Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

AMINA Hong Kong Successfully Onboards Clients Following SFC Licence Approval

AMINA Hong Kong’s regulatory status positions it at the forefront of crypto investment opportunities in the Hong Kong market.

HashKey Upgrades Hong Kong License for Retail Access

HashKey Capital has managed over $1 billion in client assets since its inception with over 500 investments in infrastructure, tools and applications.

Appleby's Hong Kong office advises Hotel101 on it's proposed USD2.3 Billion de-SPAC business combination with JVSPAC

The transaction is anticipated to be finalised in the second half of 2024

MAS and Mastercard Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation in Cybersecurity

This collaboration is a significant step in that direction, and we are delighted to be the chosen partner for MAS.

Singapore to repeal Registered Fund Management Companies Regime

This move aims to streamline regulations for fund managers.

UBS has considered an alternative for CS business in China

The major Swiss bank could sell its majority stake in the Credit Suisse (CS) securities trading joint venture in the People's Republic directly to a local government fund.

Singapore Hands Down Second Conviction in $2.2 Billion Money Laundering Case

The authorities have also ordered the confiscation of over S$166 million ($123 million) in assets that had been seized from Su, his spouse, and his businesses.

Carey Olsen partners star in China Business Law Journal's A-List

The A-List is based on the nominations of thousands of in-house counsel and partners in China and around the world

Singapore Laundering Case Delivers First Conviction

Investigations also found Su’s involvement in an unlawful remote gambling business based in the Philippines with proceeds that were used to purchase a Mercedes Benz.

Brunei Darussalam Central Bank and Bank of the Lao PDR Formally Join the Regional Payment Connectivity Initiative

Meanwhile BOL signed the third supplemental pages of MOU RPC on 3 April 2024

MAS Expands Scope of Regulated Payment Services; Introduces User Protection Requirements for Digital Payment Token Service Providers

These amendments will take effect in stages from 4 April 2024.

ASIC wins first greenwashing civil penalty action against Vanguard

ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said, ‘By Vanguard’s own admission, it misled investors on a number of its claims.

MAS Launches COSMIC Platform to Strengthen the Financial System’s Defence Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

The Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Act 2023 and accompanying subsidiary legislation, which set out the legal basis and safeguards for such sharing, commenced on the same day.

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

AMINA Hong Kong Successfully Onboards Clients Following SFC Licence Approval

HashKey Upgrades Hong Kong License for Retail Access

Appleby's Hong Kong office advises Hotel101 on it's proposed USD2.3 Billion de-SPAC business combination with JVSPAC

MAS and Mastercard Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation in Cybersecurity

Singapore to repeal Registered Fund Management Companies Regime

UBS has considered an alternative for CS business in China

Singapore Hands Down Second Conviction in $2.2 Billion Money Laundering Case

Carey Olsen partners star in China Business Law Journal's A-List

Singapore Laundering Case Delivers First Conviction

Brunei Darussalam Central Bank and Bank of the Lao PDR Formally Join the Regional Payment Connectivity Initiative

MAS Expands Scope of Regulated Payment Services; Introduces User Protection Requirements for Digital Payment Token Service Providers

ASIC wins first greenwashing civil penalty action against Vanguard

MAS Launches COSMIC Platform to Strengthen the Financial System’s Defence Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

Asia-Pacific bank capital raises hit 4-month high on TLAC demand in China

Digital offerings like EzyWasiat strengthen Maybank Islamic Wealth Management

SMBC Secures Approval For GIFT City Branch in India

Clyde & Co offers Credit Suisse AT1 bondholders opportunity to seek effective public international law remedy

It's finally here – BNPL to be incorporated into the existing consumer credit regulatory framework

Asset managers eyeing investment opportunities in growing Chinese Mainland market, says KPMG China

IFPHK and FPSB China Sign Cross-Border Collaborative Agreement