The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam offers businesses in Asia a significant competitive advantage – but only if they can reap its full benefits. The European…
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Singapore regulator to hold senior managers in FIs to account for compliance failures
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued new guidance to ensure senior managers in financial institutions take responsibility for deterring employee misconduct The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently issued…
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Determining beneficial ownership and closing the gaps in sanctions lists
In our age of globalized trade, products can touch more than 100 people, businesses, or organizations as they move along the supply chain before reaching the consumer. According to Vans,…
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Japanese Multi-National saves millions with Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE™ Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Management
A Japanese manufacturer evaluated various FTA solutions to help simplify and automate complex compliance procedures. After careful deliberation, the company chose Thomson Reuters’ ONESOURCETM FTA Management platform in order to…
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How to Reap the Full Benefits of Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (CPTPP)
FTA software can help businesses take full advantage of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, saving millions of dollars in tariffs. It has been little over 18 months since…
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Digitalisation of finance departments during the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of finance departments. Make sure that your tax department doesn’t lag behind. Who is driving the digital transformation of your enterprise? In 2019,…
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FinCEN leaks expose personal risk of AML/CTF compliance enforcement
An unprecedented leak of thousands of files from the U.S. government’s most confidential financial intelligence database has shone a spotlight on the world’s $2 trillion-a-year dirty money habit.
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IMPACT ANALYSIS: MAS issues guidelines to improve culture and accountability
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued guidelines to strengthen the accountability of senior managers in financial institutions (FIs) and to promote ethical behaviour. The Guidelines on Individual Accountability…
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Commentary: Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB Compliance Failures Provide Lessons for Firms and Banks (Part 2)
Goldman Sachs and the government of Malaysia recently announced an agreement to resolve all criminal and regulatory proceedings involving the investment bank in the country over 1MDB through a $3.9…
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Goldman Sachs and the government of Malaysia recently announced an agreement to resolve all criminal and regulatory proceedings involving the investment bank in the country over 1MDB through a $3.9…
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