Regulation

In early 2019, the federal executive branch of the Mexican Government introduced a proposal to amend provisions of the Pension Funds Systems Law. LAVCA spoke with Nader, Hayaux & Goebel about…

The Colombian government has issued a new decree specific for private equity funds. The new decree is align with international standards and best practices and provides tools to identify and prevent risks that may arise in the operation of private equity funds.

A presidential decree in Brazil will ease foreign investment into credit-related fintechs. Previously, financial services companies with foreign capital could only operate in Brazil by presidential decree. Now, for companies with foreign capital that are working on credit and lending, such a decree is no longer needed.

The Colombian government published a bill that will allow financial institutions to invest directly in fintech companies.

By Gwen McLaughlin, Director, Private Equity, Trident Trust (Cayman Islands); Nick Bullmore, Partner, Carey Olsen (Cayman Islands); Adam Bathgate, Counsel, Carey Olsen (Cayman Islands) On October 2, 2017 the Cayman…

Mexico’s lower house of Congress has approved a bill to regulate fintech startups.. The law will provide regulatory certainty around issues such as crowdfunding, payment methods and rules surrounding cryptocurrencies…

The Brazilian lower house of Congress voted to approve lighter regulation on car-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify. The approved amendments eliminated requirements such as needing to use taxi-style…

Law firm Baptista Luz shares the status of several regulatory issues in Brazilian fintech, including crowdfunding, online lending and blockchain, and crypto-asset public sales (ICOs). (Baptista Luz) Introdução: O Brasil…

The Brazilian House of Representatives, Câmara dos Deputados, will vote on whether or not to impose federal regulation on the passenger transportation app, Uber.  (Valor Econômico) A Câmara dos Deputados…

Last month LAVCA released the 2013 Scorecard on the PE/VC Environment in Latin America, and the results appear scripted to reflect recent headlines from business and mainstream media: Mexico, Colombia…