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In March 2002, the European Council in Barcelona reaffirmed its willingness to converge financial services by 2003 and implement an effective globalization of the capital markets by 2005. Subsequent calls [...]

Lawyers in Hong Kong have urged private equity houses in the region to respond to Esmas AIFM directive consultation paper on third country issues Lawyers in Hong Kong have urged [...]

On August 1 2011 the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) published a concept paper regarding regulation of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). The paper is accompanied by draft proposed [...]

Esma has launched a Prospectus Directive consultation. The paper is seeking comments on the technical advice it proposes to give the EC on delegated acts. Read the first reaction here [...]

The power of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) to issue and apply its listing rules comes from the super-regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The SFC has overall [...]

H Jayesh Freddy Daruwala Indian lawmakers appear to have become very PR savvy with the release of the Revised Discussion Paper (RDP), when compared to the earlier draft of the [...]

Byline: James Nurton - MIP Patent and trade mark attorneys have welcomed the European Commission's plans for unitary IP rights after Brexit In a five-page paper circulated to the 27 [...]

The market for corporate control has developed rapidly in Spain over the past 10 years. The transfer of control over companies through mergers or takeovers is an increasingly important phenomenon [...]

Byline: John Crabb Chairman Giancarlo released a white paper referred to as Swaps 2.0 today at the Isda AGM in Miami, outlining five steps that will simplify the regulatory process [...]

A new paper makes a number of proposals designed to address the extraterritorial effect of the US framework in the swaps industry Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Christopher Giancarlo [...]

Byline: Ashley Lee The Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's white paper on Asiaâs capital markets has highlighted the need for transparent and harmonised regulation across the region. 0 [...]

Byline: Olly Jackson This segment of the financial services sector conducts transactions on paper. Companies have to make significant progress to comply The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is expected [...]

Increasingly, law firms strive for a solely digital file system without significant use of paper files. A fully digital deadline management system seems to be the logical consequence. The Federal [...]

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law A transatlantic mystery We try not to get overly political here at IFLR, but sometimes â especially [...]

Hong Kong could finally have a rescue regime next year. But employee issues must be dealt with first Rachel EvansAsia editor Hong Kong's consultation paper on a rescue regime for [...]

Byline: Karry Lai Legal recognition and interoperability of data will be crucial to drive the mission of digitising international trade Bahrain, the UK and other countries around the world are [...]

Like a holidaymaker's suitcase, Europe's Market Abuse Directive has been packed as if lawmakers were afraid of leaving something out. Insider dealing, market rigging, analyst disclosures, company reports, blackouts, buybacks, [...]

Byline: Natasha Teja The UK continues its onslaught of proposals focused on driving innovation forward in a post-Brexit world The UK government published its policy paper Digital Regulation: Driving growth [...]

The Italian government has introduced a series of reforms aimed at encouraging economic growth, including a significant relaxation of legal and tax restrictions on the issuance of debt securities by [...]

Byline: Guanghao Zou, Hong Zhang, Liu Shen & Associates Hong Zhang and Guanghao Zou of Liu Shen & Associates explore different global approaches used to tackle misuse during the production [...]

Byline: Ben Bschor The European Banking Federation is pushing for an alignment of regulatory requirements for traditional banks and fintech companies The European Banking Federation (EBF) is pushing for an [...]

Singapore's regulator is consulting on increasing the regulation of previously exempt funds The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a consultation paper to increase the regulation of previously exempt [...]

Australia: The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) is reviewing what constitutes patentable subject matter. ACIP has said the review will look at the appropriateness of the 'method of manufacture' [...]

Takeover opportunities could diminish After years of vigorous debate on the topic, Hong Kong looks set to introduce a general competition law in the coming year. On May 6 2008, [...]

Byline: Alfaro Ferrer & Ramírez, Carlos Ucar In June 2018, the EU issued a scoping paper detailing the economic substance requisites that the subject jurisdictions should adopt before 2019 regarding [...]

Byline: Michael Loney The International Trademark Association has released a paper outlining its concerns about the impact of Brexit on intellectual property rights The International Trademark Association (INTA) has released [...]

FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENTS The Finnish legislator has recently expressed its intention, in the form of a working paper, to overhaul Finnish competition law. The purpose of this revision is to bring [...]

Hong Kong's law on public securities offerings is distributed between the Companies Ordinance and the Securities and Futures Ordinance. The Companies Ordinance was modelled on the UK Companies Act 1929 [...]

Byline: Ashley Lee The Hong Kong SFC's consultation conclusions on the regulation of electronic trading takes a broad scope, going beyond just algorithms and HFT. But few adjustments have been [...]

Market overview There was strong growth in Germany's asset-backed market in 2002. The highlights included: * a number of new entrants to the asset-backed commercial paper market and a 47% [...]

Esma has published its proposed guidelines on remuneration of AIFMs. But some think the paper is overly restrictive and fund managers remain uncertain on what action to take The European [...]

Esma has published its proposed guidelines on remuneration of AIFMs. But some think the paper is overly restrictive and fund managers remain uncertain on what action to take The European [...]

As Europes regulatory framework for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives takes shape, indirect clearing is firming up as a key and European-centric debate As Europe's regulatory framework for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives takes [...]

The Volcker Rule could inadvertently cut off asset-backed commercial paper funds from their liquidity sources The Volcker Rule could inadvertently cut off asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) funds from their liquidity [...]

On January 5 2008, the electronic share certificate system under the Law on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, Stock and Other Securities (shasai-kabushiki-tou-no-furikae-ni-kansuru-horitsu) will be implemented. Upon implementation, all shareholders' [...]

Byline: AJ Park, Harvey Henderson, Kate Giddens Harvey Henderson and Kate Giddens of AJ Park explain why it would be prudent to be aware of all factors that may affect [...]

Byline: Patrinos & Kilimiris, Youli Angelou Youli Angelou of Patrinos & Kilimiris explains why the consolidation of all branches of industrial property is a welcome move Law No. 4796/2021 (Articles [...]

Byline: Tom Young The UK regulators' latest ringfencing consultation has taken a hard line on intragroup arrangements between ringfenced and non-ringfenced banks. Released last month, the paper adds further detail [...]

Byline: Tom Young The UK regulatorsa latest consultation has taken a hard line on intragroup arrangements between ringfenced and non-ringfenced banks The UK regulatorsa latest ringfencing consultation has taken a [...]

Byline: Lizzie Meager The Central Bankas recently-closed consultation paper has received a lukewarm response, with some saying it is overly prescriptive The market is apprehensive of the changes sparked by [...]

Just as the for better disclosure and covenants in European bonds looked to be stalling, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has emerged as its new leader. In a second [...]

On October 11 2007, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a policy consultation paper on Amendments to the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), chapter 289 and the Financial Advisers [...]

The government has stepped in The Japanese government has unexpectedly called for a rethink on poison pills, providing a much needed boost after recent setbacks. In a consultation paper released [...]