Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

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".

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

Taylor Wessing’s award-winning international Private Client practice arrives in South East Asia

Partner Ryan Myint will be relocating to Singapore from London

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.

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

US removes sanctions from two Myanmar banks

"The Treasury Department looks forward to collaborating with the Government of Burma."

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.

Thomson Reuters to Host Third Pan-Asian Regulatory Summit in Hong Kong

Summit to be held on 27-28 November, 2012

ANZ named in RBA bribery hearing

Ms Masamune claims Colonel Ahn had in turn employed the son of the then governor of Vietnam’s state-owned bank to help set up ANZ’s ATM technology in Vietnam.

Cleary, Linklaters, McDermott and Paul Hastings prepare for Seoul launches

The three US firms have received a foreign legal consultant office certificate and will file for registration with the Korean Bar Association to finalise the new office launch.

SJ Berwin sends Paris founder to head Hong Kong office

He founded SJ Berwin’s Paris office in 2001 and served as Paris managing partner until May this year.

Slaughter and May mulls launch of US practice in Hong Kong

Slaughter and May is considering whether to add US law capability to its Hong Kong base by hiring US-qualified lawyers as part of its regular strategy review.

Broking platform slapped with $50,000 fine

Regulator forces bank to pay

Lehman's Australian unit told to repay towns

Grange Securities, which was bought by Lehman, invested the towns’ money in securities whose value collapsed.

Ex-Morgan Stanley MD Hong Kong Insider-Trading Conviction Upheld

Du’s offenses occurred while he was a part of a team of Morgan Stanley bankers advising Citic Resources on acquiring oil-field assets in China, the commission said.

Hong Kong Acts To Manage QE3 Dollar Inflows

Territory’s Administration Seeks To Cool Overheated Real Estate Market

Bankers accuse former boss of deceptive conduct

THE former chief executive of St George Bank, Paul Fegan, has appeared in Federal Court to answer claims he engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct while head of the bank in 2008, in the lead-up to the bank's merger with Westpac.

Deloitte announces revenue results of US$31.3 billion

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu today announced aggregate member firm revenues of US$31.3 billion for the fiscal year ending 31 May 2012, marking the network’s highest revenue ever.

PwC buys Asia-Pacific Risk Management for undisclosed sum

"To transfer our intellectual property and grow our business from the New Zealand testing-bed to companies in Australia and Asia, we concluded we needed a major advisory name behind us to open the doors," Mr Kerr says.

HKMA implements property safeguards

The measures take immediate effect.

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