02/22/2012
Indian court upholds 'fly-in fly-out' practice for foreign firms
The hearing in the case against 31 foreign law firms and an LPO (AK Balaji v The Government of India, Ashurst LLP, White & Case et al) ended on 1 February. The Madras High Court handed down its order today (21 February).
02/22/2012
Bank Indonesia rotates, promotes directors
Bank Indonesia spokesman Difi Johansyah said late on Monday that it was just a routine restructuring.
02/21/2012
Asian finance firms face a hefty Fatca compliance burden
The regulations for the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act were announced earlier this month, and Asian financial institutions can no longer play wait-and-see, according to PwC.
02/20/2012
LG and Withers target high net clients with Singapore launches
LG’s Singapore launch, which will go live in the coming months through an alliance with local outfit PK Wong and Associates, marks the City law firm’s first base in Asia.
02/20/2012
Akin Gump launches in Hong Kong with Shearman, Norton Rose hires
The new office is Akin Gump’s second in Asia, following its Beijing opening in 2007.
02/20/2012
World’s largest offshore law firm to expand into Mainland China
The new office, due to open on 2nd April 2012, will deliver fully integrated fiduciary and administration services and operate in tandem with the firm’s Hong Kong office, which has serviced Appleby’s local and international clients in Asia for
02/20/2012
Private-client specialist Withers announces Singapore plan
Withers is opening a second office in Asia to meet the urgent demand from institutions and individuals alike for tax and trust legal advice, currently under-served in South East Asia.
02/17/2012
Clifford Chance confirms plans for South Korea launch
The application is the start of a formal process that will involve a second application stage before a base on the ground can go live, but a 2012 launch is understood to be likely.
02/17/2012
Squire Sanders launches in Singapore with Bryan Cave hires
Ignatius Hwang, previously managing partner of Bryan Cave’s Singapore office, has been tasked with spearheading the launch of Squire Sanders’ Singapore office.
02/17/2012
Singapore to tighten safeguards against money laundering
FATF is an inter-governmental body which sets international standards for mechanisms to prevent corrupt financial practices.
02/16/2012
Bank Indonesia may sanction UOB over alleged abuse of client
Speaking at a hearing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy governor Halim Alamsyah said UOB could have its permits revoked should the bank be found guilty in court of illegal conduct.
02/15/2012
Mourant Ozannes appoints Living for Asian growth
Mourant Ozannes is a leading offshore law firm, which recently opened an office in Hong Kong in order to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm’s offshore legal services in an Asian time zone.
02/15/2012
Ex-Citigroup Executive Denies Wrongdoing in Tibor-Fixing Probe
The agency said Director A and another Citigroup trader engaged in “seriously unjust and malicious” conduct by asking bankers to alter data they submitted while setting a benchmark Japanese lending rate.
02/14/2012
China grants 7 investment licences to foreign institutions in January
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) granted the licences to investors including South Korea's National Pension Service and Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management Co Ltd, as well as Taiwan's Mercuries Life Insurance Co Ltd and Hong
02/14/2012
"We have sent a communication to them, asking them to tell us about the source of the sundry income and how it has been dealt with. We are yet to get a response from them," Shah said.
02/08/2012
He began his career in Perth more than 15 years ago before moving to London in 2000 to join UK firm Berwin Leighton Paisner
02/06/2012
Collusion between these banks is suspected to have influenced the London interbank offered rate and the Tokyo interbank offered rate, two indicators of the interbank interest rate level.
01/31/2012
THE Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan has failed in his attempt to keep secret dozens of documents relating to his fight with the Australia Taxation Office over an alleged multimillion-dollar tax avoidance.
01/31/2012
“The trades were carried out through the instigation of Chwee without any consultation with WF Ow,” the Ows said in their lawsuit.
01/30/2012
Switzerland has been lobbying for a year to get the investigations dropped in return for the payment of a hefty fine and the transfer of names of thousands of U.S. bank clients suspected of dodging taxes.