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The Rise of the Crypto Hedge Fund: Opportunities and Challenges
The extraordinary returns generated by cryptocurrencies have led to a frenzy of investment activity and interest from investors. Several new crypto hedge …
Latest bank victory – Hong Kong High Court dismisses mis-selling claim
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has recently handed down its judgment in Shine Grace Investment Ltd v. Citibank, N.A. and Another (HCCL 28/2008), a …
India's new anti-corruption law targets bribe-givers and establishes corporate liability offence modelled on the UK Bribery Act
India's long-awaited Amended Prevention of Corruption Act 2018 came into force on 26 July. Originally proposed in 2013, the amendments introduce a new …
First wave of United States sanctions against Iran re-imposed on 7 August 2018, as the amended EU Blocking Statute comes into effect on the same day
End of first wind-down period Following President Trump's decision on 8 May 2018 to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of …
HONG KONG'S ANTI-GRAFT COMMISSIONER WARNS OF CORRUPTION ON BELT AND ROAD
The head of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has warned local investors to beware of rampant corruption in some Belt and Road …
HKMA publishes open API framework for Hong Kong banking sector and launches own open API
On 18 July 2018, the HKMA announced that it had concluded a consultation on its intended approach to open application programming interface (API) for the …
MANDATORY REFERENCE CHECKS TO STOP ROLLING BAD APPLES – MAS ISSUES CONSULTATION PAPER ON PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS
On 6 July 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a Consultation Paper which, among other things, proposes requirements for Financial …
SFC proposes to implement revisions to AML/CFT guidelines on 1 November 2018 ahead of FATF Hong Kong evaluation
On 5 July 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a consultation paper on proposals to amend the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and …
Corporate Crime update - June 2018
Welcome to the June 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
Hong Kong open-ended fund company regime expected to commence on 30 July 2018
On 18 May 2018, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published the conclusions to its consultation on the …
CHINA’S NEW LIBERALISATION POLICIES FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
China is advancing its policies to open up its markets and attract more foreign investment. This year, the financial sector is one of the focus areas for …
AML/CFT COMPLIANCE A KEY FOCUS OF RECENT SUPERVISORY INSPECTIONS BY THE HONG KONG INSURANCE AUTHORITY
Late last week, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA) published a circular setting out its key findings from anti-money laundering and counter-financing …
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