02/24/2015
Westpac and Commonwealth Bank-owned Count Financial are among the 10 licensees forced to undertake corrective action following concerns by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) concerns about financial advice relating to complex pro
02/24/2015
Japanese law firm opens London Office
The firm will advise on all aspects of Japanese law
02/24/2015
Malaysian law firm welcomes corporate partner from Tay
With nearly 20 years of experience Lee, who has also advised clients on corporate real estate and corporate banking, focuses his practice on corporate finance, M&A and takeovers and mergers.
02/24/2015
Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange must have at least two outside board members from June, the bourse's operator said, under new rules aimed at improving corporate governance and attracting foreign investors.
02/24/2015
With regard to RES, banks still remain well above the minimum capital requirement
02/23/2015
When it comes to corporate regulation in this country there are one set of rules for the top end of town and another for the rest.
02/23/2015
The corporate regulator agreed to alter a media release about a significant system error at National Australia Bank after it gave the bank the chance to "review" and suggest changes to the document before it was made public.
02/23/2015
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has released a disclosure guide aimed at aiding companies’ compliance with the country’s corporate governance regulations
02/23/2015
NAB Wealth has compensated clients who received bad advice
02/23/2015
Facing a multi-nation probe for "alleged tax evasion, money laundering and unlawful cross- border banking solicitation", global giant HSBC today said it has been served summons by the Indian tax department
02/22/2015
It's a word that managers in Australia's banks may not be familiar with, but should be: attestation.
02/22/2015
It was revealed by Fairfax Media over the weekend that NAB had quietly paid $10 million to $15 million in compensation over the past five years to 750 customers who received inappropriate advice.
02/22/2015
The Reconstituted Advisory Board on Bank, Commercial and Financial Frauds (ABBCFF) has so far looked into three cases and has given its recommendations
02/20/2015
ASIC restated that EUs would not be used for trivial matters but would continue to be considered in more serious cases
02/20/2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is heading to court
02/20/2015
As a result, promoters and investors from further afield have become more cautious about raising money from within Europe because of what they regard as a growing compliance burden and increased costs.
02/18/2015
Singapore’s financial regulator said it’s assessing a report by Iceberg Research that alleged accounting irregularities at Noble Group Ltd. Shares in the commodity trader rose
02/17/2015
We were delighted to advise longstanding client Man Group on its first QDLP fund
02/17/2015
Regulators fearful of crimping global growth give lenders special treatment
02/17/2015
The Philippine central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has approved changes to the manual of regulations on foreign exchange transactions (FX Manual)