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A litigator's yearbook: 2012 in England and Wales
At this time of year it is traditional to look back over the past 12 months and try to sum up what the year has had to offer. We thought it might be …
French AMF calls on investors to take basic precautions in relation to non-financial investments: consumer responsibility?
The French AMF has issued a public warning to investors who may, in the light of current low interest rates, be tempted to invest in …
Hong Kong: New statutory inside information disclosure regime and amendments to the Listing Rules come into effect on 1 January 2013 - are you ready?
The date when the new statutory disclosure regime for inside information under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO") comes into …
Making information about companies public: Netflix CEO's Facebook posting prompts SEC Wells Notice
In July this year, Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix Inc (Netflix), posted on Facebook that Netflix's members had enjoyed over 1 billion hours in …
TI publishes Corruption Perceptions Index 2012
Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 (CPI). The CPI, originally launched in 1995, ranks countries …
Highlights from Part 1 of the FSA's Consultation Paper on implementation of the AIFMD
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the "AIFMD") is due to be implemented by Member States at a national level by 22 July 2013 and will …
Spain: using asset management companies as a tool to restructure and resolve financial institutions
The passage of Act 9/2012 of 14 November on the restructuring and resolution of financial institutions, and the adoption of Royal Decree-Law …
Corporate crime update - December 2012
Please click here for the November 2012 edition of our global corporate crime update. Jurisdictions covered in this month’s update include: United …
UK regulatory reform: should the new regulators be given power to investigate possible offences under s.352 of FSMA?
Lord Turner recently informed the Chairman of the Treasury Committee that the FSA was unable to use its powers to extend an internal FSA leak inquiry to …
US SEC's record-setting $276 million insider trading case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had charged CR Intrinsic Investors LLC (a hedge fund advisory firm), Mathew …
UK FSA consults on new capital regime for Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) operators
In light of the failure and near failure of a number of SIPP operators since 2007, the FSA has concluded that its current prudential requirements …
EBA Guidelines on assessment of the suitability of members of management bodies of credit institutions and their key function holders
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key …
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