Kyle Wombolt

Nov 13, 2024 | globalinvestigationsreview.com | Kyle Wombolt |David Chen |Tracey Cui

This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GIR's co-published content. Read more on Insight General context, key principles and hot topicsAs widely reported in the international press, Chinese authorities have been heavily focused in recent years on regulation and enforcement within the country’s growing technology industry.

Jan 10, 2024 | globalinvestigationsreview.com | Kyle Wombolt |Helen Tang |Tracey Cui

This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GIR's co-published content. Read more on Insight General context, key principles and hot topicsAs widely reported in the international press, Chinese authorities have been heavily focused in recent years on regulation and enforcement within the country’s growing technology industry.

Jan 10, 2024 | globalinvestigationsreview.com | Kyle Wombolt |Pamela Kiesselbach

This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GIR's co-published content. Read more on Insight IntroductionThe region continues to witness significant corporate investigations, substantive legal reform and aggressive enforcement. Although legislative developments and enforcement slowed down during the covid-19 pandemic as a result of the effect that it had on the operation of government departments, the general trends of the pre-covid years are continuing.

Oct 12, 2023 | globalinvestigationsreview.com | Kyle Wombolt |Pamela Kiesselbach |Valerie Tao |Antony Crockett

This chapter provides an overview of the legal and regulatory landscape in the Asia-Pacific region in relation to four key areas of compliance, namely bribery and corruption, money laundering (ML), sanctions and modern slavery. It highlights the criminal liability and regulatory risks in relation to each, the fundamental components of an effective compliance framework, as well as forthcoming developments.

Oct 5, 2023 | lexology.com | Hannah Cassidy |Kyle Wombolt |Gareth Thomas |Rachael Shek |Leanette Ko

Earlier this year, we reported on the introduction of the first joint statement between the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) (please see our July 2023 bulletin). More recently, the AFRC entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to strengthen co-operation between the parties (Parties). The new MoU supersedes the previous MoU signed on 19 November 2007.