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This network is for financial professionals interested in staying up to date on financial services regulation happening anywhere in the world. CFOs, bankers, fund managers, treasurers welcome.
We finally got the Australian Government’s response to its Treasury’s evaluation of the 2021 foreign investment reforms and on 1 April the first part of these reforms went into force. This first part ...
Data pricing is a challenge faced by every credit provider. In a competitive market, Bureaux price variations mean that some credit providers pay up to 1,500% more (per search) than competitors for th...
At Fiat Republic, we are committed to helping the cryptocurrency industry navigate fast-changing financial regulations. Our crypto consortium is directly tied to this vision; it will represent respons...
31st March 2022 represents an important regulatory deadline for financial services firms in the UK. Last March, the Bank of England and FCA released their Operational Resilience Policy Statement. It r...
It is widely known that Norway has one of the tightest substantial shareholding disclosure windows among countries. While many countries allow for reporting of substantial shareholding within days of ...
Changes and extensions to foreign direct investment rules in the fourth quarter of 2021 continued to be fueled by Covid-19 as the Omicron variant made its debut in November. A few countries, France, I...
As the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) continues to introduce more and more regulation and oversight over the superannuation industry, superfunds are finding themselves having to con...
Introduction The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator of financial markets in the U.K., flexed its muscles in March of this year when it launched its first attempted prosecution for anti-...
One of the downsides of the Internet is the dissemination of misinformation. That has led some to believe that US citizens cannot open and maintain offshore bank accounts, investment accounts, and oth...
Thanks in large part to the global pandemic, consumers are increasingly turning to mobile apps to manage their finances, payments and transactions. In fact, 58% of mobile consumers report using and do...
The disruption and uncertainty created by COVID-19 has slowed business execution across all aspects of businesses. Anti-financial crime and compliance functions are no exception. However, the challeng...
As expected, it’s been a slow third quarter for changes to foreign direct investment (FDI). Following on from my last update, we’ll start in the AsiaPac region and move westward. Australia has been e...