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An overview of Chile's legal progress in the capital market and financial sectors

Francisco Ugarte and Luciano Aguilera
Carey
Santiago

During 2012 Chile has made substantial and long-expected legal changes in the capital market and financial sectors, namely (i) the creation of a new financial consumer protection agency called the 'Financial Sernac' (Sernac Financiero); (ii) the passing of a new regulation on private placement of securities; and (iii) the enactment of the revised Regulation on Stock Corporations.

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A legal market guide

Chile still has a small- to medium-sized legal market, despite several years of brisk growth in economic terms. The field of financial firms is still composed of mostly local firms, with a very small number of meaningful international firm offices and some international representative offices mixed in....

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CONTEXT AND TRENDS The Chilean economy continues to grow nearly unchecked, driven largely by continuing high prices for key exports like copper, fish and paper-related products. The political environment has remained very stable, especially by regional standards, and president Sebastián Piñera has maintained his government's right-of-centre, pro-business approach....

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An overview of Chile's legal progress in the capital market and financial sectors

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