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Will there be any piece of Obama administration legislation left when Donald Trump decides to end his regulatory rollback? Healthcare, environmental and trade rules have so far been given a significant haircut, but financial regulation is undergoing one of the most significant and high-profile dissolutions.

A plan mooted by the European Banking Authority's (EBA) chairman Andrea Enria to create an EU-wide designated fund for dealing with the continent's bad loan problems has been met with a lukewarm response.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) last week called for all hedging arrangements at share class level – with the exception of currency risk hedging – to be set up as separate funds or sub-funds.

Tech firm Snap's decision to go public with only no-vote shares on offer is a bold move that's unlikely to become a trend, despite the fears of some investors. The decision taken by the parent company of instant messaging app Snapchat has incensed investors, so much so that a number of US pension funds are in the process of writing Snap's executives a strongly-worded letter.

China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) shocked Hong Kong and mainland Chinese investors by recently allowing onshore PRC investors to participate in Hong Kong IPOs raised by Chinese companies as cornerstones – provided that they agree to a number of conditions.

US courts have amended their approach to disclosure only settlements of M&A litigation

The Islamic finance market has stalled at a critical point. But only global standards and a concerted effort to promote them can reopen the door to growth

Oene Marseille Emir Nurmansyah In December 2016, the Indonesian president issued a new regulation paving the way for Indonesia's ministry of finance to provide land procurement funding to projects with national strategic value, but with insufficient funding to complete the necessary land acquisition.

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.

The FSB wants to make global asset management a safer place