Japan’s version of the Feed-in-Tariff
The government has finally disclosed details of Japan’s version of the Feed-in-Tariff (‘FIT’) to be enforced this July. The purchase price for the initial year has been fixed at ¥40/kWh ($0.50/kWh excluding tax) for solar power and ¥22/kWh ($0.28/kWh excluding tax) for wind power and the purchase period for the initial year is fixed at 20 years for both. Combined with Green Investment Tax Credit measures, Japan’s renewable energy market is bracing for a ‘green rush’ as it attracts wide attention both in Japan and abroad.
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German High Frequency Trading Act and automated trading strategies
On 30 July 2012, the German Ministry of Finance published a discussion draft bill regarding High Frequency Trading for the German financial services sector in the form of an Act for the Prevention of Risks and the Abuse of High Frequency Trading (HFTA).
The trend towards greater adoption of predictive coding
Predictive coding, also known as automated review, represents an evolving technology that provides litigants with a computer-assisted alternative to manual review of large document sets.
