Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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.

Regulator to complete KDB merger by end of 2014

The regulator also said it will establish a maritime financing guarantee agency within this year.

HK watchdog raps Citi over algo misfires

The SFC would have imposed a heavy fine

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.

Insider trading: alleged scam was uncovered through LinkedIn

Broker found the LinkedIn connection after his team alerted him to suspicious trades

Bird & Bird strengthens its TMT practice

Michelle is dual qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales

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.

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.

US regulator will hear appeal on 'Big 4' Chinese affiliates

The firms argued they were trapped between US law

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

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

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.

Wikborg Rein applies for second China licence in Beijing

Wikborg Rein’s China expansion is led by international managing partner Geir Sviggum

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.

SFC bans two female ex-bankers for life

The victims in both cases have been compensated.

SFC reprimands and fines Kaiser $1.7 million

Kaiser Securities and Kaiser Futures were fined $1 million and $700,000 respectively.

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.

Regulator approves China Development Financial's acquisition plan

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has approved an application filed by China Development Financial Holding to acquire mid-sized Cosmos Bank. The FTC said the green light was issued after the commission concluded that the acquisit

The Chinese government may threaten Alibaba’s payment platform in a big way

In the filing that Alibaba Group made with US regulators today, the Chinese e-commerce company reveals that draft regulations In the filing that Alibaba Group made with US regulators today, the Chinese e-commerce company reveals that draft regulations

Asia banks turn to "diplomats" as regulatory burden bites

Banks have a new buzzword to describe their strategy in Asia: diplomacy.

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