Sunday Book Review: December 22, 2024 – The Top Business Ethics Books from 2024 Edition
Daily Compliance News: December 20, 2024 – The First Post-Wirecard Client Edition
Classroom Insiders, Season 2 – A Deep Dive into Panuwat and Shadow Insider Trading
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 42 – The Holiday Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 60 - The Evolution of Fintech: Asia, The US and the Implications for Inclusion with Theodora Lau
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 57 - A Path to Financial Inclusion Through Technology with Eelee Lua
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 58 - The AI-fication of Jobs with Huy Nguyen Trieu
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 59 - Four Decades Fighting Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery – A Diplomat Reflects with Matt Friedman
Everything Compliance: Episode 146, The Holiday Season Edition
Daily Compliance News: December 19, 2024 - The Prison Labor Edition
TechLaw10: Online Fraud & How to Stop It
Compliance into the Weeds: NRA Governance Reforms: A Compliance Case Study
The Hill Country Podcast: Behind the Scenes at Kerrville Daily Times with John Wells
Great Women in Compliance – Holiday GWIC-tacular
Daily Compliance News: December 18, 2024 – The Turn Your Knife on Yourself Edition
A Comprehensive Overview of FOCI Mitigation
Daily Compliance News: December 17, 2024 – The Extraordinary Circumstances Edition
SBR-Author’s Podcast – Exploring Storytelling with James Jennings
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 146, The Holiday Edition
Innovation in Compliance – Boosting Corporate Culture Through Engagement with Stephan Poschik
In the light of reports received by the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution regarding a lack of commitment and discipline in the performance of State dictated punitive community service, it has been held that the Courts can...more
The Banking Act 2009 (Wholesale Cash Oversight Fees) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 enabled the Bank of England to oversee certain...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on the regulatory framework for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES), the proposed new platform for trading shares in...more
On October 16, China’s Ministry of State Security highlighted a case where a foreign company, in collaboration with a Chinese company, conducted illegal surveying and mapping within the territory of China under the guise of...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards to establish an EU code of conduct for issuer-sponsored research. When final, the RTS will supplement the...more
The Bank of England has published its annual report on its supervision of financial market infrastructures, covering the period December 16, 2023 —December 17, 2024. The report sets out the work undertaken by the BoE over the...more
The European Banking Authority has published a no action letter stating that competent authorities should not prioritize any supervisory or enforcement action in relation to the processing of applications for initial margin...more
Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and the Cayman Islands have each introduced data protection regimes in recent years which align with global data protection standards. It is therefore increasingly important for...more
The recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in C-601/23 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd v. Diputación Foral de Bizkaia represents a transformative development in CJEU Case Law, one that...more
COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11789 - Apollo / Barnes Group)- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11724 - Schwenk / Goldbeck / Confinity JV)...more
RUSSIA SANCTIONS - UK Government updates factsheet on UK support to Ukraine: On December 20, 2024, the UK Government updated its factsheet setting out the UK’s support to Ukraine....more
COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11772 - Nippon Express / SH)- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11783 - Luxshare / Pierer / Leoni)...more
I – ADDITIONAL CSLL - Following the House of Representatives’ approval just one day before, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved, on December 18, 2024, Bill of Law No. 3,817/2024 (the “bill”), which introduces an...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
A total of 185 Section 301 exclusion requests for machinery used in domestic manufacturing have been filed as of Dec. 19, 2024. Of those, 136 requests remain open for opposition or support from interested parties or for...more
2024 was a significant year for merger enforcement worldwide. In the United States, the Biden administration continued the aggressive approach reflected in the revamped Merger Guidelines issued in December 2023. In Europe,...more
On December 23, 2024, the Biden administration announced that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") is launching a new investigation into China's trade practices with respect to the semiconductor industry. In...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO Letter setting out its supervision strategy for firms in the custody and fund services sector. The custody and fund services sector broadly covers firms acting as...more
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 22 February 2022 most Bermudian residents did not think it would have much impact to the island. However as both an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and as an international finance...more
Taxpayers have been eagerly awaiting, and the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have been promising to provide, rules addressing the previously taxed earnings and profits (PTEP)...more
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) has handed down a landmark judgment in Justin Le Patourel v BT, the first opt-out competition collective action which went to trial in the United Kingdom (UK). On 19 December...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published three sets of Q&As to provide further detail on the guidelines on funds which use ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names. The guidelines relate to...more
The UAE laws regarding crime against people, and particularly when such crimes are committed online are strict and aim to protect people from activities that could potentially harm the victim’s reputation. Here, we are...more
The European Data Protection Board’s recent opinion on AI models can be useful in several ways. Last week, I covered EDPB’s take on what the consequences could be for the unlawful processing of personal data in the...more
The rules will come into effect on 1 January 2025, aiming to enhance the overall efficiency and integrity of SIAC’s arbitration proceedings. On 9 December 2024, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)...more
