been rated on a spectrum that ranges from predictable and light touch regulation to unpredictable or highly intrusive regulation. The ratings do not indicate whether or not a particular approach is justifiable or reasonable.

Are recent trends restricting transfers reasonable or an unnecessary fetter on lenders' capabilities?

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