Major Reinforcement of French Foreign Investment Regulations

he changes which they introduce to the FIR regime (i) broaden the scope of foreign investments covered by the FIR, (ii) change the timeline for obtaining a prior authorization from the French Ministry of Economy (“MoE”), and (iii) substantially increase the list of information and documentation to be filed with a prior authorization application. The changes will apply to requests for prior authorizations filed as of 1 April 2020.

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ACRA Signals Setting up of Central Register of Controllers, Disclosure of Nominee Shareholder’s Nominators

At two recent Update Sessions organised by the Chartered Secretaries of Institute of Singapore, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) announced several new initiatives, 2 of which being: implementation of a central, non-public register of controllers and proposed amendments to the companies legislation to require disclosure of particulars of nominators of nominee shareholders.

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