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The European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)
A Portuguese Experience
Presently, Portugal is one of the countries where several multinational companies have decided to base their pooled, back-office or shared services. Natural, cultural and economic reasons are behind such decisions,...Read more
João Espanha
Partner, Espanha & Associados, Portugal
Carlos Fernandes
Head Legal Department, Cardif (BNPParibas insurance company), Portugal
The Modernisation of Insurance Law in the United Kingdom
Insurance law in the UK has been modernised by the recent consumer and commercial insurance law reforms set out in the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 (“CIDRA”) and...Read more
Ben Foat
Group General Counsel, Post Office, UK
Bringing Fairness to FCPA Settlements: Protecting the Corporate Form through Respondeat Inferior Subsidiary Liability
The 2012 United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) resource guide to the FCPA (Guide) suggests two theories for imposing liability on an issuer for...Read more
Peter Manda
Attorney, Peter Manda, Esq., USA
Expanding the Frontiers of Electronic Financial Transactions;
But Can Regulations Keep Up?
Nearly every week in the past several months, multifaceted debates over new concepts in high frequency trading (HFT) of various instruments have emerged rapidly. HFT firms are developing new technology...Read more
Chaim Levin
Chief Legal Officer, Compagnie Financiere Tradition, USA
Public Enemy Number One: The Current Standing of Banks in the United States
Since the financial meltdown of 2008, highlighted by the Lehman Brothers collapse on September 15, the standing of banks in the United States has declined precipitously, with no current prospects...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
Consumer Empowerment in The Internet of Things: A Silent Unfolding of a 'New Normal' Where Code Trumps Rights?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is already here, estimated to encompass just short of 30 billion connected devices by 2020. These devices are made up of a physical object;...Read more
Hanne Melin Olbe
Director Global Public Policy, eBay Inc., Switzerland
Electronic Money: Special Aspects of Legal Regulation in Russia
The regulatory sphere of electronic money rose in 2011 by adoption of the Federal Law ? 161-FZ of June 27, 2011 “On the national payment system” (hereinafter referred to as...Read more
Valeria Steblyuk
Senior Lawyer of Legal Department, Commercial Bank “Garanti Bank - Moscow” (ZAO), Russian Federation
The Hybrid Financial Instruments in Italy: A First Attempt to Define this Category
In the Italian market – as well as in the European and international market – a new type of financial instrument has been often mentioned and used by financial and...Read more
Ferdinando Bruno
Head of Italian Restructuring , UniCredit Bank AG, Milan Branch, (UniCredit Group), Italy
Multilateral Interchange Fees Capping a Good Idea?
Consumers and shoppers in general, are increasingly using credit and debit cards to make payments for goods and services, leveraging the significant technical developments and breakthroughs in the field of...Read more
Sancho Guibert
Associate General Counsel, Citibank, Spain
Financial Services Act 2013. A significant Development in the Financial Services Industry in Malaysia
In recent years, Malaysia has seen the introduction of several pieces of legislation which have had some impact on its financial industry. The most significant piece of legislation is none...Read more
Nazlan Ghazali
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Maybank, Malaysia
Punitha Kandiah
Head, Corporte Advisory / Group Legal Policy Commercial Banking & Corporate Functions - Group Legal Affairs, Maybank, Malaysia