04/15/2013
Paul Hogan chasing $34m stolen by tax adviser
There is currently an international arrest warrant out for the tax adviser, who is believed to be in Switzerland.
04/15/2013
Chinese banking giant puts legal panel in spotlight
It is understood that the company already operates a roster of advisers in Europe, with the panel in question covering the full range of practice areas.
04/12/2013
MAS raps Credit Suisse and its employee
Credit Suisse AG has confirmed to MAS that it has put in place policies and procedures to prevent future recurrence of similar contraventions
04/11/2013
Senior RBS Executive in Japan Expected to Resign in Libor Scandal
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission of Japan asked local regulators last week to issue a so-called administrative action against R.B.S., which is based in Edinburgh, after some of its traders attempted to alter a key benchmark rate for fin
04/09/2013
The Appleby team was led by Jeffrey Kirk, the banking and asset finance team leader in Appleby’s Hong Kong office and assisted by Associate, Vincent Chan.
04/09/2013
MetLife hires Asia legal head from UBS
He succeeds Peter Cashin, who left his in-house role to join insurance firm Kennedys as a partner in Hong Kong.
04/08/2013
His conviction is one of the few in Hong Kong for money laundering, despite the city's reputation as a hub in money transfers, both legal and illegal, carried out by wealthy Chinese.
04/08/2013
Yes Bank sacks 6 employees for leaking emails
The mails, however, later found their way to people outside the banks, including journalists.
04/04/2013
Australia targets multinationals over tax evasion
Australia will force corporate giants such as Google Inc and Apple Inc to disclose their tax arrangements
04/04/2013
Linklaters also performed well in the closely watched Africa market, moving up from 32nd to second in the Africa and Middle East value rankings after advising on deals worth a total of $5.1bn (£3.4bn), including Eni East Africa's sale of a $4.
04/03/2013
Slaughters' Japan best friend Anderson Mori to open in Singapore and Shanghai
One of the country's ‘Big Four' firms and which has a best friends relationship with magic circle firm Slaughter and May, will also launch a branch in Nagoya to boost its coverage in Japan.
04/02/2013
This value must be reduced by an unspecified amount, China Banking Regulatory Commission said on March 25.
04/02/2013
Beijing is WilmerHale’s only office in Asia.
04/02/2013
The report contains 24 principles for FMIs and five responsibilities of regulatory authorities to provide for the effective regulation, supervision and oversight of FMIs.
04/02/2013
The nouveau riche are just about everywhere in India, spending conspicuously in luxury stores and auto showrooms. Unless it’s income tax time. Then, suddenly, they barely exist.
04/01/2013
The bank is committed to the highest standards of compliance, corporate governance and ethics
04/01/2013
The existing debt limits for FIIs would be merged into two board categories -- government securities of USD 25 billion and corporate bonds of USD 51 billion.
04/01/2013
Intellectual property has become a key driver of economic growth globally.
03/31/2013
The new standards are contained in a report “Principles for financial market infrastructures”
03/31/2013
The heavyweights of the financial services industry will travel to Canberra next week to lobby treasurer Wayne Swan to leave the superannuation system alone, Fairfax Media reports.