04/22/2014
Kissel to Ask for Final Appeal Against Murder Conviction
Nancy Kissel, who admits to killing her Merrill Lynch & Co. banker husband in 2003
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
04/21/2014
Through-train scheme brings mixed blessings for industry players
While the programme comes as good news for brokers, fund houses may see sales decline in the near term before reaping benefits in the long run
04/21/2014
Central bankers roam the globe making deals
Now central bankers are the latest class of internationally itinerant technocrats roaming the globe
04/21/2014
Ex-Deutsche Bank Salesman Admits Bribery Charge in Tokyo Court
Former Deutsche Bank AG salesman Shigeru Echigo admitted bribery charges in Tokyo as prosecutors and financial regulators push brokerages to be more judicious in entertaining clients.
04/17/2014
The line in the sand has been drawn
The industry needs clarity to ensure we avoid salespeople pushing products to unwitting consumers that aren’t tailored to their needs or best interests.
04/15/2014
Bird & Bird promotes 11 new partners
Bird & Bird is pleased to announce the appointment of 11 new partners from across our offices and from a variety of sector groups and practices.
04/15/2014
Wealth Within speaks out over ad fines
This was primarily because the service was not well understood by the financial services industry
04/14/2014
Offshore law firm relocates partner to head HK office
The firm has strengthened its Asian offering with the relocation of Shaun Denton from London to head the firm’s Hong Kong office.
04/14/2014
HFW boosts Asia practice
Following the firm's recent round of Partner promotions, Holman Fenwick Willan today confirmed several developments in its international practice to underpin its position as market leaders for international commerce.
04/11/2014
CBA under fire at ASIC inquiry
But not the fraud and failure within the bank's wealth management division which culminated in clients losing millions of dollars in savings.
04/11/2014
Veteran trader calls for more exchange regulation
Philip York, CEO of trading firm Alt 224, points to a number of changes that need to happen in Hong Kong, for example, to help the buy-side.
04/09/2014
K&L Gates hires top finance partner in Asia
He has built a strong representative background handling matters worth billions of dollars for USD and HKD debt offering disputes
04/09/2014
Jersey signs MoU with China Securities Regulatory Commission
Providing the basis for a framework of cooperation and exchange of information, significantly the MoU paves the way for allowing Jersey domiciled funds to participate in the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor and Qualified Domestic Institutional Inv
04/09/2014
Japan's Olympus sued by six banks over accounting fraud
Japan's Olympus faces lawsuits from six banks seeking compensation over false financial statements from 2000 to 2011.
04/09/2014
PICC Okayed to Set Up Hong Kong Asset Management Company
PICC harvested investment proceeds of CNY 30.8 billion
04/08/2014
Harneys opens Singapore office
Harneys has opened its seventh office
04/08/2014
Fresh calls for Kohanga Trust to resign
The members of the Kohanga Reo National Trust Board are being called on to resign their positions.
04/08/2014
Pinsent Masons adds Beijing infrastructure partner
Pinsent Masons has added to its Asian infrastructure group with the hire of Formosan Brothers construction and disputes partner Helena Chen in Beijing.
04/08/2014
Asia Pacific associates see partnership promo prospects rise
Recent Asia partner promotions statistics from eight international firms over the past four years suggests local senior lawyers stand a good chance of being made up.
04/07/2014
Hong Kong follows UK scrutiny of dealing commissions
Hong Kong’s securities regulator is investigating how asset managers pay for investment research in the first sign the UK’s proposed shake-up of the industry is widening internationally.