By David Calligan and Karen Butler, King & Wood Mallesons London
MiFID II will introduce a comprehensive regulatory regime governing direct electronic access (DEA) to trading venues (regulated markets, multilateral trading facilities and organised trading facilities).
There are two types of DEA: direct market access (DMA) and sponsored
By Chen Bing and Yang Yue King and Wood Mallesons Shanghai ,China
On September 30, 2016 the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) released the Circular on the Transition Period for Formula Registration of Infant Formula Milk Power (the “Circular”) This was just one day before the effective date of the Administration Measure
By: Bill Ye Ma Xiaoyu King and Wood Mallensons Shanghai, China
The State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) issued Bulletin 42 on 29 June 2016 to improve administration of related-party transaction reporting and contemporaneous documentation (“Bulletin 42”). With the first wave of comment behind us, many questions have emerged. Among the controversial provisions, Article 18 stands
By Isabel Rodríguez Patrick Deasy Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine and Emidio Cacciapuoti King & Wood Mallesons
As previously reported in Private Equity Comment, pension funds are the largest single source for European private equity and venture capital funds – according to Invest Europe data they have accounted for almost a third of capital raised in Europe
By Simon Witney Tamasin Little King and Wood Mallesons London, United Kingdom
The British prime minister has helpfully assured us that “Brexit means Brexit”, but many commentators have pointed out that there are, in fact, different degrees of separation – and some have suggested that the UK is heading for a “hard Brexit”. In fact,
By Max Bonnell and Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons Sydney, Australia
The Philippines is the world’s top producer of nickel ore, supplying more nickel ore to China than any other country. However the viability of the Filipino nickel industry is currently in a state of flux following President Rodrigo Duterte’s national mining audit
Shanghai, China; 27 October 2016: Trade ties between the UAE and China received a significant boost today with the signing of a landmark cooperation agreement between two of the countries’ key commercial courts.
Continue Reading UAE-China trade ties deepen with landmark cooperation agreement
By Kate Jackson-Maynes, Cheng Lim, Michael Swinson, Annabel Griffin, Smriti Arora and Lauren Murphy, King & Wood Mallesons Australia
1. Data is an abundant resource…
In the new information economy, we are creating more data than ever before through our connected behaviour, our sharing of information, video and music on social
By Nathalie Duguay, Tim Dolan, Ed Hall and Christian Schatz, King & Wood Mallesons
The still-controversial Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) regulates private equity and hedge fund managers that operate within the EU, and offers one significant advantage to anyone who becomes fully authorised and complies with its demanding rulebook: a “passport”
By Adrian Brown and Tamasin Little, King & Wood Mallesons London, United Kingdom
The provisions of MiFID II relating to the holding of client assets (including client money) reflect broadly those of MiFID I. Accordingly, the core requirements relating to the holding of client assets (such as segregation, record keeping, and restrictions on the
