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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
Regulation After the Storm - Staying Current as United States Regulators React to Catastrophes
For insurers, the impact of a natural or man-made catastrophe continues long after the event is over. In the U.S., insurance is pervasively regulated, with consumer interests taking the forefront...Read more
David Newkirk
General Counsel, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, USA
EMIR : A Landmark Regulation with far-reaching Impacts on the EU Derivatives Business
Frédéric de Brouwer’s overview of the European Infrastructure Market Regulation (“EMIR”) is both timely and particularly relevant to in-house counsel in financial services. The clearing and reporting requirements applied to...Read more
Frédéric De-Brouwer
Senior Legal Counsel, Société Générale, France
The Misuse of the FCA to Enforce cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) Violations
Since the civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) was amended in 1986, the statute has evolved into a seemingly limitless weapon for enforcing other statutes and regulations applicable to every industry...Read more
Kyle Faget
Compliance Counsel, Global Compliance, Boston Scientific Corporation, USA