Regulation

Geo-blocking, 9 December, 2016

Bars to geo-blocking mooted

The EC has proposed new rules on geo-blocking by online traders and content publishers.



Diversity, 9 December, 2016

Guidance on board diversity issued

ICGN publishes guidance on diversity that looks beyond gender.



Remuneration, 9 December, 2016

Remuneration guidance published

ICGN publishes new guidelines on executive and non-executive director remuneration, to help companies, shareholders and investors.



Prospectus Regulation, 9 December, 2016

Prospectus Directive regulation adopted

The European Parliament has adopted proposals for a replacement to the Prospectus Directive, though implementation remains “some way off”.



Money laundering, 9 December, 2016

Changes to money laundering directive proposed

Anti-money laundering amendments would require implementation by January 2017.



Anti-corruption, 9 December, 2016

French anti-corruption bill passed

The Sapin II bill is approved in France, obligating boards to actively manage corruption risk.



Compliance, 7 December, 2016

Compliance: why it pays to stay on the right side of the law

Inadequate investment in compliance is now the biggest threat to a company’s bottom line. Simon Airey and Joshua Domb of law firm DLA Piper argue that time and resources devoted to compliance will pay dividends.



Anti-bribery, 7 December, 2016

Weighing up the new standard on anti-bribery

The new ISO anti-bribery tool is well timed, says Howard Shaw, Mazars’ head of anti-corruption and whistleblowing in the UK.



IPOs, 14 September, 2016

Hong Kong extends consultation over listings

Hong Kong provides two extra months for responses to consultation over contentious changes to regulatory structures.



Crime, 12 September, 2016

Scope of ‘corporate failure’ law to expand

UK attorney general reveals that “failure to prevent” law is to expand beyond tax evasion to other offences such as money laundering, false accounting and fraud.