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With the publication on 8 February 2012 of proposed regulations for compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”),… Read more

"Twin peaks" model for FSA - Hector Sants, chief executive of the FSA, gave an update on regulatory reform in… Read more

Julian Korek published an article in HFM Week examining the impact and implications of new US regulations. As US regulators… Read more

It was recently reported that the FBI opened more than one thousand inquiries into possible Ponzi schemes during 2011. The… Read more

In October 2011, the Auditing Practices Board (“the APB”) issued Bulletin 2011/2 “Providing Assurance on Client Assets to the Financial… Read more

Expert networks can provide a competitive edge in making investment decisions but hedge funds must still implement strong internal controls… Read more

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has implemented a new fitness and probity regime effective from 1 December 2011 for… Read more

Despite much recent discussion of the need to protect the interests of the UK’s financial services industry and the key… Read more

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules on 22 June 2011 implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act (“the Act”)… Read more

FATCA - In another step towards transparency of the global financial services industry and preventing tax evasion, the Foreign Account… Read more