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SFC publishes AML/CFT inspection findings and urges intermediaries to ensure compliance
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular on 31 August 2018 highlighting both deficiencies and good practices observed in relation to …
Stock Connect Northbound Investor ID Model set to launch on 17 September 2018
Late last month, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that agreement had been reached with the China Securities Regulatory Commission …
Herbert Smith Freehills edits and contributes chapters to Getting the Deal Through – Financial Services Litigation 2018
There has been a significant rate of global growth of litigation in the financial services sector following the 2008 global financial crisis. While the …
COURT OF APPEAL DECISION IN ENRC: ORTHODOXY RESTORED ON LITIGATION PRIVILEGE, BUT NARROW INTERPRETATION OF “CLIENT” REMAINS FOR NOW
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its eagerly awaited decision in the ENRC appeal: The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian …
HKMA endorses benefits of cooperation
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has recently released its first Guidance Note on Cooperation with the HKMA in Investigations and Enforcement …
Corporate Crime summer update 2018
Welcome to the summer 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
The Rise of the Crypto Hedge Fund: Opportunities and Challenges
The extraordinary returns generated by cryptocurrencies have led to a frenzy of investment activity and interest from investors. Several new crypto hedge …
US Appellate Court Rejects DOJ's Expansive Use of Conspiracy for FCPA Jurisdiction
On August 24, 2018, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the government's broad interpretation of the jurisdictional reach of the Foreign Corrupt …
Do we need a new duty of care in financial services?
On 17 July 2018, the FCA published a paper on its Approach to Consumers (the Approach), accompanied by a discussion paper DP18/5 (the DP) on …
Latest bank victory – Hong Kong High Court dismisses mis-selling claim
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has recently handed down its judgment in Shine Grace Investment Ltd v. Citibank, N.A. and Another (HCCL 28/2008), a …
India's new anti-corruption law targets bribe-givers and establishes corporate liability offence modelled on the UK Bribery Act
India's long-awaited Amended Prevention of Corruption Act 2018 came into force on 26 July. Originally proposed in 2013, the amendments introduce a new …
First wave of United States sanctions against Iran re-imposed on 7 August 2018, as the amended EU Blocking Statute comes into effect on the same day
End of first wind-down period Following President Trump's decision on 8 May 2018 to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of …
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