US: Chinese Companies’ Route to Wall Street Faces SEC Scrutiny

Chinese companies trading on U.S. stock exchanges may face tighter scrutiny as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to update decades-old rules on foreign private issuers (FPIs), a move that could further test deteriorating China-U.S. relations.

The surge in foreign companies, particularly from China, leveraging offshore tax havens to list on U.S. exchanges has made it more difficult for American regulators to oversee them, as their FPI status gives them exemptions from the same disclosure requirements as their domestic counterparts.

 

7 February 2024

UK: AML compliance failures are rife in the UK

An analysis of more than 1,600 ‘anti-money laundering (AML) events’ recorded across the UK in the last decade shows money laundering is the most prevalent issue (27.5%), a new report has revealed.

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1 November 2024

UK: Budget 2024: Key points announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn statement

The Chancellor announced billions of pounds in extra taxes and borrowing to fund a huge investment programme in transport and other infrastructure projects and to improve some public services such

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11 October 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: Sars Confirms Criminal Sanctions for Crypto Non-Compliance

Sars confirms ability to receive information directly from local crypto asset exchanges, to ensure non-compliance is both hard and costly for taxpayers! Looking beyond the borders of South Africa, the

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7 March 2025

UAE: UAE looks to experienced enforcers to sharpen AML enforcement

Regulators in the United Arab Emirates are turning to new technology and expertise from other jurisdictions to improve the country’s anti-money laundering regime. Lawyers described fresh investment

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