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Update on conglomerate regulation
Geoff Maddock, partner Email | Profile tel: +44 20 7466 2067 mobile: +44 7785 255016 By Geoff Maddock, corporate insurance partner and Jonathan …
German Federal Supreme Court: a pro-forma application for conciliation of an insufficiently specified misselling claim will not be effective to suspend limitation
In a landmark decision dated 18 June 2015, the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof, "BGH") decided that pro-forma applications for …
The Board’s responsibility to manage risk: key legal and compliance issues – a disputes perspective
At this recent conference, held by Herbert Smith Freehills and attended by close to a hundred clients, we explored some key legal and compliance risks …
Assessing and enhancing the legal and contractual aspects of CASS compliance
In the years since the Lehmann collapse there is no doubt that firms have been heavily focussed on CASS compliance, particularly on operational detail …
Hong Kong court dismisses investor's counterclaim against bank for mis-selling of financial products
The Court of First Instance has recently handed down its judgment in DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited v Sit Pan Jit (HCA 382/2009), which concerned a …
Has the EBA got it wrong? Proposals to apply the "bankers' bonus cap" to more banks and investment firms
Proposed guidelines from the European Banking Authority (EBA) would extend the "bankers' bonus cap" to all IFPRU investment firms as well as all banks, …
China plans to reshuffle foreign investment regulation
After a long wait, on 19 January 2015, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released the draft Foreign Investment Law for public comment. The …
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 …
HKMA announces findings of its investigation into FX trading operations of HK banks
On 19 December 2014, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the outcome of its investigation into the foreign exchange (FX) trading operations …
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