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Arbitration hasn’t traditionally been used in audit-related disputes but its increasing use is an important opportunity for audit relationships globally

The Fed confirmed that it will be implementing the standards. Industry participants say that are keen to see data already collected to help improve the calibration of capital

Sovereign wealth funds and pension funds are having a big impact and forcing buyout houses to adapt

The regulatory reasons as to why issuers are avoiding the US and what is coming next

A full 10 years after the financial crisis, the committee has yet to perfect this aspect of regulatory reform

Financial institutions embracing facial recognition or fingerprint reading technology need to be aware of data privacy rules

Green bonds are generally defined as a type of bond instrument whose proceeds are used mainly for investment in projects that offer environmental benefits, such as renewable energy or other efficient types of energy. The number of issuances of green bonds has been increasing worldwide since the establishment of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) in January 2014, by the International Capital Market Association. In March 2017, the Japanese Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the Green Bond Guideline, which was drawn up in accordance with the GBP, aiming to make green bonds more popular and increase the number of issuances and investments within Japan in line with the global development of the green bond market. The Guideline was expected to encourage issuances of green bonds, and accordingly, several corporations and local governments in Japan have issued debt structured as green bonds.

The recovery of the local property market, alongside the upturn in Macau's gaming revenue recorded since late 2016, has motivated the Macau SAR government to prepare, and submit for Legislative Council (LegCo) approval, some control measures to introduce more transparency and to increase the number of residential properties in the market.

Cyprus's double tax agreement with the UK is one of its most important, owing to London's predominance as a global financial centre and the strong historic links between the two countries. On March 22 2018, representatives of the two countries signed a new double taxation agreement which, once it has been ratified by both of them, will replace the existing agreement, which dates back to 1974.

Sources were initially perplexed as to why the commissioner has announced his intention to leave before the vote on the controversial regulation