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FIFA racketeering indictment could cause concern for banks
The US Department of Justice's FIFA indictment may require certain banks to review any of their FIFA-related transactions, as well as test their …
U.S. DOJ's FIFA indictment could lead to serious consequences for FIFA and its commercial counterparties
The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") indictment of various individuals and companies relating to FIFA has made front-page news around the world. …
Hong Kong SFC licensed corporations to be exempted from CFTC registration as FCMs when dealing with US customers in relation to futures trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently issued a Regulation 30.10 order to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong …
Market abuse update - April 2015
2014 was marked by record fines for benchmark manipulation globally, criminal prosecutions for insider trading and market manipulation, and the first …
Iran sanctions - US and EU announce framework agreement including proposals to suspend sanctions
On April 2, 2015 representatives from the US, EU and Iran announced that, following extensive negotiations, the "P5+1" (China, France, Germany, Russia, …
UK High Court orders disclosure despite risk of prosecution for criminal contempt under US law
The High Court has ordered a party to litigation to allow the inspection of an attachment to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into with the US …
US establishes new Venezuela sanctions regime and imposes sanctions on Venezuelan officials
On Monday, 9 March 2015, President Obama signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to deal with the threat to US national security and …
Corporate Crime Monthly Update February 2015
Welcome to the February 2015 edition of our corporate crime update - our round-up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
Big Four settle disclosure case with SEC
The SEC's administrative court approved a settlement between the SEC and the Chinese affiliates of PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, BDO and Deloitte, fining …
US District Court considers attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine in internal investigations
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted a motion to compel the production of documents gathered during an internal …
US and HK regulators in pursuit of credit rating and research firms
On 21 January 2015, the United States Securities Exchange Commission announced sanctions against credit rating firm, Standard & Poor’s Rating …
US Second Circuit confirms use of discovery in support of foreign investigations
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has interpreted 28 U.S.C. § 1782 as granting a US district court discretion to order the production of …
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