Reported valuations of cryptocurrencies and digital assets are on the rise. Interest from professional and retail market participants alike are pushing cryptocurrency out of the fringes of financial markets...

This issue of the Ethics & Compliance in the Americas newsletter covers what the DOJ considers as cooperation, as updated by the new FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy.

The new EU foreign subsidies regime will impact all multinational companies regardless of their country of origin.

The Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act has entered into force. The Act gives Canada the ability to impose unilateral sanctions against "foreign nationals" who are involved in corruption...

The financial crisis and ensuing losses suffered by counterparties to various structured product transactions has provoked an outbreak of "misselling" cases.

With specific regard to surgical masks, the datasheet provides clarifications on how manufacturers and importers of said devices must certify compliance with certain requirements in order to make use of the derogation.

The FCA has announced that there has been a 75% increase in the number of enforcement cases over the last year.

The European Parliament approved the revised draft of the EU Regulation on measures in order to overcome obstacles that cross-border e-commerce customers are faced with.

On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that the United States will be withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA"), culminating months of uncertainty around the fate ...

On 11 February 2021, the Luxembourg tax authorities released Circular L.I.R. No. 115/12 ("Circular") on the profit participating incentive scheme introduced by the 2021 Budget Law of 19 December 2020.

In case you missed it: The conference report on the 12th Annual Dublin International Arbitration Day (November 2024) is out now! Read up on the insightful panels focusing on the intersection between arbitration...

Digital currencies pose difficult questions for regulators eager to protect the public but mindful of stifling innovation.

Schemes are to be able to convert Guaranteed Minimum Pensions ("GMPs") into other scheme benefits, provided that after conversion they are at least actuarially equivalent.

On 16 March 2017, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 05/2017/QD-TTG on providing emergency response plans to ensure national cyber information security ("Decision No. 05").

Late in the evening on Friday 8 December in Brussels was a historic moment for AI regulation in Europe. After three days of extensive final debate the EU Parliament...

This post provides a concise overview of the measures taken by the World Bank against corruption and how these measures affect multinational corporations.

Central to every bank's compliance efforts will be the updating of contracts with existing customers and suppliers – a vast ‘repapering' exercise.

On 18 October 2017, the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 (Competition Policy Bill) finally passed both Houses of Parliament.

On December 15, 2017, three government agencies of the Beijing Municipality (i.e. the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau ...

On January 29, 2015, Turkey enacted the Law on Regulation of Retail Trade, regulating the establishment, operation and auditing of retailers.