05/19/2014
Taylor Wessing adds Korean firm to Asia network
Taylor Wessing has formed an association with South Korean firm DR & AJU, becoming the latest UK firm to make a move into the jurisdiction.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/16/2014
KDB-KoFC to merge by Jan. 1
FSC lays out specifics of reform plan for public financial institutions
05/16/2014
Insider trading — the enemy within
It has shocked industry veterans and put insider trading back in the spotlight
05/15/2014
BTG Pactual Billionaire Esteves Sued in Hong Kong by Ex-Employee
BTG Pactual raised as much as 3.66 billion reais ($1.66 billion) in its 2012 initial public offering.
05/15/2014
Regulator to complete KDB merger by end of 2014
The regulator also said it will establish a maritime financing guarantee agency within this year.
05/15/2014
HK watchdog raps Citi over algo misfires
The SFC would have imposed a heavy fine
05/14/2014
Linklaters ponders Shanghai free trade zone entry
Legal reforms which have been promised for the Shanghai free trade zone have proved slow to appear and could be holding up some investment including a possible local firm tie-up by Linklaters.
05/13/2014
Insider trading: alleged scam was uncovered through LinkedIn
Broker found the LinkedIn connection after his team alerted him to suspicious trades
05/13/2014
Bird & Bird strengthens its TMT practice
Michelle is dual qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales
05/13/2014
China Insurers’ Investment Risks Accumulating, Regulator Writes
The regulator’s warnings add to signs of growing concerns among policy makers about risks from an economic slowdown.
05/12/2014
Alleged inside trader refused bail
Two men allegedly involved in a $7 million insider trading racket used mobile phones in false names to communicate sensitive market information, a court has heard.
05/11/2014
US regulator will hear appeal on 'Big 4' Chinese affiliates
The firms argued they were trapped between US law
05/11/2014
NAB rules out link to $7m forex dealings
The National Australia Bank has distanced itself from an insider trading scandal involving an employee arrested on Friday over allegations he and a friend at the Australian Bureau of Statistics used unreleased economic data to make $7 million on currency
05/09/2014
Former KWM Australian head launches advisory boutique
The duo have co-founded LCR Advisory in a bid to provide strategic legal, corporate and regulatory advice to leading organisations, with a different approach from the traditional law firm model
05/09/2014
Fenwick & West Opens Shanghai Office
Fenwick & West, announced today the continued expansion of its China Practice with the opening of a licensed representative office in Shanghai.
05/09/2014
Wikborg Rein applies for second China licence in Beijing
Wikborg Rein’s China expansion is led by international managing partner Geir Sviggum
05/08/2014
U.S. SEC expands probe into top banks’ hiring in Asia: WSJ
The regulator has not accused any of the banks of wrongdoing, the paper said.
05/08/2014
SFC bans two female ex-bankers for life
The victims in both cases have been compensated.
05/08/2014
SFC reprimands and fines Kaiser $1.7 million
Kaiser Securities and Kaiser Futures were fined $1 million and $700,000 respectively.
05/08/2014
Indian-origin executive charged with fraud in US
An Indian-origin executive at an investment advisory firm here has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud and of siphoning investor proceeds to pay for his luxury car payments and settle other personal expenses.