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The European Commission's proposals for the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD V) have been deemed by some as a retaliatory response to US regulatory standards. But Clifford Chance's Simon Gleeson believes the proposals will not substantially damage US banks with operations in the EU.

Inconsistent legislation and home-grown commercial specificities mean investors need to factor the risk of entering India into their deals

Banks have found themselves competing with direct lenders in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. But they still have a key role to play in the global markets

Private equity-backed Chinese enterprises have been on a global shopping spree this year. But the situation is not without its challenges

Unpredictability strikes back on the 2016 M&A market. IFLR1000’s annual rankings identify the law firms that have laid the foundations for next year’s deal activity

After months of speculation and uncertainty, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect is officially up and running. The scheme, which is the second of its kind, was officially launched on December 5, linking the two bourses for the first time since the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was opened in 1991. It will allow international and Hong Kong investors to trade in 881 Shenzhen-listed stocks up to a quota of RMB13 billion ($1.89 billion), while PRC investors will have access to 417 Hong Kong-listed stocks and be subject to a daily quota of RMB10.5 billion.

Mozambique's government is struggling to reach consensus with a group of bondholders over a commercial debt restructuring plan. It might be the first case in a new wave of emerging markets gone wrong.

Asset managers in the UK are readying themselves for a new individual accountability regime previously only applicable to senior staff members at banks, and for some – particularly international-facing businesses – governance structures will have to be overhauled.

A retrospective analysis of the now-defunct commercial lender’s fate under the current financial regulatory regime shows that it would likely not have needed a federal bailout

The autonomous region's new resolution regime should smooth the way for wind-downs. Here’s how it would work in practice