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Christoph Neeracher, Raoul Stocker and Charles Gschwind of Bär & Karrer assess the impact of recent legal and market developments in Switzerland, and future prospects

The regulatory heads of Europe and the US’s private equity associations go head-to-head on the most pressing topics facing the industry today

Despite doubts over how progressive the new Turkish Commercial Code will be, Duygu Turgut and Orçun Solak of Esin Attorney Partnership suggest it is still a step forward for the reemerging economy

Julián J Garza and Héctor Arangua of Nader Hayaux & Goebel explore the new possibilities presented by Mexico’s evolving private equity industry

Cavinder Bull SC and Chia Voon Jiet of Drew & Napier examine the role of lawyers and in-house counsel in discovery for litigation proceedings in Singapore

It's no secret that the financial transaction tax (FTT) has not been the resounding success the European Commission (EC) had hoped for.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is working to increase its profile both within Asia and around the world. Its head of corporate strategy spoke to IFLR about its international plans.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) is recognised for having the key components for a strong DCM group; a large book and innovative strategies for tackling deals. While nearly anything will sell in an active market, prevailing conditions have required greater creativity on the part of banking teams.

Global bank reforms – most notably Basel III – have spurred the development of alternatives to traditional bank lending, and in turn, prompted the increasing sophistication of Asia's DCM. With its focus on emerging markets, Standard Chartered has been at the forefront of DCM's evolution in the region.

Alexei Bonamin Marcus Vinicius Fonseca On September 5 2013, the Brazilian National Monetary Council enacted Resolution 4,263, which finally regulated structured operations certificates (certificado de operações estruturadas) or COEs. Similar to a structured note, COEs are already used by banks in other countries, which allows the combination of different investment structures, such as fixed-income and variable-income, in one instrument. The COE was created in 2010 together with financial bills (letras financeiras) by the Provisional Measure (Medida Provisória) of December 15 2009, (converted into Law 12,249 of June 11 2010), to be a fundraising alternative for banks established in Brazil.