Federal Bank Secrecy Act Issues for Mobile Payment Systems by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/23/2012 In This Presentation: - The BSA from 30,000 Feet - ABCs of the BSA for MSBs - Impact on Customer Acquisition - BSA/AML Enforcement - Current Topics and Resources Excerpt from The BSA from 30,000...more
Clarifying the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality: California Northern District Court Rejects the Application of Federal and... by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/23/2012 In a decision issued on May 3, Judge Edward M. Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed – with prejudice – the bulk of federal and California state wage and hour allegations made...more
How INTERPOL's CCF Can Reduce Its Backlog and Become More Efficient by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A. on 5/23/2012 In the last post, we addressed the fact that the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) is still required under its operating rules to meet only three times per year. This requirement has remained the same in...more
FSA and BoE Paper on PRA Designation of Investment Firms by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/22/2012 On 17 May 2012, the FSA and the Bank of England (BoE) published a short paper on how the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will exercise its powers to designate certain investment firms....more
Baker & McKenzie: Asia Pacific Tax Newsletter - May 2012 by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/22/2012 The Asia Pacific Tax Newsletter offers a round-up of some of the key issues across the region from the last quarter. In this edition, we cover key tax matters and developments in Australia, China, India, Malaysia,...more
ECOFIN Reaches Agreement on CRD IV by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/22/2012 On 15 May 2012, the Council of the EU announced that the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (“ECOFIN”) has reached agreement on the CRD IV proposals. CRD IV is a package of EU reforms on prudential requirements for credit...more
Baker & McKenzie: Australia's Transfer Pricing Reform: For Better or Worse? by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/22/2012 Australia's transfer pricing rules are undergoing material amendment. According to the Australian Government, the changes are merely supposed to clarify how the rules work, and bring them more in line with the OECD. In...more
Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review - May 21, 2012 by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/22/2012 In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · FHFA Releases Draft Strategic Plan · Large Bank Stress Testing Guidance Finalized · Stress Testing for Community Banks · CFTC Rule on Swap...more
This Week in Washington - May 18, 2012 by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/22/2012 In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget/Appropriations/Debt Ceiling. The House Appropriations Committee marked up the FY 2013 Defense, State-Foreign Operations, Military Construction...more
Energy And Environment Update -- May 20, 2012 by Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 5/22/2012 In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of Transportation; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Government...more
FSA Fines Martin Currie £3.5 million for Conflict of Interests Failures by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2012 On May 10, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it fined Martin Currie Investment Management Limited and Martin Currie Inc (together, Martin Currie) £3.5 million (approximately $5.5 million) for conflict...more
Sanctions Enforcement — An Increasing Risk by Michael Volkov on 5/22/2012 Everyone writes about the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act. Some are more willing to tackle export compliance. Given the Obama Administration’s reliance on sanctions as a foreign policy tool, companies need to address the...more
California Proposes Revised Cap-and-Trade Regulations Providing for Linkage with International Cap-and-Trade Market; Joint... by K&L Gates LLP on 5/22/2012 California is on the verge of opening a greenhouse gas/carbon trading market that may ultimately rival the European Union’s carbon trading market as the largest organized carbon market in the world. The state has recently...more
FSA Fines Habib Bank and its Money Laundering Reporting Officer for AML Control Failings by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2012 On May 15, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had fined Habib Bank AG Zurich (Habib Bank) £525,000 (approximately $830,000) and Syed Itrat Hussain (Hussain) its former Money Laundering Reporting...more
China Briefing - April 2012 (May 21, 2012) by Reed Smith on 5/22/2012 Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Health Care & Life Sciences News • NDRC: Chinese government to review carefully drug pricing differences between ex-factory and bid prices (NBD News 2012-04-05) – April 5, 2012...more