Corporate governance

News analysis

• African SMEs need to focus on corporate governance

  11 October 2018

  A lack of structure and standards is holding back the growth of the private sector in the region

• SEC: dual-class shares should not last forever

  09 October 2018

  Commissioner Robert Jackson said while these may have value, they should not be passed on to a company owner's heirs

• In the news this week

  21 September 2018

  It's been a week of broken records: Nafta discussions drag on and the Brexit to-and-fro continues. In Asia, credit agencies are under investigation

• PRIMER: Singapore’s Corporate Governance Code

  22 August 2018

  Code improvements are a good step forward but they fail to address dual class shares provisions

• 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