11/23/2013
New U.S. derivative rules leave Asia markets vulnerable
Several Asian and U.S. banks are working around new U.S. regulations on derivatives trading aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
11/20/2013
Norton Rose Fulbright axes 30 jobs in Australia
Redundancies in other regions are not expected, with the firm saying the job losses came in response "to changes in the local market".
11/20/2013
K&L Gates and Sidley lead on Philippines 'largest ever' IPO
The offering, which closed earlier this month, is thought to be the largest-ever IPO in the Philippines.
11/19/2013
Amarchand Mumbai Bets Further on Cyril Shroff's Private Client Practice With Director hire
Amarchand Mangaldas has hired former IIFL Wealth Management director Mugdha Sahal
11/18/2013
Appleby advised China Success Finance Group Holdings Limited on its Hong Kong Listing
The group will use the majority of the net proceeds from the global offering to expand its financial capability by increasing its net asset value, registered capital or paid-up capital.
11/18/2013
Appleby Advised JC Group Holdings Limited on its Hong Kong Listing
The group will use around half of the net proceeds from the offering for the diversification of product offerings.
11/18/2013
Former BofA Merrill Asia Cap-Intro Head Tabar Joins Schulte Roth
He will be working with the New York-based law firm’s existing clients as well as expanding relationships with Asia-based managers and investors
11/17/2013
Executive summary from the Global Regulatory Outlook report
The last 12 months has been another year of change for the financial services industry. We have begun the move from inter- and intranational debate about the shape and purpose of regulation, to a period of understanding the implications for business follo
11/17/2013
Major Banks Now Face a Second Forex Lawsuit
The foreign exchange trading investigation is the latest multinational probe of financial benchmarks that affect trillions of dollars in personal and business transactions.
11/16/2013
DBS Bank evaluating RBI's WOS guidelines for foreign banks
The new rules also allow foreign bank subsidiaries to list locally.
11/13/2013
Maybank Group CRO Named 'Bank Risk Manager Of The Year'
The Asia-based publication covers derivatives and risk management.
11/13/2013
Singapore's Financial System Assessed to be Well-Regulated
The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced today that an assessment under the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Financial Sector Assessment Programme 1 has found Singapore's financial sector to be well-regulated and highly developed.
11/12/2013
KWM and Latham & Watkins advise Huishang Bank on $1.1bn HK IPO
King & Wood Mallesons and Latham & Watkins are among the firms that have landed roles in the $1.1bn IPO of Huishang Bank
11/11/2013
Singapore’s Wong Partnership forms alliance in Malaysia
Singaporean firm WongPartnership has broadened its regional coverage by forging a strategic alliance with Malaysian boutique Foong & Partners.
11/10/2013
Mourant Ozannes' Hong Kong partners recognised in leading Asia Pacific legal directories
Each of the partners in Mourant Ozannes' Hong Kong office has been singled out for praise in the latest edition of Legal 500's Asia Pacific legal directory
11/05/2013
DLA Piper loses 23-lawyer team to HWL Ebsworth in Sydney
All three partners, Jenne Tzavaras, Joanna Apostolopoulos and Ivan Medak, have joined HWL Ebsworth as partners in the firm’s Sydney insurance team.
11/05/2013
Former Norton Rose China chief joins PRC start-up firm
DaHui Lawyers is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Burrows as Senior Consultant with effect from 1 November 2013.
11/04/2013
New private bank
The name of the private bank in Chinese - Shoufa - has been approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, but it still needs to be approved by the People's Bank of China and China Banking Regulatory Commission.
11/04/2013
Japan Inspects Banks After Mob Loan Scandal
Japan's financial regulator widened its probe into whether all three of the country's big banks conducted transactions with Japanese gangsters, known as the yakuza
11/04/2013
Conyers Dill & Pearman named a top-tier firm in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2014
Conyers Dill & Pearman has been recognised as a ‘tier-one’ firm in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2014 directory released this month. Recommended in the Hong Kong Offshore Law Firms category