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Hong Kong: Managing the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak The impact of the outbreak of COVID-19, both at a macroeconomic and individual corporation level, will be more severe than the 2003 SARS outbreak. 
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter On 30 January 2020 the European Commission announced it had fined several companies belonging to Comcast Corporation, including NBCUniversal, EUR14.3 million for restricting the countries in which and the customers to whom licensees could sell. In some...
Treasury and ESG Strategy Sustainable impact investing is now an important driver for many financial institutions and the market for green and sustainability-linked financial products continues to grow. There are real benefits for corporates in aligning sustainable finance more...
Treasury and ESG Strategy Sustainable impact investing is now an important driver for many financial institutions and the market for green and sustainability-linked financial products continues to grow. There are real benefits for corporates in aligning sustainable finance more...
Is your purpose good enough? We consider the developing emphasis on corporate purpose in Annual Reports.
How is sustainability being financed? Matthew Tobin reflects on green finance development in 2019 and what lies ahead for 2020.
Court of Final Appeal clarifies the requisite mental element of money laundering offence in Hong Kong The CFA has clarified in HKSAR v Harjani Haresh Murlidhar that under section 25 of the OSCO, a person commits an offence if he deals with a property which he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe in whole or in part directly or indirectly,...
How is sustainability being financed? Matthew Tobin reflects on green finance development in 2019 and what lies ahead for 2020.
OECD reviews Country-by-Country Reporting, suggesting possible extensions The OECD has released the consultation document for its review of Country-by-Country Reporting which forms part of the standardised approach to transfer pricing documentation established under Action 13 of the BEPS Project (see press release). The...
Exchange Launches Consultation on the extension of Weighted Voting Rights to corporate controllers The HKEX has published a consultation paper (Corporate WVR Consultation) seeking public feedback on a proposal to allow corporate entities to benefit from weighted voting rights (WVR). 
A carrot and a stick? A new display of the Hong Kong antitrust enforcement arsenal Hong Kong competition law enforcement had a promising start in 2020 – a pecuniary penalties hearing, a successful leniency application, an Infringement Notice, and new enforcement proceedings that brings information sharing cartels under the...
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Looking ahead - the DCM year to come In this briefing we discuss what is on the horizon for debt issuers over the coming year and how best to navigate upcoming MTN programme updates and bond issuances. 
EFIG: European Banking Newsletter - February 2020 Developments covered in this month’s edition include:
Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Cartel Regulation 2020 Cartel Regulation addresses the most important issues practitioners face to mitigate the fines imposed on clients under the scrutiny of antitrust authorities. It provides expert local insight into cartel regulation worldwide. We have co-authored the...