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HONG KONG ENHANCES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
From 1 March 2018, a number of Hong Kong businesses and professions will be subject to enhanced customer due diligence and record-keeping obligations in …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Corporate Crime monthly update - November 2017
Welcome to the November 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
NEW SANCTIONS TARGETING VENEZUELA AND MALI
On 13 November 2017, the EU Council unanimously voted to impose a wide range of targeted sanctions on Venezuela in response to the growing political …
OFAC, BIS AND STATE DEPARTMENT PUBLISH NEW REGULATIONS TIGHTENING US SANCTIONS CONCERNING CUBA
On 8 November 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of …
US AUTHORITIES ISSUE COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ON NEW US SANCTIONS LEGISLATION
Following our earlier bulletin, on October 31, 2017, the US Department of State and Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") …
Corporate Crime monthly update - October 2017
Welcome to the October 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
Criminal Finances Act 2017 provisions to come into force tomorrow
On 12 October 2017, the government published the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 ("the …
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