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DEAL: Europe’s first certified green loan

Strasser Capital has become the first in Europe to place a senior secured Climate Bond-certified green loan, opening a new market for financing sustainable projects.

January 26 2017

Venezuela’s dollar bonds confuse the market

Venezuela's latest sovereign bond issuance has left the market perplexed, with investors unsure of the rationale behind this transaction. Reports in the press point to $5 billion worth of 20-year bonds with a coupon of 6.5% - a far cry from the 20% normally commanded by investors buying debt from the troubled nation and from some of its state-run organisations. This issuance is also the first recorded sovereign deal in the Latin American country in over five years.

January 26 2017

International investors capitalise on Japan’s FDI thirst

Japanese corporates are making a comeback on the global M&A stage, but the government's crackdown on corporate governance irregularities has given inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) an indirect nudge.

January 26 2017

Brazil: Successor’s liability

Luis Antonio Semeghini de Souza Fabiola Cammarota de Abreu In the prevailing Brazilian economic environment, the potential acquisition of assets without the risks resulting from successor's liability is of great value. The recovery of the enterprise and the productive unit, rather than the recovery of the entrepreneur, is one of the principles adopted by the Brazilian Judicial Recovery and Bankruptcy Act (JRB Act, law no. 11.101/2005).

January 26 2017

China’s capital flight crackdown could have undesired effects

The more the government restricts the flow of capital, the stronger the demand for foreign money

January 26 2017

Cyprus: Reporting regulatory infringements

Elias Neocleous On December 15 2016, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) issued for consultation a draft law dealing with the submission of complaints about regulatory infringements and the protection of persons raising such complaints, together with a draft explanatory circular regarding the implementation of the proposed law.

January 26 2017

Americas

Following a few steady months leading up to the end of 2016, the past few weeks have in contrast seen an explosion in lateral moves.

January 26 2017

Colombia: Fintech regulation

Carlos Fradique-Méndez Camilo Vásquez The financial technology (fintech) industry continues to expand globally and many countries have started to regulate the industry with varying approaches. Some countries aim to stimulate innovation, whereas others take an opposite approach, arguing the case for the safety of consumers, and establishing relevant regulations.

January 26 2017

Honduras: Financial System Law reforms

José Ramón Paz Morales On December 29 2016, the Financial System Law (FSL), which is the law that regulates banks and financial institutions that perform financial intermediation in the Republic of Honduras, was substantially reformed. This is the first time since the FSL's enactment in 2004 that such important reforms have been made to legislation in this area of the law.

January 26 2017

Indonesia: Peer-to-peer lending

Oene Marseille Emir Nurmansyah In late December 2016, the Financial Service Authority of Indonesia (OJK) issued a regulation on the peer-to-peer lending business. The regulation affects peer-to-peer providers of loan products operating via internet platforms.

January 26 2017

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