Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Coincheck Gets Cryptocurrency Exchange License from Japanese Regulator

The service approval is effective immediately, and it is said to enforce strict rules, privacy terms, and clear regulatory measures.

ClearView director dismissed of charges

The charge against Mr Brown has not been proven and his employer, NASFUND, is fully supporting Mr Brown, believes he has not breached any laws and has stated that it will support Mr Brown in his defence of the charge.

Chinese direct investment in US and Europe falls by 73 per cent to a six-year low as firms face tougher scrutiny

New investment screening rules abroad hit China’s outbound investment in 2018, with 21 Chinese acquisitions cancelled by foreign regulators

OurCrowd and Korea’s KEB Hana Bank Sign Investment and Partnership MOU

This latest step forward, in addition to the partnerships we have established in Korea, will help leverage incredible commercial potential as we deepen the interface between the two countries’ industrial collaborations in various hi-tech fields

Hong Kong SFC fines Bermuda-registered life insurer over regulatory breaches

FWD Life is a direct underwriter of long term life insurance and is registered in Bermuda, but is based in Hong Kong.

ASIC suspends online broker AFSL

ASIC has suspended the AFSL of an online stockbroking firm until 10 January 2020.

Changes announced to Singapore’s banking and financial services union

The changes were shared by NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng during the union’s launch event on 11 January.

Mourant acts on record-breaking Japanese outbound M&A deal

Mourant continues to advise Shire in relation to its integration into the Takeda group.

Indonesia Plans Investment Tools to Keep Amnesty Funds Onshore

Lock-in for funds reptraiated under amnesty will end in March

Consolidating Pakistan-UAE ties

Discussing economic, investment and development possibilities, Prime Minister Imran Khan and the UAE Crown Prince identified new sectors where co-ordination could be intensified.

Who would want to take the helm of a World Bank that has lost its focus?

Bank is promoter of poverty reduction and social welfare, health care agency, economic and financial policy adviser and (only then) infrastructure builder

Employment pact for Filipino workers kicks in

The agreement also guarantees rights of each worker to food, housing, clothing and registration in the health insurance covering his/her illness or work injury.

Pay attention to faux Singapore Police Power web site: Scammers could faux to be officers

While the victims visit the fake website, they would be asked to provide confidential information such as credit card details and internet banking credentials, purportedly for investigation purposes.

Philippine court finds banker guilty over Bangladesh Bank heist

Dhaka wants Manila to expedite other cases related to $81m theft in 2016

Philippine Court Rules in First Conviction in Bangladesh Bank Heist Case

“The crime of violation of the subject law is fully proved and established.”

Moody's: China's slowing growth is pushing Beijing to launch new 'untested' policies

Beijing's efforts to prop up a slowing Chinese economy, in the middle of an ongoing trade war with Washington, is pushing the government to introduce previously untested policies, according to a senior analyst at Moody's Investors Service.

Malaysia probing if China offered to bail out 1MDB

The cost of China-backed projects was enlarged and Malaysia will check whether that was due to 1MDB links, Lim said in Kuala Lumpur.

Law firm mergers are heating up says Altman Weil

Among other international deals were the merger of K&L Gates with Singapore’s Straits Law which completed this week.

Gowling WLG Strengthens India Referral Agreement

The agreement will enable Gowling WLG clients in need of legal advice in India - or those seeking to enter the Indian market – to access Naik Naik & Company's broad suite of legal services.

PM to hold round table with heads of sovereign wealth funds

The session will be an opportunity for the senior most policy makers to hear from global investors and understand the main drivers required to attract investment to India.

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