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Asian market participants have been second-guessing the types of capital the region’s banks will raise to comply with the FSB's upcoming TLAC requirement

The European Parliament must vote through the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the Commission's watered down investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism.

The SFC’s response to HKEx’s weighted voting rights proposal had a similar effect Late last month the board of Hong Kong's securities regulator unanimously opposed the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) proposal for allowing weighted voting rights (WVR). But a potential secondary listings regime wasn't addressed. Following the Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) release, HKEx announced it would engage with the SFC. "The Exchange's listing committee will decide the best way forward in light of the views of the SFC," it said.

More customised fundraising and increased regulation has led to longer, and highly negotiated side letters. Here are the six areas limited partners must focus on

Pieced together, recent initiatives reveal RMB’s internationalisation Banks and corporates must quickly adjust to the continuing internationalisation of the renminbi – including the need for hedging strategies – according to speakers at the release of a report on the currency. Announcements over the past few weeks have highlighted the pace of reform. This includes the introduction of mutual recognition of mainland China and Hong Kong funds, the opening of the China International Payments System (CIPS) by end-2015, and MSCI and Vanguard's decision to include A-shares in their respective indices.

Richard Levin Amy Leder The start of summer has been a time of change in the competitive offshore legal market. In the Cayman Islands, HARNEYS announced that Ian Gobin, a partner and former head of the investment funds practice at Appleby, will be moving over to the firm along with Matthew Taber and Jonathan Bernstein, who have worked with him as counsel and senior associate, respectively. Harneys made another major gain in the British Virgin Islands with the addition of offshore investments specialist Greg Boyd from Carey Olsen. In the US, SIDLEY AUSTIN has been expanding. In May, the firm opened its second Los Angeles office, in Century City. The firm appointed Daniel Clivner, head of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's LA practice since 1998, as co-managing partner of the new office. Clivner is joined by Matthew Thompson, former M&A partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and real-estate specialist Joel Rothstein from Paul Hastings.

Following Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson's decision to withdraw from Asia, firms have taken the opportunity to look at the firm's partnership. K&L GATES is the latest, bringing on board Carolyn Sng, one of Fried Frank's last two Asia-based partners.

The increasing number of data breaches has led to the growing promise of regulation. But national authorities need a benchmark

The revised bill responds to lenders’ concerns by allowing member states to adopt their own laws in this area

A record-breaking project financing illustrates domestic lender appetite for future infrastructure projects in the country