Beyond COVID-19: Risk and regulatory

Malaysia sticks to its guns on corrupt corporations and senior personnel

On June 1, 2020, Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (MACC Act) entered into force.

Global | Publication | July 01, 2020

UK Pensions Stop Press - COVID-19 guidance updates from the UK Pensions Regulator

The Pensions Regulator has been busy updating its COVID-19 guidance and on June 16, 2020 announced a number of changes.

United Kingdom | Publication | June 22, 2020

From disrupted to tainted supply chains: Canadian legislation against modern slavery may be coming post-COVID

Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Modern Slavery Act and to amend the Customs Tariff (the Bill), was introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2020.

Global | Publication | June 15, 2020

Relief extension: securities regulators extend blanket relief for registrants

The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon recently published temporary blanket relief providing automatic extensions.

Canada | Publication | June 04, 2020

Institutional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down businesses, locked down communities and closed borders, the international arbitration community is not alone in having to rapidly develop new ways of working. For a cross-border system of dispute resolution that frequently involves participants from different countries, the challenge posed by COVID-19 to international arbitration is acute.

Global | Publication | June 03, 2020

US: SEC officials urge voluntary municipal securities COVID-19 disclosure

US SEC officials issued a statement urging municipal securities issuers to disclose information regarding the current and future impact of COVID-19 on financial and operating conditions.

United States | Publication | June 02, 2020

Global: Containing US, EU and UK sanctions risks in a time of global crisis

Companies with international trade have adapted to a new reality and are confronting ongoing and emergent compliance challenges.

Global | Publication | June 02, 2020

Market Abuse Regulation: UK FCA sets out expectations of market conduct in light of COVID-19

UK: Market Abuse Regulation: FCA sets expectations of COVID-19 market conduct

On May 27, 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Market Watch 63 (MW 63) setting out its expectations of market conduct in the context of increased capital raising events and alternative working arrangements due to COVID-19.

United Kingdom | Publication | June 02, 2020

The effect of the lockdown on criminal and regulatory investigations, enforcement and prosecution

Global: The effect of the lockdown on criminal and regulatory investigations, enforcements and prosecutions

The current crisis has disrupted investigations, enforcement and prosecutions around the world.

Global | Publication | May 29, 2020