07/31/2014
Singapore regulator proposes new rules for financial benchmarks
Last year MAS censured a record 20 banks after it found more than 100 traders in the city-state tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates
07/31/2014
Last year MAS censured a record 20 banks after it found more than 100 traders in the city-state tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates
07/31/2014
The cross-strait trade-in-service agreement failed to mention whether there would be a limit in the trading amount of the RQFII, allowing some space to maneuver for both Taiwan and China.
07/31/2014
Head of the HKMA believes the government's reserves can fight off 'financial predators', but in reality it is a case of Norman versus Goliath
07/30/2014
Under the change, the manipulation of any financial benchmark in Singapore will be considered a criminal offence.
07/29/2014
This IPO is the fourth Business Trust listed in Hong Kong, Conyers having advised on each of such listings.
07/28/2014
An SFC investigation found that Union Securities, with the involvement of Ma and Cheng, misappropriated approximately $400,000 from two clients who thought they were depositing those moneys for settlement of orders.
07/28/2014
A small Japanese hedge fund has made a rare challenge against financial regulators over a 2010 insider trading case, disputing a finding that one of its fund managers acted on an insider tip of a share offering by energy firm Inpex Corp.
07/24/2014
A potential relaxation in regulations governing asset management joint ventures (JVs) in China has received a mixed reaction from the industry, Asia Asset Management found.
07/24/2014
Over time we’ve made periodic promotions in Hong Kong when the moment is right
07/24/2014
Macquarie also came under fire as a Senate committee report last month recommended a royal commission
07/24/2014
Mayer Brown has poached a five-person team from Bryan Cave in Singapore to set up an Asia-focused consulting arm in the city-state.
07/22/2014
RBS will make a voluntary contribution of $1.6 million to finance independent financial literacy projects in Australia as part of an enforceable undertaking, according to a release the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
07/22/2014
The act replaces a cap of 60 percent on foreign ownership of Philippine lenders and abolishes restrictions that have allowed only 10 foreign banks to have fully-owned operations in the country.
07/22/2014
New Zealand's central bank on Tuesday said it would begin a review of the country's banking regulations this month to assess their effectiveness in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
07/20/2014
Jaitley said the treaty between India and Switzerland on information sharing was prospective in nature, the reason why the country was not cooperating on the previous lists of such account holders.
07/18/2014
This to us is big bank bullying and we will strenuously defend for all New Zealanders the right to use this word
07/18/2014
The regulators talk about it all the time as if it is a problem, so sooner or later they will do something
07/18/2014
Youhuitong reportedly helped wealthy Chinese individuals send unlimited funds abroad after they apply for immigrant investor programs
07/18/2014
DLA’s website now lists 24 partners in its Hong Kong practice, with one of those also listed in Silicon Valley and another also listed in Bangkok.
07/18/2014
With this, the central bank has signed MoUs with 21 supervisors for supervisory co-operation.