09/20/2016
Singapore: The Impact Of Recent Developments In The Australian Transfer Pricing Rules On Transactions With Singapore
Transactions entered into by Australian taxpayers with entities located in countries with a lower tax regime
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/20/2016
6 Key Regulatory Changes Happening In Vietnam
Below are the six key regulatory changes every business should know when considering to expand in Vietnam.
09/19/2016
Australian banks face off against rate-rigging lawsuits
It essentially determines what banks charge to lend to each other.
09/19/2016
Criminal charges relating to Panama Papers could take years: ATO
The raids followed AUSTRAC identifying suspicious cross-border movement of funds between Australia and other countries
09/16/2016
Pakistan, OECD ink convention on tax matters
The Convention is the most powerful instrument for international tax cooperation.
09/16/2016
Japan regulator sounds warning for banks in report
The dwindling supply of Japanese government bonds due to the Bank of Japan's massive asset purchasing program presents a risk of interest rates fluctuating
09/16/2016
The global battle for the entrepreneur and investor by Leon Kwong Wing, Withers
Singapore has long been a magnet for successful international investors and entrepreneurs, in part because of determined efforts by its government to attract talent, innovation and money from overseas.
09/16/2016
Fighting money laundering by Shashi Nathan, Withers
A tough stance against financial crime is necessary to protect Singapore’s reputation as a clean and trusted financial centre.
09/15/2016
Clifford Chance and Davis Polk deliver $8bn Hong Kong IPO for Postal Savings Bank
Clifford Chance's team was led by China co-managing partner Tim Wang with Hong Kong partners Amy Lo and Fang Liu, supported by Singapore-based Jean Thio.
09/14/2016
Appleby's Frances Woo named Managing Partner of the Year by ALB
Amongst strong competition, nominations included pre-eminent legal practitioners from the fields of onshore and offshore, with Appleby being the only offshore representative.
09/13/2016
Hong Kong regulator bans former HSBC sales duo
The belief that they had sold the UTFs to the customers when in fact it was not the case, said the SFC in a statement.
09/13/2016
Singapore and Switzerland to expand fintech cooperation
Regulators in Singapore and Switzerland have signed a cooperation agreement to foster greater cooperation on fintech.
09/13/2016
More people expected to enjoy banking access with new rule
Major banks that fell into the BUKU IV category were allowed to offer such services by utilizing cell phones, smartphones and internet to provide basic banking products and services, such as savings and cash transfers.
09/12/2016
Banks raise term deposit rates selectively
The bank argues that is because deposits on platforms are treated differently by regulators, and this means they often pay a lower interest rate.
09/12/2016
Aborted DBP-LBP merger
Their employees have reason to be hopeful that their jobs, at least for the time being, are secure.
09/12/2016
New Myanmar investment law is the ‘right move’
International lawyers have welcomed Myanmar’s new investment law
09/12/2016
China may keep CSRC as a standalone watchdog as urgency eases on creating super regulator
Discussions are still ongoing as to whether to fold the banking and insurance regulators under the purview of the People’s Bank of China, officials said
09/11/2016
Is the Hong Kong Monetary Authority being two-faced on bank accounts?
Tough on money laundering and tough to get basic services
09/11/2016
Directors of collapsed options broker BBY to take the stand
In an annual report to creditors published yesterday KPMG said there may be grounds to pursue directors for trading while insolvent, a state they believe the company was in 2011, four years before its ultimate collapse.
09/09/2016
Moves to loosen restrictions on banking services to SMEs in Hong Kong are "a welcome step"
The HKMA statement underlined the importance of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism controls, but said that a risk-based approach should be adopted by banks to stop small firms from being effectively excluded from banking services.