Regulation

15 January 2021

Shifting Tides in the Offshore World

Shifting Tides in the Offshore World https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shifting-Tides-in-the-Offshore-World.jpg 2121 1414 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shifting-Tides-in-the-Offshore-World.jpg 15 January 2021 15 January 2021

Regulators have imposed new disclosure rules for ultimate beneficial ownership on companies in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands (BVI). Now, alternative offshore hubs, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have emerged to provide sought-after alternatives.

28 August 2019

The EU Implements New Regulatory Framework That May Hinder Chinese Investment

The EU Implements New Regulatory Framework That May Hinder Chinese Investment https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blackpeak-Insights-The-EU-Implements-New-Regulatory-Framework-That-May-Hinder-Chinese-Investment.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blackpeak-Insights-The-EU-Implements-New-Regulatory-Framework-That-May-Hinder-Chinese-Investment.jpg 28 August 2019 28 August 2019

The EU has been tightening regulatory scrutiny of Chinese inbound investment over the last three years. The implementation in April 2019 of a new EU-wide framework for reviewing acquisitions intensifies the trend of already-declining Chinese FDI in the EU and high-profile blockages of deals there since 2016.

11 June 2019

Watch Out for More Record Fines From New Hong Kong AML Guidelines

Watch Out for More Record Fines From New Hong Kong AML Guidelines https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Blackpeak-Blog-Watch-Out-for-More-Record-Fines-From-New-Hong-Kong-AML-Guidelines.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Blackpeak-Blog-Watch-Out-for-More-Record-Fines-From-New-Hong-Kong-AML-Guidelines.jpg 11 June 2019 29 July 2019

This year has already witnessed record-breaking fines in the wake of the significant changes that occurred in 2018 for Hong Kong’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing regulatory regime.

10 December 2018

Foreign Investment Regulation in the Education Sector in China

Foreign Investment Regulation in the Education Sector in China https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Blackpeak-Briefing-Foreign-Investment-Regulation-in-the-Education-Sector-in-China.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Blackpeak-Briefing-Foreign-Investment-Regulation-in-the-Education-Sector-in-China.jpg 10 December 2018 12 December 2019

In August 2018, the Chinese Ministry of Justice issued a Circular seeking public comments on the recently updated Promotion of Private Education (Revised Draft) law, which cuts a clear line between government non-profit schools and private education businesses by restricting foreign capital investment in certain education entities in mainland China.

30 November 2018

Guilt by Association – The Importance of Child Labor Due Diligence

Guilt by Association – The Importance of Child Labor Due Diligence https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Blackpeak-Insights-Guilt-by-Association-–-The-Importance-of-Child-Labor-Due-Diligence.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Blackpeak-Insights-Guilt-by-Association-–-The-Importance-of-Child-Labor-Due-Diligence.jpg 30 November 2018 12 December 2019

Child labor remains a complex and pernicious issue across much of the developing world. A mix of poverty, economic malaise, corruption, and lax enforcement make it a problem that is unlikely to be eradicated in the foreseeable future.

18 October 2018

Navigating Brazil’s 2018 Election: What Investors Can Expect

Navigating Brazil’s 2018 Election: What Investors Can Expect https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Blackpeak-Insights-Navigating-Brazil’s-2018-Election-What-Investors-Can-Expect.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Blackpeak-Insights-Navigating-Brazil’s-2018-Election-What-Investors-Can-Expect.jpg 18 October 2018 12 December 2019

If there is anything that Sunday’s electoral results showed us, it is that Brazil’s political landscape in 2018 is as polarizing, unprecedented, and unpredictable as ever.

27 July 2018

Intellectual Property Practice

Intellectual Property Practice https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/blackpeak-lightbulb-nick-fewings-564461-unsplash.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/blackpeak-lightbulb-nick-fewings-564461-unsplash.jpg 27 July 2018 12 December 2019

Blackpeak has investigated IP infringement in various industries with 50 brand protection programs completed since 2012.

18 April 2018

Corporate Governance Reform: Enhancing Japan’s Power to EARN

Corporate Governance Reform: Enhancing Japan’s Power to EARN https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackpeak-meeting-room_2100x675.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blackpeak-meeting-room_2100x675.jpg 18 April 2018 29 July 2019

The implementation of the Corporate Governance Code (“CG Code”) in Japan has been a central pillar of the Abe administration’s Japan Revitalization Strategy.

25 January 2018

WSJ | China’s New Tack on Corruption Adds Risks for Foreign Firms

WSJ | China’s New Tack on Corruption Adds Risks for Foreign Firms https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Blackpeak_In-The-News_WSJ-_-Chinas-New-Tack-on-Corruption-Adds-Risks-for-Foreign-Firms.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Blackpeak_In-The-News_WSJ-_-Chinas-New-Tack-on-Corruption-Adds-Risks-for-Foreign-Firms.jpg 25 January 2018 29 July 2019

Blackpeak’s report on the new China’s National Supervisory Law featured in Dow Jones

8 November 2017

Allen & Overy LLP | Advising Banks on Human Trafficking Risks

Allen & Overy LLP | Advising Banks on Human Trafficking Risks https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Blackpeak_In-The-News_Allen-Overy-LLP-_-Advising-Banks-on-HumanTrafficking-Risks.jpg 1200 675 Blackpeak Blackpeak https://www.blackpeakgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Blackpeak_In-The-News_Allen-Overy-LLP-_-Advising-Banks-on-HumanTrafficking-Risks.jpg 8 November 2017 12 December 2019

Interview with Nick Bryan-Brown, Blackpeak’s Head of legal and compliance, for Allen & Overy on advising banks on human trafficking risks.