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Christoph Suter and Alice Johnson of Bär & Karrer discuss two recent decisions that clarify the definition of ‘intermediary’ for Swiss securities transfer tax purposes and address whether an M&A advisor qualifies as a securities dealer

Daniel Haeberli and Stefan Kramer of Homburger consider why the first bond issued by a Swiss car leasing company is the next logical step in the evolution of Swiss structured covered bonds

Daniel Haeberli and Eduard De Zordi of Homburger discuss the world’s first bond issuance with a pure digital part, which was recently admitted to trading on SIX Digital Exchange

Lawyers from Baker McKenzie consider some of the challenges posed by ESG ratings in the context of debt securities offerings

Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Pedro Capitão Barbosa and Manuel Bragança Santos of Morais Leitão discuss the mandatory ESG disclosure obligations for asset managers

Ioannis Sidiropoulos of Elias Neocleous & Co discusses the key issues for insolvency practitioners to consider when an estate includes crypto assets in Cyprus

João Nuno Riquito and Bernice Kwok of Riquito Advogados discuss the launch of Macau’s central securities depository system

Elisabeth Overland and Mark Kalderon of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London discuss the role that the financial sector has to play in helping the UK economy adapt to a more sustainable long-term future

Pamela A Evangelou of Elias Neocleous & Co describes how the guidelines on marketing communications under the Cross-Border Distribution Regulation are being implemented in Cyprus