New Zealand: Government to Introduce New Legislation to Govern Financial Conduct
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a press release stating that the government will …
Mexico: Data Protection Authority Strengthens Personal Data Protection by Adopting European Instruments
On September 23, 2019, the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of …
Liechtenstein: Government Publishes Approved Amendment to Due Diligence Ordinance
The Ministry for General Government Affairs and Finance has published the approved amendment to Annex 3 of the …
France: ACPR Publishes Proposals to Improve Remote Client Onboarding Identity Verification
On September 23, 2019, the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) released a report …
Lithuania: Parliament Completes Amendments to AML Act VIII-275 for Transposition of 5th AMLD
On September 18, 2019, the Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) published amendments to the Money Laundering and Terrorist …
Australia: Treasury Seeks Feedback on Draft Legislation Strengthening ASIC Licensing, Enforcement and Investigation Powers
On September 11, 2019, the Treasury released a set of draft legislation for public comment, …
Malta Financial Supervisory Authority Releases Strategic Plan 2019-2021
On September 6, 2019, the Malta Financial Service Authority (MFSA) published its three-year strategic plan …
Greek Law no. 4624/2019 Transposing the General Data Protection Regulation Published in the Official Gazette
On August 29, 2019, the final text of the law transposing the GDPR provisions into Greek …
The Impact of Brexit on UK Firms
The Bank of England (BoE) published Staff Working Paper No. 818 The impact of Brexit …