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IT professionals and legal counsel from government agencies and corporate teams from across the country.

Ashurst renews China alliance for six more years

The renewal was signed by Ashurst chairman Ben Tidswell and Guantao managing partner Cui Liguo in Sydney last week.

Joko signs regulation giving tax authorities access to accounts at financial institutions

Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed the regulation as part of the country's pledge to join the AEOI initiative.

Anti-trust regulator fines Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas

The company invited only Germany’s Deutsche Bank and France’s BNP Paribas.

Appleby advised China Everbright Greentech

This is the 15th Hong Kong listing Appleby has completed this year

Lawyers appointed first as Latitude Financial begins float preparations

KWM won out after a handful of the top tier corporate law firms spruiked their wares to Latitude's owners in March.

London And Hong Kong Cooperate

Under the agreement, the SFC and the FCA will cooperate on information sharing and referrals of innovative firms seeking to enter one another’s markets.

HK, UK regulators sign fintech agreement

Cooperation agreements are absolutely vital in fostering an environment of fintech innovation on a global scale.

Slater & Gordon to launch AU$1bn lawsuit

Watchstone informed the London Stock Exchange that it had been notified of Slater & Gordon’s intention.

SFC issues guidance on corporate transactions and the use of valuations

The guidance note emphasises that directors must act in good faith in the interests of the company and exercise due and reasonable care, skill and diligence when considering, proposing or approving corporate transactions.

China Central Bank Turning to Big Data for Financial Supervision

The central bank will step up use of measures such as big data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to increase its capability to recognize, prevent and reduce cross-sector and cross-market financial risks.

Additional buyer's stamp duties does not apply to residential property purchased by charity

Consequent to its decision, the High Court ordered the Commissioner to refund the ABSD which was paid under protest by the Trustees.

Sebi fines 8 entities for disclosure lapses in IPO documents

These loans were taken just before the IPO and repaid immediately after the public issue.

BNM: Unethical behaviour in banking community will not be tolerated

Twenty three per cent of respondents observed that supervisors reward behaviour derived through unethical means.

Judges in the Court of Appeal to decide if BNP Paribas has breached Singapore banking regulations

Legal proceedings were brought by a number of BNP clients, including the prominent Israeli-British businessman Jacob Agam, who questioned the validity of BNP's bank's $16 billion merger with its Singapore arm, BNP Wealth Management.

Clifford Chance Does NAB Deal

The business comprises a $1.7 billion mortgage portfolio and a $3.05 billion deposit portfolio, and serves more than 11,000 customers from the two booking centres of Singapore and Hong Kong.

Two Appleby Hongkong Partners Recognized In ALB's Offshore Client Choice 2017

The recognition marked the culmination of client survey conducted by ALB involving hundreds of questionnaires with leading in-house counsel, lawyers in the onshore space and referees from financial institutes.

Malaysia creates framework to drive digital investment management

Licensed portfolio management companies may provide digital investment management services if they satisfy all the requirements

Malaysia’s 1MDB under Solomon Huges investigation

Coutts has got many fines from financial regulators around the world, is a British bank run by Tory lords and Conservative ex-ministers.

NAB sells Asian private wealth arm

The sale "will not have a material financial impact" and is expected to complete before the end of 2017, NAB said in a statement.

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