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China's New Cyber Security Law – highlights
China's new Cyber-Security Law was recently issued, with the government downplaying suggestions that the new law would be used to drive foreign …
Hong Kong strides towards a cashless society
The Hong Kong Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (the Ordinance) came into effect on 13 November 2015. The Ordinance aims to …
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New Market Abuse powers for the FCA (2) Powers to require information from issuers, PDMRs and persons closely associated to PDMRs The Financial Services …
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Investment recommendations Increased scope The former Market Abuse Directive (MAD) imposed requirements designed to ensure the objective presentation of …
Ensuring due process when regulators co-operate
Summary A recent Hong Kong judgment highlights the importance of ensuring due process when regulators exchange information with each other. Regulatory …
AIFMs, UCITS managers and proprietary trading firms: EU MAR surveillance and STORs requirements apply
With just under 5 weeks to go before the Market Abuse Regulation comes into application across the EU, the European Securities and Markets Authority …
Singapore: MAS withdraws approval from Singapore branch of an international bank for serious AML and conduct breaches
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced this week that it has withdrawn approval from the Singapore branch of an international bank due …
UK: UCTA reasonableness test may apply even where contract is only partly on standard terms
The High Court has found that the requirement of reasonableness imposed by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) can apply in circumstances where a …
HKMA'S Cybersecurity Fortification Initiative: what UK bankers need to know
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has today issued a circular requiring Hong Kong-regulated institutions to implement the HKMA's "Cybersecurity …
Market abuse update - April 2016
This will be our last quarterly Market Abuse update before 3 July 2016, the date when both the new Market Abuse Regulation and the Criminal Sanctions …
UK: no Suremime-type duty of care owed directly to customer in connection with past business review
Six months after the High Court's surprising judgment in Suremime Limited v Barclays Bank plc [2015] EWHC 2277 (QB), the recent decision in CGL Group …
Hong Kong: SFC circular on cybersecurity concerns and recommended controls
The SFC issued a circular to all licensed corporations yesterday, following its recent review of cybersecurity within selected larger licensed …
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