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HONG KONG: NEW LICENSING REGIME FOR TRUST AND COMPANY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO COME INTO FORCE ON 1 MARCH 2018
The Companies Registry announced on 25 January 2018 that a new licensing regime for trust and company service providers (TCSPs) will come into force on 1 …
GROUP-WIDE AML/CTF COMPLIANCE: NEW OBLIGATIONS FOR FIRMS WITH OVERSEAS BRANCHES AND SUBSIDIARIES?
In December 2017, the European Supervisory Authorities published a Report on draft Joint Regulatory Technical Standards ("RTS") on the measures that …
Singapore’s first cryptocurrency dispute to go to trial
There has been a significant increase in interest in, and the use of, cryptocurrencies in recent times. Cryptocurrencies are essentially de-centralised …
SINGAPORE ENTITY TO PAY SIGNIFICANT PENALTY FOR BRIBERY ABROAD
Just before Christmas Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, a Singapore incorporated company, entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the …
LOCAL REGULATORS WASTE NO TIME DEPLOYING CHINA’S ANTI-UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW
China’s amended Anti-Unfair Corruption Law (AUCL) has been in force only a matter of weeks, yet the body charged with investigating potential AUCL …
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES IRAN SANCTIONS WAIVERS, BUT SIGNALS DESIRE FOR CHANGES
Following the announcement of the new strategies on Iran in October 2017, on January 12, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it will continue …
NEW PENAL CODE HERALDS SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION TO VIETNAM’S ANTI-CORRUPTION REGIME
A comprehensive New Penal Code came into force in Vietnam on 1 January 2018. This covers a wide range of crimes, including bribery and related offences. …
Corporate Crime update – December 2017
Welcome to the December 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
Bridging the FinTech gap: What dividend should we seek from regulatory cooperation across jurisdictions?
Technology-facilitated innovation in financial services, a diverse collection of topics which coalesces under the portmanteau term of "FinTech", is …
Hong Kong SFC issues new guidance note and FAQs on regulatory cooperation and its benefits
On 12 December 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) published its Guidance Note on Cooperation with the SFC (the Guidance). The …
Feedback Statement: Distributed Ledger Technology
The FCA has today published the Feedback Statement (FS) to its April 2017 Discussion Paper (DP) DP17/03 on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In its …
Hong Kong SFC announces investor ID regime for Northbound trading under Stock Connect
On 30 November 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it had reached an agreement with the China Securities Regulatory …
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