07/28/2016
DAR Vows to Bring back money from Swiss Banks
Finance Minister confident of bidding adieu to IMF.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/27/2016
China mulls tightening wealth-product rules: report
The China Banking Regulatory Commission didn't immediately reply to a fax seeking comment.
07/27/2016
AUSTRALIA: Banks get 'green light' on fees
Many of the late payment charges had been reduced but the banks now had a licence to hike those fees back up.
07/27/2016
Bangladesh says Philippines probe of cyber theft nearly complete
The accounts in the names of individuals had been opened with a $500 deposit and remained inactive for a year.
07/26/2016
Singapore vows to name and shame financial institutions that breach rules after 1MDB scandal
We may not be any worse than other jurisdictions.
07/26/2016
Panama leak: SC seeks Centre, RBI's response in four weeks
Each transaction spans different jurisdictions and may involve multiple entities and individuals.
07/25/2016
Will Brexit Break-Up Affect Your Divorce? The View From Hong Kong - Withers
Will the UK's own divorce from the European Union - ending a "marriage" going back to 1973 - affect divorces at the personal level for those with cross-border financial interests at stake?
07/25/2016
JPMorgan is getting fined for something everyone is doing
He's among the so-called Chinese Princelings
07/25/2016
Singapore to further boost money laundering controls amid 1MDB-linked probe
MAS is determined to fix the problem, working together with the industry.
07/25/2016
What the G-20 Call for More Fiscal Emphasis Means for Investors
Shift toward fiscal policy may boost banks and steepen curves.
07/22/2016
Waves from US probe into 1MDB may turn into tsunami
All the legal avenues within the country for bringing perpetrators to court have, thus far, proved ineffective.
07/22/2016
National Australia Bank Reshuffles Wealth Management
The changes, which are subject to regulatory approval, are effective 1 August 2016.
07/22/2016
Hong Kong gains pace with regulatory shifts
Can you describe the regulatory environment in Hong Kong, with a particular focus on any recent changes of note?
07/22/2016
1MDB: Singapore reprimands three major banks
The authority was said to have found in its probe.
07/22/2016
Hong Kong SFC adds Titanium Wealth Management Inc. to its Alert List
According to the SFC, the company gives two different Hong Kong address, but it is not located at neither of them.
07/22/2016
Fine Art Linked to 1MDB Seized in Switzerland
U.S. authorities apparently seized assets in Switzerland as well, as Switzerland’s prosecutor confirmed to Swiss newspaper
07/21/2016
Wolf of Wall Street Film Linked To Money 'Stolen From Malaysian fund', US Claim
The news follows a months-long international FBI probe, as well as five separate investigations around the world
07/21/2016
Banks defend ASIC’s rate rigging charges as reform looms
It’s a perception fanned in Australia by a sequence of market manipulation cases brought by ASIC against three of the four major banks.
07/21/2016
Singapore Authorities To Take Action Against DBS, StanChart And UBS Branches Among Others In 1MDB Probe
They also added that bank accounts belonging to various individuals have been seized and dealings in properties belonging to some of these individuals have been curtailed.
07/21/2016
Regulators Try Leverage Caps to Rein in Risk
The government has set new rules for investors buying and firms selling structured asset management products