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HONG KONG'S ANTI-GRAFT COMMISSIONER WARNS OF CORRUPTION ON BELT AND ROAD
The head of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has warned local investors to beware of rampant corruption in some Belt and Road …
HKMA publishes open API framework for Hong Kong banking sector and launches own open API
On 18 July 2018, the HKMA announced that it had concluded a consultation on its intended approach to open application programming interface (API) for the …
MANDATORY REFERENCE CHECKS TO STOP ROLLING BAD APPLES – MAS ISSUES CONSULTATION PAPER ON PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS
On 6 July 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a Consultation Paper which, among other things, proposes requirements for Financial …
The FSB's Crypto-assets framework: What does it mean for firms?
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published its framework to monitor crypto-assets as part of its wider report to the G20 on work by the FSB and …
TAX ENFORCERS UNITE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TAX CRIME: ENABLERS, CRYPTOCURRENCIES AND CYBERCRIME ARE PRIORITIES
Tax authorities in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands have joined forces to launch the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement, or …
SFC proposes to implement revisions to AML/CFT guidelines on 1 November 2018 ahead of FATF Hong Kong evaluation
On 5 July 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a consultation paper on proposals to amend the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and …
Corporate Crime update - June 2018
Welcome to the June 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
HM Treasury and Financial Regulators' updates on Brexit preparation
Almost a year after it was introduced, a key piece of UK domestic Brexit legislation has now been passed. The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 …
Hong Kong open-ended fund company regime expected to commence on 30 July 2018
On 18 May 2018, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published the conclusions to its consultation on the …
Interpretation of MiFID I: ECJ preliminary ruling confirms information given to supervisory authorities by authorised firms can lose its confidential status after 5 years
Judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the case of Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht v Baumeister (Case C-15/16) (19 June …
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EU BLOCKING STATUTE
In May, we published an e-bulletin discussing President Trump's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal …
FCA consults on proposals to regulate claims management firms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a joint consultation paper - Claims management: how we propose to regulate claims management companies …
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