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Imprisonment for Beijing securities analysts convicted of disclosing State secrets
Two Beijing securities analysts have been convicted of obtaining and deliberately divulging State secrets relating to PRC macroeconomic data. They …
Listing Rules – FSA fines company for breach of related party transaction rules
The FSA has fined Exillon Energy, a premium-listed Isle of Man company, £292,950 for breaching the rules on related party transactions in LR 11 of the …
Hong Kong SFC revokes IPO sponsor's licence to advise on corporate finance
On 22 April 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") announced that it had revoked Mega Capital (Asia) Company Limited's ("Mega Capital") …
The provision of reasons by public bodies
The approach taken by the Courts in three recent judicial review cases (set in a planning law context) provides a useful overview of relevant factors …
Corporate crime update - April 2012
After a brief holiday, the Herbert Smith corporate crime update is returning, with our monthly round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
Financial Services Bill update: Committee Stage report
The Public Bill Committee has published its Committee Stage report on the Financial Services Bill, which indicates that the only revisions made at this …
Safety and soundness in 30 questions?
In a speech today on "The new approach to insurance regulation and the implementation of Solvency II", the FSA said: "Supervisors will be expected …
Court of Appeal rules partial waiver of privilege recognised in Hong Kong
In Citic Pacific Limited v Secretary for Justice (unrep, CACV 60/2011), the Court of Appeal considered the legal principles relating to the nature and …
Market abuse: when is disclosure not in the proper course of employment, profession or duties?
On 3 April 2012, the FSA published a notice recording its decision to fine Mr Hannam, a senior banker and an approved person, £450,000 for disclosing …
Strengthening the European Market Abuse framework: accelerating change
Draft reports produced by the Rapporteur to the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), published this week, recommend …
MiFID II: a greater step away from the RDR?
Key recommendations by the Rapporteur on the investor protection elements of the proposed MiFID II Directive, contain some potentially significant …
EU implementing Regulations for Iran oil embargo
On 23 January 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/35/CFSP, setting out a range of new sanctions on Iran, including an oil embargo. Many …
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