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MAS CLARIFIES STANCE ON DIGITAL TOKENS
On 1 August 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) clarified through a media release that an offer or issue of digital tokens would be regulated …
Herbert Smith Freehills assists with first prevention of corruption clause in Olympic Games host city contract
Sylvia Schenk, a consultant in our Frankfurt disputes team, has worked with global anti-corruption NGO Transparency International to secure the first …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update – August 2017
Welcome to the August 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
NEW SANCTIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR BUSINESSES
With effect from 8 August, the Government has introduced significant new reporting requirements in relation to EU asset freeze regimes. Previously, only …
UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES RESPONSE ON THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SANCTIONS POST-BREXIT
On 2 August 2017, the UK Government published its response to the public consultation on the UK’s future legal framework for imposing and implementing …
Asset managers and their senior management (including MICs) warned of action for regulatory non-compliance in Hong Kong
Boards and senior management (including Managers-in-Charge of Core Functions (MICs)) of asset managers have been called on by the Hong Kong Securities …
US PRESIDENT SIGNS IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA SANCTIONS BILL – WITH TWO SIGNING STATEMENTS
H.R. 3364 (the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act") overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate and has now been signed into law by …
Singapore: consultation on regulations for the provision of digital advisory services
In line with its recognition of the rapid expansion of, and new products within, the FinTech sphere, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a …
FCA publishes proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
The FCA has published proposals to replace the Approved Persons Regime with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) currently in force for …
HKMA and PWMA in Hong Kong collaborate to develop a Treat Customers Fairly Charter for the PWM industry
On 8 June 2017, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that it has been working together with the Private Wealth Management Association to …
Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion offences to be implemented from 30 September 2017 – Criminal Finances Act 2017
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017 were introduced on 13 July 2017 and will bring into effect the two new corporate …
Hong Kong SFC consults on new rules and code for open-ended fund company structure
On 28 June 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launched a two-month consultation (Consultation) on the detailed legal and regulatory …
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