10/14/2012
Norton Rose signs up Bakers partner for Bangkok base
He joins from Baker & Mackenzie, Beijing office where he was a partner.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/14/2012
Barclays fined by Asic for client money infringement
In determining the appropriate penalty in this matter, the Markets Disciplinary Panel took into account all relevant guidance in ASIC
10/11/2012
A&O joins raft of firms on AIA's ING buy as Malaysian deals stack up
The sale of its Malaysian businesses is the first major step in ING’s intended divestment of its Asian insurance and investment management businesses.
10/11/2012
Tax havens and tax hells
KPMG's latest Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey covers 114 countries and finds 10 countries that charge no personal income tax at all.
10/10/2012
Singapore Designates Tax Crimes As Money Laundering
Having flagged its intentions in October last year, Singapore's markets watchdog yesterday started a consultation* on designating tax crimes as money laundering (ML) predicate offences.
10/10/2012
Singapore unveils proposals to tackle tax crime
Having flagged its intentions in October last year, Singapore's markets watchdog yesterday started a consultation* on designating tax crimes as money laundering (ML) predicate offences.
10/09/2012
Japan Watchdog Probes Societe Generale on Nagano Fund
Japanese financial regulators plan to punish three companies
10/09/2012
Global law firm announces raft of leadership changes
The Firm has dramatically improved its rankings across a range of global geographic markets, practices and industry areas and in respected, client-based surveys, including Corporate Board Member magazine, BTI Consulting, mergermarket and others.
10/08/2012
Dechert and Linklaters take on Beijing partners from Simmons and Bakers
"We will need to do some recruiting on the associate and partner level, but at the moment we are still in the very early stages."
10/07/2012
International law firm beefs up Japanese real estate team
He is a well-known and highly respected bengoshi whose practice focuses on real estate finance, fund formation and private equity...
10/07/2012
Singapore Slings Arrows at Bank
State Investment Company Presses U.K.'s Standard Chartered for Additional Independent Directors
10/04/2012
Genneva’s Singapore subsidiary raided too
The police action was the latest problem for the firm, which has been unable to meet financial obligations to customers and agents for some months.
10/04/2012
RBS Said to Suspend Trader Over Interest Rate Rigging
He is the first RBS employee to be suspended or fired for attempting to rig a benchmark other than the London interbank offered rate, one of the people said.
10/04/2012
Pakistan's wealthy evades taxes
It said that the "audacity of living in this manner without paying taxes, and in many cases without even being registered with the tax authorities, is confounding even for Pakistan".
10/03/2012
Global law firm Hires Japan Finance Veteran
Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced today that it is strengthening the English law side of the firm’s leading finance practice in Japan
10/03/2012
Taylor Wessing’s award-winning international Private Client practice arrives in South East Asia
Partner Ryan Myint will be relocating to Singapore from London
10/01/2012
Covington & Burling has announced that it has elected 15 new lawyers to its partnership.
This group is comprised of diverse and talented individuals from five offices who have made their mark at the firm through exceptional work and the highest standards of client service.
09/30/2012
A&O and CC win roles on landmark Malaysian sukuk amid country push
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance have been called in to advise on Malaysian telecom group Axiata’s issuance of a 2-year RMB1bn sukuk
09/26/2012
US removes sanctions from two Myanmar banks
"The Treasury Department looks forward to collaborating with the Government of Burma."
09/25/2012
Former FRA executives found guilty over tax free mutual fund structure
They were accused of allowing a unit of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers, the winner of a public auction, to use a tax-free mutual fund to purchase distressed assets.