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Big data and international cooperation – potential impacts for insider dealing actions

Charges for insider dealing are ripe for news headlines – often involving covert arrangements between individuals and driven by greed …

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Posted on: 07-19-2017 Posted in: RegTech, Regulatory action

Bringing it all together: Wolfsberg issues fresh anti-bribery and corruption guidance

We have recently covered corruption and bribery across sport, business and politics. In a timely development, the Wolfsberg Group, an …

Posted on: 07-6-2017 Posted in: Anti-bribery and corruption

Hong Kong’s home-grown football scandal: ICAC brings charges for match-fixing

Another day, another football scandal but this time it’s close to home. On 28 June 2017, Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against …

Posted on: 06-30-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Anti-bribery and corruption, Regulatory action

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge hit by corruption scandal

A construction contractor in Hong Kong has been suspended and its staff arrested for corruption in relation to the alleged …

Posted on: 06-29-2017 Posted in: Anti-bribery and corruption

“Ivory laundering”: What you should know about developments in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Legislative Council (“Legco”) is currently considering passing stricter regulation and penalties for illicit animal and plant trafficking, …

Posted on: 06-28-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Animal trafficking

FIFA corruption scandal continues

In April 2015 we considered the FIFA scandal and how the allegations interacted with the obligations on financial institutions in …

Posted on: 06-27-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Anti-bribery and corruption, Regulatory action

Picasso, diamonds and gambling – where are things up to on the 1MDB scandal?

1Malyasia Development Berhad (“1MDB”) has made international headlines again with international celebrities continuing to be embroiled in the scandal. We …

Posted on: 06-20-2017 Posted in: AML/CTF, Anti-bribery and corruption, Regulatory action

Buying an SFC-licensed entity? 5 things you should know

On 2 June 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular about responsible officers and substantial shareholders (June Circular). …

Posted on: 06-6-2017 Posted in: Regulatory action