Given its size and relative proximity, Latin America is an attractive market for U.S. businesses that comes with a number of inherent challenges.

The Cayman Islands will soon join more than 50 other jurisdictions in adopting the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The Netherlands has released the English translation for guidance on the Foreign Account Compliance Act (FATCA).

In an effort to arrest an ongoing market slide, the Chinese government relaxed rules on the practice of borrowing money to speculate on stocks.

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While the Chinese government has made gestures toward adopting CSR norms in recent years, the intensity of its efforts has increased. This is likely due, at least in part, to anger over pollution among many Chinese people—anger which has helped spur tougher environmental regulation and legal oversight.