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The French G-Sib's second tier 3 issuance was carried in the Nordic currency after demand from investors in the region

The two asset classes are a perfect fit, but the appetite of Islamic investors for risk and innovation is limited

Russia’s first major share sale in three years has passed the litmus test with an overwhelmingly international order book

The country appears to have loosened its grip on capital outflows amid heightened foreign exchange concerns

A focus on behaviour may boost liquidity by improving clients’ understanding of how markets work

João Nuno Riquito Carlos Eduardo Coelho On November 10 2016, the Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau SAR) legislative assembly unanimously approved the first reading of a bill that proposed amendments to the law on the prevention of money laundering activities – law 2/2016 (AML law). More recently, on January 4 2017, the legislative assembly approved the first reading of a bill that proposed a border currency declaration system for anyone entering or leaving Macau SAR.

Ippei Nishiuchi On December 26 2016, the act promoting implementation of specified integrated resort areas – the so-called Japanese 'casino law' – was promulgated and partially came into force. The act mainly aims to set out the fundamental principles and policies concerning the establishment of 'specified integrated resort areas', which are locations certified by the government as areas within which casino facilities can be established. Outside these areas, it will continue to be illegal to operate casinos.

Jose Florante M Pamfilo Recently, the Philippine supreme court voted to deny the petition made in the case of Roy vs Herbosa (GR number 207246) to invalidate SEC Memorandum Circular number 8-2013 (guidelines on compliance with the Filipino-foreign ownership requirements prescribed in the constitution and/or existing laws by corporations engaged in nationalised and partly-nationalised activities) (MC 8-2013) issued by the Philippine securities and exchange commission (SEC).

In late 2016, the Slovak parliament passed an amendment to the income tax act that introduced several tax-related changes. Along with a reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 22% to 21%, the most important changes concerned taxes on dividends, to be implemented progressively beginning January 1 2017.

Beatriz Causapé Laura Torrecilla In a context where Spanish banks continue to sell their non-performing loans (NPLs) to reduce the level of their provisions and improve their solvency ratios, several national and regional rules have been approved, and resolutions passed recently in an attempt to protect debtors, who are often in precarious situations.