Africa

Consensus New York & Blockchain week – key takeaways
Competition Amendment Bill 2018 aims to protect market participation of non-dominant firms
SA poised to follow suit in utilisation of non-competition merger control to protect State security in foreign mergers
New comparative guide on state of bank recovery and resolution laws in Africa

Asia

Consensus New York & Blockchain week – key takeaways
Hong Kong: Insurance Authority to take over regulation of intermediaries from 23 September 2019
Global Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Trends for 2019
Hong Kong: SFC releases consultation conclusions on proposed guidelines for securities margin financing activities

Australia

Financial services monthly wrap up – May 2019
Consensus New York & Blockchain week – key takeaways
Consumer Data Right and Open Banking: Government moves forward on legislation
New AUSTRAC Compliance Report format for 2018

Canada

Beneficial ownership requirements for federally incorporated entities soon to come into effect
Consensus New York & Blockchain week – key takeaways
New oversight framework proposed for Canada’s payments system
Open Banking in Canada – current regulatory insights

Italy

ESMA updates EMIR Q&As
ESMA letter on EMIR Refit hedging exemption for calculation of clearing thresholds for non-financial groups
New note on IOSCO report on sustainable finance
AMLD5: European Commission considers new methodology to identify high-risk third countries

Germany

ESMA updates EMIR Q&As
ESMA letter on EMIR Refit hedging exemption for calculation of clearing thresholds for non-financial groups
New note on IOSCO report on sustainable finance
AMLD5: European Commission considers new methodology to identify high-risk third countries

The Netherlands

ESMA updates EMIR Q&As
ESMA letter on EMIR Refit hedging exemption for calculation of clearing thresholds for non-financial groups
New note on IOSCO report on sustainable finance
AMLD5: European Commission considers new methodology to identify high-risk third countries

United Kingdom

ESMA updates EMIR Q&As
ESMA letter on EMIR Refit hedging exemption for calculation of clearing thresholds for non-financial groups
New note on IOSCO report on sustainable finance
AMLD5: European Commission considers new methodology to identify high-risk third countries

United States

SEC sues Kik for its US$100m ICO
SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest Increasing Broker-Dealer Standards of Care and Disclosure Obligations
US Senate Confirms Heath Tarbert as New CFTC Chairman
SEC Urges Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisors to Evaluate their Cloud-Based Storage Security Settings
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