Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New Zealand Police seize assets of Chinese-born millionaire in money-laundering probe

Yan, who has a reputation for spending millions in the city's biggest casino, was seen meeting a defense lawyer Simon Lance after the raid

Deutsche Bank offers ICBC executive Zhang Hongli a settlement deal

German lender tells ICBC banker it is suing over unapproved transfer to a relative's company that it will forgo the interest in the US$6.3m lawsuit

Hogan Lovells Advises on USD 93.9m Placing Of H Shares Of New China Life Insurance Company Limited.

The Hogan Lovells team advising Standard Chartered was led by partner Terence Lau, and supported by partner Thomas Tarala.

Sebi to study global systems to catch manipulators early

To help it detect fraudulent and manipulative activities at an early stage, Sebi is looking at market intelligence infrastructure and techniques of foreign regulators to put in place a 'trend-discovery module'.

New private fund regulation puts the focus on risk tolerance

The China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday released a regulation on the marketing and sale of privately offered investment funds.

'A Practical Guide: Anti-Corruption Compliance in China' - King & Wood Mallesons

This book crystalises the joint efforts of King & Wood Mallesons’ Anti-Bribery Compliance Team, including partners: Ms. Wu Wei, Mr. Harry Liu, Mr. Guan Feng ,

Australian Federal Police seize millions from the bank accounts of nine Russian business people

The Gold Coast branch of the ANZ Bank sees its share of wealthy new customers, but few could match the smartly-dressed tourists with Russian accents who opened accounts in 2011

New Zealand: Anti-Money Laundering – critical compliance date looms

The first report is for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

Standard Chartered Aims to Fix Money-Clearing System

Bank's Allegedly Flawed Systems Were Root of $300 Million Settlement With New York State

Macquarie's dirty little secret: Select clients were spared in BrisConnections float

The investment bank allowed some wealthy customers to pull out of the BrisConnections initial public offering in 2008 when it looked like the float was going to tank, according to seven current and former Macquarie staff.

Standard Chartered reaches a settlement with the New York State Department of Financial Services

If a bank fails to live up to its commitments, there should be consequences

Ashurst hires major restructuring team in Asia

The team, which comprises Bertie Mehigan, Joel Hogarth, Ratih 'Ipop' Nawangsari and Debby Sulaiman, has acted on some of the most significant and high profile restructuring matters in the region over the last ten years, particularly in Indonesia

Macquarie linked to bankrupt Chinese property developer

A Macquarie-backed trust company has been caught up in China’s shadow banking woes following reports that one of its property development clients is bankrupt.

PwC takes on Aussie legal market with hire of ex-KWM partners

The Australian launch is part of a wider plan to transform PwC Legal into a top 20 global player within the next five years

Singapore bank reforms prioritise local depositors

It follows other countries such as the US in requiring foreign banks with a significant presence to locally incorporate.

Banks told to cover all their problems

Australia's big four banks along with AMP Limited, Suncorp, Macquarie Bank and Challenger have been warned by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) that their conglomerate status will now allow them the luxury of avoiding losses incur

Malaysia Airlines MH370: Two arrested as £20,000 siphoned from passengers' bank accounts

HSBC takes the security of customer accounts very seriously

China's bank cleanup is gaining momentum

That tally is expected to jump to more than $US300bn in the next five years, according to the banking regulator.

Macquarie Private Wealth remediation suggests a new approach from the regulator

With the enforceable undertaking (EU) against Macquarie Private Wealth moving into the remediation phase on Friday, it appears the regulator may be adopting a new template for tackling problems in the financial advice sector.

ARC confirms £48m legal action against ex-trust manager

In 2010, Capital Partners had arranged an equity purchase agreement for RMB480m of stock in Orient Home

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