ENSafrica | South Africa | 23 May 2023
Amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (“FICA”) have changed the definition of accountable institutions, raising important…
ACCRALAW | Philippines | 1 Jun 2022
The Philippines has had its fair share of financial fraud scandals. Only recently, in December 2021, one of the largest banks in the Philippines was…
Hogan Lovells | European Union | 19 May 2022
There has been a recent flurry of EU developments relating to a number of ongoing initiatives relevant to firms in the retail banking and payments…
King & Wood Mallesons | Hong Kong | 10 May 2022
On 5 May 2022, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the launch of the Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme (MRC Scheme), including the…
McCann FitzGerald LLP | Ireland | 10 May 2022
Diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) continues to be a key focus for regulators with both the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (the “CBI”)…
Hall & Wilcox | Australia | 8 Apr 2022
In this edition, we consider the new CCIV regulations, the Senate’s disallowance of proxy advice regulations, consultation on changes to the…
Vedder Price PC | USA | 7 Apr 2022
On March 30, 2022, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) issued a notice regarding a proposed Statement of Principles for…
Hall & Wilcox | Australia | 23 Mar 2022
In this edition, we consider the Government's announcement regarding the proposed regulatory and licensing regime for crypto asset secondary service…
Travers Smith LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 1 Feb 2022
How is the UK's financial services sector changing in response to the post-Brexit environment? We provide a brief overview of the current position…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2022
In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee at a hearing on his nomination for a second term, Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of…