Life with GDPR - Data Transfers from EU/UK to US
Upcoming global developments for the payment sector - Asia - 1. Hong Kong: Launch of Phase 2 of the e-Hong Kong Dollar Pilot Programme - On September 23, 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the...more
This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritised by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more
How to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy is a hot regulatory topic for most major economies around the world – and is set to continue ascending the agenda in the years to come. As sustainability-related...more
Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more
Over a year has now passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the U.S., the EU and its member states, the U.K., and many others—including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Canada—continue to exert pressure on Russia...more
June 30th has passed and one-, three- and six-month USD LIBOR settings have ceased to be published. As confirmed by the FCA on 3 April 2023, the ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has begun publishing non-representative...more
On May 18, 2023, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the intergovernmental organization for modernizing and coordinating private law, published a set of draft Principles on Digital...more
As the war in Ukraine rages on, recent advisories from financial crime agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom indicate heightened scrutiny on financial activity of Russian individuals and entities, including...more
Key considerations for banks engaging with governments and peer institutions to improve financial crime compliance systems - Every year, banks spend billions of dollars on core financial crime compliance systems and are...more
A closer look at new research data about corruption in the financial industry: is the industry as far behind on organizational culture as it might seem? A recent study, “The Street, The Bull and The Crisis: A Survey of...more