11/19/2014
Arbitration back in the spotlight
It was a full house when global firm Baker & McKenzie hosted the relaunch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Australia NSW Chapter with guest speaker the Hon Murray Gleeson AC
11/19/2014
Banks chase trading cheats with 'fuzzy' surveillance
Stung by billion-dollar fines for malpractice on their trading floors, the world's big banks are using 'fuzzy logic' tools such as relationship mapping and behavioural analytics to read the minds of would-be cheats among their traders.
11/18/2014
Ropes & Gray appoints corporate partner in Korea
He brings extensive knowledge and veteran experience to the Ropes & Gray corporate team
11/16/2014
PwC nabs another KWM lawyer
Kurdian’s expertise lies in cross-border and domestic M&A and transactional funds work, particularly in the real estate and infrastructure sectors.
11/14/2014
The Reg S deal attracted an order book of $4 billion and 200 accounts even after pricing was tightened from an initial range of 300bp over Treasuries to 5bp either side of 275bp over.
11/14/2014
Preventing taxpayer-funded rescues of the world's biggest banks will be one of the top priorities for global leaders meeting in Brisbane this weekend.
11/13/2014
over their roles in financial ruin of Australians
11/13/2014
Across the industry, the class action could be worth as much as AU$250 million (RM725.32 million), according to the law firm.
11/12/2014
Performance Measurement No Longer Exists in a Vacuum - DST Global Solutions
Investment Management is operating in a world of more – more regulation, more transparency, more meaningful investment information and more control.
11/11/2014
RBI tightens rules for "shadow banks"
The Reserve Bank of India has tightened rules for so-called "shadow banks", raising minimum capital requirements and restricting deposits with a set of changes that it hopes will protect consumers and the market without stifling growth.
11/10/2014
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has been urging state-owned banks to consolidate to increase assets and capital, so that the banks will be strong and ready to compete in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
11/10/2014
He will join from Herbert Smith Freehills in Hong Kong, where he has been a partner for more than 20 years.
11/10/2014
He revealed that for the financial year ending March 31, 2014, 1MDB had recorded a loss of RM665 million
11/07/2014
While the Reserve Bank of India recently asked banks to partially freeze the accounts of customers who have not complied with Know Your Customer rules despite repeated requests, HSBC India CEO Stuart Milne said such regulations were making it more difficu
11/07/2014
Sources revealed that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched its first onsite examination targeting Taiwanese banks lending to mainland Chinese companies.
11/07/2014
The return of the funds follows investigations in Singapore that started last year
11/07/2014
Imagine a scenario in which a Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager establishes and appoints an offshore management company to provide investment management services for its fund.
11/06/2014
Australia is investigating whether multinational firms operating there are paying the right tax, after claims of secret tax deals in Luxembourg.
11/05/2014
Over the past few years, the Indian government has been dispatching a number of requests to the Swiss authorities arising from either search operations done by the Income Tax department or information received on holdings of Indians in Switzerland from th
11/05/2014
Conyers Dill & Pearman has been recognised as a top-tier firm in the 2015 edition of The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific.