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Annalisa Dentoni-Litta In the Brussels EU competition market there was two significant moves in the past month. SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON hired Jacques Derenne from Hogan Lovells, and LATHAM & WATKINS recruited Elisabetta Righini from the European Commission. In the case of Sheppard Mullin, the move represents the firm's entry into the market.

Counsel at a breakfast seminar hosted by TheCityUK in London last month lauded the Capital Markets Union (CMU) action plan, but lamented its failure to address cross-border shareholder voting.

Under UK rules, retail deposits will be separated from the bank’s other activities

Prime Minister Abe’s push to end cross-shareholding has had mixed results Counsel in Japan have questioned the country's corporate governance code, at a time when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reiterated his intention to clean up its corporate sector.

An internationally universal approach to insolvency proceedings is still a distant illusion, according to panellists at the International Bar Association's annual conference in Vienna last month.

Geoffrey Levin Jai Khanna US firms made significant investments in talent as fall got underway. SIDLEY AUSTIN bolstered its private equity practice by hiring Geoffrey Levin, who had been a mainstay of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft's transactional practice in New York. Levin represents sponsors and their portfolio companies in M&A and corporate governance.

Dubai's incoming public-private partnership (PPP) law has piqued the interest of developers, sponsors and public authorities. But questions linger over the government's ownership and control rights and the treatment of unsolicited bids.

Jini Lee Linklaters' tough year failed to get any easier as it suffered another string of departures in Asia last month. Its Hong Kong office lost corporate partner Samantha Thompson who returned to London to take on an in-house role at PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PwC). The same department took another blow when US-qualified Jon Gray joined DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL in Tokyo. The New York-headquartered firm is re-emphasised its commitment to Japan.

Every financial crisis seems to follow a similar pattern. After a long, hot bask in the sun, there comes the crash. Economic growth suffers. Businesses and households suffer. It's miserable. Everyone wants a return to growth.

The world should be watching China’s green bond experiment It's apt that green bonds originated in Sweden. An instrument that promotes climate-friendly investments by limiting the use of proceeds, and involves strict monitoring and reporting requirements – while having no immediate financial benefits over and above an ordinary corporate bond – could only be devised in a country that isn't battling more pressing, short-term issues. The Scandinavian utopia may be an inaccurate stereotype, but financial instability, poverty and geopolitical tensions are relatively low on its national agenda.