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Following a strategic review of the Equator Principles ("EPs"), the Equator Principles Association, which governs membership and use of the EPs, has released a draft of the updated EPs for stakeholder consultation and public comment. As well as expanding...

In this briefing, we provide an overview of recent developments and issues to be considered by investors wishing to do business in Burma/Myanmar.

The 17th meeting of the Conference of Parties ("COP 17") and the 7th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol ("CMP 7") took place in the bright sunshine of Durban, South Africa between 28 November and 9th December. As has now become common...

Narrative: The European Commission today released a Directive implementing a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). If enacted,most transactions in financial instruments involving a financial institution are likely to become subject to the FTT from 2014 if at least one...

This end of summer special edition of Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update reviews the most significant regulatory developments that occurred during July and August 2011.

Clifford Chance's International Regulatory Update is a weekly digest of significant regulatory developments affecting banking and investment banking business, drawing on our daily content from our Alerter: Finance Industry service.

A review of the Equator Principles (EPs) has made recommendations to change a number of aspects of the EPs framework and these could have a significant impact on finance transactions. In particular, use of the EPs could extend beyond pure project finance to corporate...

Regulators continue to work on developing more effective tools for resolving failed banks and other systemically important financial institutions. The aim is to put an end to the idea that any institution is "too big to fail" and so can depend on taxpayer...

As of June 1, 2010, financial service providers betting that the compliance measures to prevent unlawful internet gambling would not come into effect today are now holding a losing hand. The long-delayed Final Rule to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement...

On April 1, 2011, in a rare judicial ruling on the reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a US District Court in California confirmed that employees of state-owned or state-controlled entities (SOE) can be included in the term "foreign official."...