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OCC Issues Clarification of the Treatment of Certain Sovereign and Securitization Positions

by Jeffrey M. Werthan | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/22/2013

On May 10, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Bulletin OCC 2013-13, which is intended to clarify the treatment of sovereign and securitization provisions under the Market Risk Capital Rule...more

CIS Legal Update - May 2013: Measures Taken to Strengthen Russian Anti-Corruption Laws

by Laura Brank, Olga Watson, Jeremy Zucker | Dechert LLP on 5/14/2013

Despite Russia’s reputation for corruption, the anti-bribery climate in Russia is evolving. A recent flurry of anti-bribery legislation, as well as Russia’s ratification of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign...more

Canadian Online Business Take Note: Internet Tax Case

by Field Law on 4/25/2013

“The world has changed dramatically in the last two decades… An entity may now have a profound impact upon a foreign jurisdiction solely through its virtual projection via the Internet.” ...more

Cayman Islands commended by the OECD in latest peer review report

by Marco Martins | Harney Westwood & Riegels on 4/23/2013

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) recently published a report in which the Cayman Islands was commended for the “streamlined, efficient and responsive procedures it has is in place to...more

Anti-Corruption Law And The Oil And Gas Industry: Evolutions In Both Demand Vigilance

by William Liess, Omar McNeill, Gregory Paw | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/16/2013

Businesses in the oil and gas industry are cautioned to pay careful attention to evolutions in anti-corruption law in the jurisdictions where they operate. The U.S. government has successfully enforced the Foreign Corrupt...more

Energy And Environment Update -- April 8, 2013

by Jordan Collins, David Leiter, Neal Martin, Bryan M. Stockton | Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 4/9/2013

In This Issue: Energy & Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Interior Department; Department of Commerce; Department of Defense; Department of...more

Argentina Seeks Access to Financial Information on Nationals

by Rebecca Leon | Morgan Lewis on 4/1/2013

Argentina signs the OECD Convention, but it does not obtain automatic access to financial information. On September 13, 2012, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that Argentina...more

Russian Transfer Pricing Law

by A. Tracy Gomes, Cym H. Lowell | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/26/2013

Recently enacted Russian transfer pricing rules now require companies operating in Russia to file annual documentation in compliance with new regulatory guidance regarding related foreign party and certain domestic party...more

International Tax & Transfer Pricing Strategies in the Crosshairs

by Claire M.C. Kennedy | Bennett Jones LLP on 2/22/2013

The OECD recently issued a report targeting corporate tax planning and transfer pricing strategies, which it asserts constitute a serious risk to tax revenues, tax sovereignty among nations and tax fairness. (OECD (2013),...more

Government Releases New Transfer Pricing Measures to Attack Multinationals

by Tamara Cardan, Philip Diviny | K&L Gates LLP on 2/21/2013

On 13 February 2013, the Federal Government introduced legislation into Parliament that will significantly broaden the circumstances in which Australia's transfer pricing rules may be applied. The legislation will come...more

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