Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

UBS AM leads in China onshore fund race

In total, UBS Asset Management has 10 private funds sold in the mainland.

Another Strong Year At Appleby With Listing Deal Value Doubling Year On Year At HKD 15.8 Billion In 2019

Appleby acted as offshore counsel in listings on both the Main Board and the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

ACCC denies impropriety

Taylor is the first of the regulators staff to testify.

ASIC bans former director of Spectrum Wealth Advisers for six years

ASIC found that Spectrum did not take reasonable steps to ensure its representatives complied with the law.

Australia: New legislation increases accountability of directors

The legislation grants broader powers to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission , the ATO, and liquidators to address phoenix activities and to prosecute culpable directors.

Thailand SEC expects first super savings fund to be launched mid-February

He advises Thais to invest in the new funds regularly throughout the year “to create a savings discipline for financial well-being”.

MAS Urges Financial Institutions to Adopt Additional Measures

The MAS has also reminded financial institutions that they should remain vigilant on the cybersecurity front as there have been cases of cyber threat actors taking advantage of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation to conduct email scams

SFC bans Christopher Tse for 12 months

By doing so, Tse not only breached RHBSHK's internal policies and the Code of Conduct, but also seriously compromised his role as a research analyst and called into question the objectivity of the research reports he prepared.

Drafting Contracts--Key Lessons from English Cases in 2019

It also contains brief sections on the impact of Brexit on contracts and the discontinuance of Libor.

How Malaysia is positioning itself as a regional SRI centre

SC on February 6 notes the growing adoption globally of SRI as an investment principle has made it imperative for Malaysian publicly-listed companies to be equipped to meet the global sustainability standards

Hong Kong data protection paper offers roadmap to reform

The discussion paper acknowledges recent data breaches in Hong Kong, and notes the rapid development of new technologies which have driven the increased collection and processing of personal data.

Japan's foreign security rule only a minor concern now

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Singapore and US reach agreement on financial data sharing

Ensuring that financial service suppliers can transfer data, including personal information, across borders by electronic means if this activity is for the conduct of the business of a financial service supplier.

Swiss Banker Shadowed in Hong Kong

The paper didn't specifically disclose whether Credit Suisse had ordered the surveillance.

Federal Reserve Board permanently barring senior executive at Goldman Sachs from banking industry

Low was a person of known concern to Goldman, and his involvement indicated heightened potential underwriting risks.

Two ex-senior lawyers from Clifford Chance's Singapore ally form boutique

Former Cavenagh Law managing partner and counsel pair up to set up Audent Chambers

Citi Singapore to Shut Iconic Branch

MacDonald House, situated across the road from Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, was initially built for a bank.

Deutsche Bank renews partnership with SimCorp to deliver fund services across Asia Pacific

Deutsche Bank’s renewal agreement will cover 12 markets and will support its growth in the region which converges with the Asian asset management industry’s ‘hyper growth’, set to reach USD 112 billion by 2025*.

NPS short on time for March proxy season

“The formation of subcommittees is now underway. But we are not sure when we could conclude the process."

AMP to pay $5m for churn

It also saw the advisers receive higher commissions than they would have by simply transferring the policies.

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