04/27/2012

Super funds forced to come clean

Super funds will be forced to reveal the remuneration packages of their directors, top executives and fund managers and more details of their investment holdings in a historic shift towards standards similar to those that apply to listed companies.

04/25/2012

Asian firms unprepared for Fatca, says PwC HK partner

Kwan was a speaker at an Alternative Investment Management Associate (Aima) seminar on Fatca in Hong Kong, and said that, though it was well-attended by firms keen to comply with the legislation, there were many funds not present that were harder to reac

04/24/2012

Minister accused of money-laundering via UBS

The Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Justice Office have confirmed that Switzerland last year gave legal assistance to Hong Kong in a money-laundering case against Musa Aman, Chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Sabah on Borneo.

04/23/2012

China Court Spares Life of Millionaire

China's highest court spared a 30-year-old millionaire once labeled one of China's richest women from the death penalty, in a case that drew attention to the country's underground lending market and elicited an outpouring of online protests

04/23/2012

Hong Kong watchdog fines Mega Capital over IPO failings

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said in a statement that its investigation had revealed that broker Mega Capital had failed to discharge its duties as sponsor in the Hontex International Holdings (0946.HK) IPO and found "inadequate and su

04/23/2012

Linklaters, Allens Arthur Robinson Form Alliance

Allens Arthur Robinson and Linklaters have announced the formation of a new integrated alliance that will result in the two firms working together closely for the benefit of clients around the world.

04/20/2012

Hogan Lovells in Indonesia tie-up

"After a period of careful assessment we came to the conclusion that having an association in Indonesia was essential to the development of our South-East Asian practice, and Hermawan Juniarto provided an excellent match for our clients' needs.&

04/19/2012

Hong Kong Billionaire Denies Bribery Allegation

Ao is currently on trial for corruption and money laundering. On Monday, the court was told that a company controlled by Lau and Steven Lo allegedly paid a bribe of 20 million Hong Kong dollars ($2.6 million) to the defendant in 2005.

04/18/2012

Former UBS Banker among dozens in Singapore underage sex case

A former UBS banker and the son of a prominent family are among dozens of men who have appeared in court in Singapore on charges of paying an underage girl for sex in an online prostitution scandal enveloping high-profile executives and civil servants.