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Market participants in the US are considering the impending challenges posed by the so-called Basel IV framework

The European Commission's decisions regarding Greek banks provide an indication as to the approach it will take with the Italian financial sector

Edgar Herrera In 2009, after a series of economic developments that focused mainly on the drive to increase international tax cooperation and transparency, Panama enacted a series of treaties destined to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion.

Carina C. Laforteza Lito Paolo T. Martin II The enactment of Republic Act No. 10881 on August 16 2016 is set to make the Philippines a more attractive destination for foreign investors in the financing industry. This new legislation has lifted certain foreign equity requirements.

Mayank Gupta Christopher Machera The biggest US headline this month was ALLEN & OVERY's addition of a five-person team. The firm secured a five-partner leveraged finance team consisting of Scott Zemser, Alan Rockwell, and Judah Frogel from White & Case, Rajani Gupta from Proskauer Rose, and Todd Koretzky from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy.

Radka Sláviková Geržová Martin Ilavský A new law governing real estate expropriation came into force in Slovakia on July 1 2016. The new rules repealed the applicable part of the Building Act of 1976.

Samsung Asset Management's successful launch of Hong Kong's first inverse and leveraged products this summer overcame a series of challenging risk assessment and disclosure tests.

On July 21 China's army of cash-loaded corporates met with yet more resistance within the US.

Joyce Chan The region has been active on the lateral hires front in Hong Kong as offshore firm WALKERS added corporate partner James Webb from Mourant Ozannes. In other moves, WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES brought in William Hay from Baring Private Equity Asia to strengthen its private equity practice, while capital markets partner Liang Tao left Davis Polk & Wardwell for ALLEN & OVERY and Simon McKnight exited Linklaters for SIMMONS & SIMMONS. Christopher Knight from DLA Piper joined AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD's investment funds practice and CLYDE & CO hired corporate partner Joyce Chan from DLA Piper.

As defaults soar, foreign creditors need a proactive strategy to survive court supervised restructurings in the country