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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 …
UK GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES NEW SANCTIONS AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL
On 19 October the UK Government published the text of a proposed new Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (the "Bill"), which seeks to create a …
POTENTIAL SANCTIONS IMPOSITION PURSUANT TO US ADMINISTRATION'S ANNOUNCED NEW STRATEGY ON IRAN
President Trump has repeatedly criticised the ‘Iran deal’, referring to it as an ‘embarrassment’ for the United States. On 13 October 2017, he laid out …
OFSI publishes quick guide to financial sanctions
On 4 October 2017, HM Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") published a quick guide for UK businesses, with the aim of helping …
Corporate Crime monthly update - September 2017
Welcome to the September 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
UK Government’s future Partnership Paper on Foreign policy, defence and development: including proposals for co-operation on sanctions, cyber security, and the defence and security industries
The UK Government has released a Paper outlining the UK’s proposals for a future partnership with the EU regarding foreign policy, defence and …
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