FSR and Corporate Crime Notes

Regulators extend transitional direction powers in line with Brexit delay

The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), Bank of England ("BoE") and Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") yesterday announced measures to extend …

HKMA rates level of money laundering and terrorist financing risk for SVF sector as medium

Last Friday, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published its money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk assessment report for the stored …

Launch of Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege 2019

Please click here to access a preview of the Guide. We are pleased to launch the 2019 edition of our Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege. Businesses are …

A new regulatory regime for peer-to-peer lending

Moscow Corporate Crime and Investigations Newsletter - July 2019

This newsletter summarises recent Russian regulation, enforcement and court practice developments which may be relevant for doing business in Russia from …

Hong Kong SFC highlights common types of corporate misconduct in acquisitions and disposals

The SFC has recently published its Statement on the conduct and duties of directors when considering corporate acquisitions or disposals. The statement: …

The month ahead in financial services regulatory developments…

Royal Commission into the financial services industry in Australia: lessons for the UK?

Approval of UK's fifth DPA concludes SFO investigation into Serco companies

SFC, CSRC and MOF sign tripartite MOU on access to audit working papers kept in Mainland China

Last week, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the China Securities …

The FCA publishes proposals to ban sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers

Guideline on Cybersecurity for Hong Kong authorised insurers will come into effect on 1 January 2020