Corporate governance

News analysis

• Mexico to launch own Lava Jato-style investigation

  27 July 2018

  The incoming Mexican president ran on a corruption ticket and is expected to crack down heavily on bribery issues once he has appointed a special prosecutor

• In-house lawyers could be considered senior managers under SMR

  09 July 2018

  The FCA’s recent decision could increase whistleblowing and cause in-house counsel to leave their roles

• In the news this week

  06 July 2018

  GDPR causes confusion in Asia, bitcoin continues its downward spiral, Mexico gains a new president, and the UK tries to clarify IPO rules

• Chinese businesses feel the bite of new bribery law

  03 July 2018

  Pfizer's assistant general counsel said the mindset of compliance is to create incentives for employees

• Shell companies in Indian government's line of sight

  26 June 2018

  Genuine investments by non-resident Indians will suffer, say observers

• Asian businesses face export control, sanction compliance headaches

  11 June 2018

  Panellists at Asialaw conference in Hong Kong discussed implications of recent US sanctions on ZTE and enforcement trends

• In the news this week

  08 June 2018

  The rollback gathers steam in the US, Italy in turmoil and GDPR continue to dominate the EU, and the crypto saga continues in Asia

• India boosts enforcement powers to tackle corporate fraud

  07 June 2018

  New powers to target black money include the prevention of dissipation of proceeds from corporate fraud

• GDPR to hit alternative assets the most

  05 June 2018

  This segment of the financial services sector conducts transactions on paper. Companies have to make significant progress to comply

• GDPR decision triggers and Asia

  29 May 2018

  The landmark EU regulation is expected to impact businesses in the region. But they also need to comply with myriad of local rules

• PRIMER: China's national standards for personal data protection

  17 May 2018

  The PRC has toughened rules on collection and processing of personal data

• Chinese banks need to firm up AML compliance

  16 May 2018

  Challenges remain as Chinese banks seeking international exposure catch up to global standards

• Arbitration of audit disputes: some key points

  04 May 2018

  Arbitration hasn’t traditionally been used in audit-related disputes but its increasing use is an important opportunity for audit relationships globally

• Is it possible to comply with GDPR using blockchain?

  02 May 2018

  How damaging is the regulation to distributed ledger technology and how to reconcile the two

• HK’s new AML rules raise questions for businesses with complex structures

  25 April 2018

  Businesses with less than straightforward structures can expect more up-the-chain enquiries

• Beneficial ownership could be answer to AML in Indonesia

  11 April 2018

  Businesses have to provide the government with information on their beneficial owners. Multiple layers of rules make it difficult

• Businesses retreating from consent under GDPR

  03 April 2018

  The upcoming regulation does not automatically require consent so businesses could choose an easier way: http://bit.ly/2Iprnyg

• SMR, GDPR could lead to senior talent shortage

  28 March 2018

  Wide-ranging financial regulation has caused many to take alternative career routes and this could have a counter-productive impact on industry compliance: http://bit.ly/2GAhw8j

• Will HK's new AML rules have the desired deterrent effect?

  21 March 2018

  The financial regulator's tough new guidelines could come up against a slowdown in enforcement

• Non-EU firms unaware of GDPR compliance

  16 March 2018

  The regulation’s extraterritorial effect has caused data centres to be moved inside the EU

• Many small firms are still unprepared for GDPR

  02 March 2018

  With the deadline less than 100 days away, some firms remain behind