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Futures trader convicted of false trading
April 30th, 2014
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), an independent statutory body set up to regulate the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong, has issued a press release informing that the Eastern Magistrates’ Court convicted a futures trader ...
Tax inspections in Greece are increasing
April 30th, 2014
It’s Saturday night going on Sunday morning at a club near the gated homes of the Greek elite in northern Athens as two men and a woman in business suits push through the crowd and demand to see the ...
Russia is preparing its response to additional sanctions by the EU, the U.S. but also Japan
April 29th, 2014
The Japanese government followed the lead of the U.S. and the European Union, or EU, Tuesday by imposing additional sanctions against Russia even as Moscow stated that it has prepared a response to the sanctions and is working on ...
The deep freeze – how are the Russia and Ukraine sanctions affecting offshore law firms?
April 29th, 2014
With the impact of EU and US sanctions on Russia and Ukraine stretching far beyond the individuals targeted, Caroline Thorpe examines the effect on offshore jurisdictions, and how law firms are dealing with the pitfalls and opportunities of this ...
SFC reprimands and fines The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC $6 million for internal control failings
April 22nd, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, has issued a reprimand to The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company (RBS) and fined it $6 million for internal control failures relating to the detection and prevention of ...
Cyber Risk: Are Boards the New ‘Target’?
April 22nd, 2014
Directors and officers need to understand how to improve their insurance policy’s response to cyber risk. For any public company, a large data breach, such as the latest Target hack, could be material enough to warrant the filing of ...
FRC to expose companies that fail to report accurate information
April 17th, 2014
Companies will be forced to admit to FRC inquiries, under reporting watchdog proposals Companies will be forced to admit when they have investigated by the FRC’s conduct committee for failing to provide accurate information in accounts or reports, under ...
CALDB suspends NSW joint liquidator for six months
April 16th, 2014
The Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board (CALDB) has ordered the suspension of the registration of Mr William James Hamilton as a liquidator for six months following an application by ASIC. The suspension will take effect from 3 June ...
Police to wear digital cameras as part of courts efficiency plan
April 11th, 2014
Modernisation of the criminal justice system will give police mobile devices to record interviews and crime scenes Police officers will be expected to record interviews at crime scenes on mobile devices and deliver filmed evidence online under a digital ...
CySec: regarding new provisions for exposures to directors and shareholders of Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’)
April 11th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced the following: In the context of establishing effective arrangements and procedures for consultation with the market participants regarding the proposed changes in the national legislation ...
