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Act No 154/2019 amending the Commercial Code, which came into force on July 1 2019, introduced new rules for remunerating members of the bodies of publicly-listed companies and for significant business transactions with related persons. The changes are intended to bolster the standing of shareholders.

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) prepared new guidelines for additional due diligence and control by the banks operating in Macau over customers that engage in transactions that may be connected to gaming activities.

The Panamanian government recently gave the green light to the establishment and operation of BPO's Panama Free Zone. The new project constitutes not only the first digital free trade zone in the Republic of Panama, but it is also being promoted as the first of its kind in the Latin American region.

Through the enactment of Agreement no. 4-2012, the Superintendence of Insurance and Reinsurance of Panama (SSRP) regulates the provision of reinsurance and brokerage services by foreign entities to local insurance and reinsurance companies authorised to operate in Panama.

Zurich-based lawyers review Switzerland’s progress in the global shift away from Libor and other interbank offered rates, with a focus on bond markets

In 2018 the National Assembly passed Bill 665 concerning data protection. The Bill was later sanctioned by the president and publicised through the Official Gazzette No. 28,743-A as Law 81 of March 26, 2019.

The Regulatory Unit (Unidad de Regulación Financiera or URF) of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has issued several decrees with the purpose of harmonising Colombian capital requirement regulations applicable to banking institutions with the capital requirement regulations included in Basel III.

Joe Beashel and Louise Dobbyn of Matheson look at how Ireland's direct implementation of Mifid II positions it well post-Brexit

The lawyers who worked on this high profile case involving allegations of auction-rigging explain what others need to know