FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 329, James Koukios
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 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 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
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 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
Our Asia insurance regulatory tracker for the first quarter of 2018 is below. It includes updates on the introduction of an insurance levy in Hong Kong, a consultation on agency recruitment incentives in Singapore, and new...more
Please find our Asia insurance regulatory tracker for the first quarter of 2017. It includes updates on the new independent insurance regulator for Hong Kong (which will assume its functions on 26 June), new rules on equity...more
International arbitration in Asia has seen a dramatic surge in popularity in recent times. It has grown up alongside an increase in cross-border investment within and from outside Asia. There are three key reasons for this...more