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Li Hua, Squire Patton Boggs In the last month there has been movement in the increasingly vibrant Chinese market. SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS – the result of a merger between US firms Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs in early June – made its first partner hire in the country by bringing in competition expert Li Hua from Gide Loyrette Nouel. Elsewhere FANGDA PARTNERS hired Michael Han – former head of Freshfields' China competition practice. Han is focused on competition law and is recognised as an authority in PRC competition matters.

Compared to the US and EU's established financial services regimes, Asia's regulators have largely been ignored by those beyond its borders. That began to change last year, when the region's supervisors begun asserting their extraterritorial authority. China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has attracted the most attention, delaying the merger between Glencore and Xstrata and recently blocking a three-way freight merger.

What reforms must PM Narendra Modi prioritise to kick-start the investment cycle

A former CFIUS representative explains the realities of filing with the body. Applicants should treat the process like a confession, not a deposition

Dealmaking is bouncing back, driven by sustainable and strategic transactions. But the new risks inherent in large-cap deals could rain on Europe's M&A parade

Carlos Fradique-Mendez Ana María Rodríguez As the IMF has pointed out, a country's position on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing may facilitate its integration into the global financial system and strengthen governance and fiscal administration. In line with this, Colombia has made recent developments regarding anti-money laundering and terrorism financing. In a new regulation for companies in the real sector of the economy, the Colombian Superintendence of Companies has set out certain obligations that must be observed by all legal entities that, as of December 31 2013, had an income exceeding 160,000 monthly minimum legal salaries (approximately $49 million). Before the issuance of Regulation 304, regulations against money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) were focused on some specific industries of the economy (such as the financial sector, football clubs, courier and mailing entities, gamble and games entities, gold exporting and importing entities, securities transportation, and custom agencies). Apart from the financial sector, other industries had not been heavily regulated, meaning that existing regulations were not comprehensive and neglected to address important matters. This resulted in the Colombian authorities being urged to update the standards and introduce new rules to act against ML/TF.

The US district court judge lost his battle against the SEC’s settlement policy, but he may have won the war. Here, a former SEC commissioner explains why

Oene Marseille Emir Nurmansyah Indonesia's House of Representatives has approved a draft government regulation on National Energy Policy (the Energy Draft), which sets out guidelines for the country's energy policy through to 2050. The passage of this long-term roadmap of Indonesia's energy policy is not without controversy and as of June 2014, the draft regulation has not been signed by the President. The Energy Draft 's target is for the nation's electricity capacity to more than double by 2025 to 115GW (as of end 2013, the installed capacity is 47GW). The capacity is envisioned to further increase to 430GW by 2050.

Pedro Cortés Marta Mourão Teixeira The Legislative Assembly of Macau is debating the proposal of a law on the prevention and repression of corruption in the context of external trade. The UN Convention Against Corruption, adopted on October 31 2003 in New York and ratified by the People's Republic of China (PRC) on January 13 2006 establishes, in its 16th article, that each State Party should adopt legislative and other measures to discipline acts of corruption by foreign public officials and officials of public international organisations, whether undertaken actively or passively.

Ecommerce in India is growing exponentially in several areas, including online travel services, retail, and other services such as taxis, education, hospitality, food and drink and even secretarial support. According to industry surveys, ecommerce could represent up to four percent of India's economy by 2020, compared to less than one percent now.