Escape the Economic Crisis in the UK by retiring to Spain
Retirement years should be relaxing, enjoyable and free from anxiety. A reward for all the years of toil. The impact of Brexit, Covid, the conflict in Eastern Europe and finally the budget bungled by the previous Prime Minister has resulted in a considerable number of over 65s in the United Kingdom facing, for the foreseeable …
Continue reading “Escape the Economic Crisis in the UK by retiring to Spain”
MAJOR CHANGES INTRODUCED WITH THE LAW NO. 7418 ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE PRESS LAW AND OTHER CERTAIN LAWS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE DATED 18.10.2022 AND NUMBERED 31987
The Law No. 7418 on the Amendment of the Press Law and Other Certain Laws (“Law”) entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 18.10.2022 and numbered 31987. With this amendment, various modifications were made in several laws, particularly the Press Law No. 5187 (“Press Law”) and the Law No. 5651 on …
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUND (AIF) IN INDIA
A few years ago, the only way to accumulate financial assets in India was to invest in conventional investment categories like equities, bonds, real estate, FDs, etc. With a growing population of high-net-worth individuals in the nation, there is a rising need for unorthodox investment possibilities.
The Impact, Consequences and Potential Consequences of the implosion of FTX
Despite the crypto sectors reputation of volatility, the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX has shocked its own investors, the financial sector in general and most importantly its customers.
Overview on Digital Assets Regulations in SEA
The digital assets wave has swept across South-East Asia (SEA). From Axie Infinity (a popular play-to-earn blockchain game) in the Philippines to Cambodia’s Project Bakong (a central bank digital currency), the adoption of digital assets in SEA has been rapid. Digital assets investments in SEA is expected to further increase. This demand for digital assets …
Continue reading “Overview on Digital Assets Regulations in SEA”
Starboard: Draft Convention on the effect of judicial sales of vessels approved by UNCITRAL
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) approved on 30 June 2022 a draft convention (the Draft Convention) on the effects of judicial sales. The Draft Convention will now be put to the United Nations General Assembly to consider signature. The Draft Convention originated from a long-standing project of the Comité Maritime International …
Carbon Projects and ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges
Carbon transactions are a multi-fold process encompassing in them offsets strategy, credit generation and purchase, monitoring and verifying credits, project finance, retirement of credits, and reporting. Carbon transactions include carbon trade which is the buying and selling of credits that permits a company or other entity to offset their greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions by investing …
Continue reading “Carbon Projects and ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges”
Light at the end of the tunnel – A case study of a successful restructuring
In his opening remarks at the SICC INSOL seminar on debt restructuring in the Asia-Pacific held on 22 September 2022, Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong SC cited the court sanctioned schemes of arrangement of Singapore-listed Pacific Radiance group as an example of the Singapore insolvency framework facilitating successful outcomes. He mentioned that these schemes …
Continue reading “Light at the end of the tunnel – A case study of a successful restructuring”
Private Equity Leans into ESG
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are a growing concern for investors, consumers, governments and other stakeholders.
Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2022
The Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2022, the sixth of its series, is co-organised by Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP and the Singapore Management University (SMU) under the auspices of the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law’s Centre for Commercial Law in Asia. This year marks the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic that we were …