Journal of Investment Compliance: Volume 22 Issue 4

Hong Kong SFC releases new FAQs on external electronic data storage

Rolfe Hayden, Helen Fok

To explain the Securities anld Futures Commission of Hong Kong’s new FAQs on external electronic data storage.

The determinants of foreign direct investment: what about the potential of the Arab Maghreb countries?

Hamdi Khalfaoui, Abdelkader Derbali

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the main determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the case of the Arab Maghreb countries.

Guernsey as an investment funds domicile: benefits and regulations

By Annette Alexander, Christopher Andersen, Andrew Boyce, Tom Carey, David Crosland, Tony Lane, Ben Morgan

To explain the benefits and the regulations pertaining to Guernsey as a domicile for investment funds.

SEC’s disclosure effectiveness initiative reshapes MD&A disclosure requirements

Richard J. Parrino

This article examines rule amendments issued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in November 2020, as part of the SEC’s ongoing “disclosure effectiveness initiative”…

The future of SEC enforcement under the Biden administration

John J. Carney, Jonathan R. Barr, Teresa Goody Guillén, Jimmy Fokas, Kevin R. Edgar, Michelle Tanney, Bari Nadworthy, Madison Gaudreau

To examine what to expect from Chair Gary Gensler’s SEC and the new Biden presidential administration following Chair Gensler’s U.S. Senate confirmation on April 14, 2021.

LIBOR transition: challenges for Islamic finance transactions

Jawad Ali, Michael Rainey, Asal Saghari

To examine the implications of the cessation of LIBOR in the context of Islamic finance transactions and to suggest potential solutions for the Shari’ah-compliant use of near…

Understanding regulatory trends: digital assets & anti-money laundering

Katherine Kirkpatrick, Aaron Stephens, Jacob Gerber, Margaret Nettesheim, Sebastian Bellm

To evaluate the global anti-money laundering regulation of digital assets and cryptocurrencies.

Structuring and financing private equity and venture capital transactions in Luxembourg

Bertrand Géradin

Luxembourg is the jurisdiction of choice for many private equity and venture capital investors/funds. Though the optimum balance of financing instruments in relation to any…

Strengthening AML/CFT controls of digital payment token service providers in Singapore

Tju Liang Chua

To raise awareness of money laundering and terrorism financing (ML/TF) controls and regulations in Singapore for digital payment token (DPT) service providers.

“Racing” to the IBOR transition finish line

J. Paul Forrester, Mary Jo N. Miller

Summarize and review the key developments during the first three-quarters of 2021 relating to transition of the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to alternative risk-free…