FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 329, James Koukios
Legislative reform remains active in the APAC region, with Australia’s mandatory merger control regime nearing finalization, China seeking to amend its anti-monopoly laws, and Indonesia proposing to bolster its agency and...more
A new trade petition filed with U.S. authorities could saddle plywood imports from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam with crushing tariffs — unless importers and exporters actively participate in the case. Companies that fail...more
On May 22, 2025, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood (the “Coalition” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of hardwood and decorative...more
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia continues to expand, with jurisdictions across the region implementing diverse regulatory frameworks to attract and control foreign capital. Understanding the nuances of these...more
On February 11, 2025, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. TI observes that corruption remains “a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the...more
As we move into 2024, legislative reform is on the minds of competition regulators in the region as they turn to competition policy to address perceived challenges in market structures and limit the extent to which businesses...more
On January 30, 2024, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2023. The 2023 CPI suggests there has been limited progress in the global fight against corruption, with TI...more
As ESG regulation in Asia develops at an increasing pace, Latham lawyers give an update on noteworthy developments across the region covering the second half of the year. ...more
On January 31, 2023, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. As in recent years, the 2022 CPI demonstrates that more must be done to combat corruption globally – with...more
On September 26, 2022, the Indonesian Minister of Investment provided an update on the review process being undertaken by the Ministry of Investment in respect of its revocation of over 2,000 mining permits in August 2022....more
On 12 January 2021, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) issued the Regulating the Informatization Work of Insurance Intermediaries Measures (Insurance Intermediaries Measures), which took effect on 1...more
On June 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice initiating new administrative reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with April anniversary dates. Listed below are the...more
The tracker covers a range of developments across the region, including steps taken by the Chinese authorities to decentralise regulations in the insurance sector, a new amendment bill passed by the Hong Kong Legislative...more
CBIRC issued newly revised Health Insurance Measures - On 31 October 2019, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) promulgated the newlyrevised Administrative Measures for Health Insurance (Health...more
On 26 August 2020 the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded the Entity List, restricting certain transactions with 60 entities under a total of 61 entries to the Entity List....more
This tracker covers a range of developments across the region, including China's measures to further open up China's insurance sector, the guidelines issued by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority in light of the regulatory...more
Last week, Airbus SE (Airbus) settled a long-standing corruption scandal by agreeing to enforcement actions in three countries; France, the United Kingdom and the US. The matter involved a massive, worldwide, long running...more
Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long standing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more
Ericsson’s FCPA settlement is in the books (not the books and records). But it casts a significant shadow across the FCPA landscape. A pervasive and systemic culture of bribery is defined to reflect senior executive...more
Last week the Justice Department (DOJ) announced a resolution of the long stand Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational networking and...more
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Summer's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. ...more
The tracker covers a range of developments including the Hong Kong Insurance Authority’s newly issued Guideline on Qualifying Deferred Annuity Policy, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Guidance to Capital Markets...more
While investors are looking at a variety of sectors in the region, our survey reveals that roads are the top priority, while both conventional and renewable energy are still very much on the radar - Our research shows that...more