05/16/2016
Proskauer Rose has made a strategic play to capture work in London's burgeoning real estate market with the hire of DLA Piper's global co-chair of hospitality and leisure, Joanne Owen.
05/16/2016
As Sebi readies to tighten its rules for controversy-ridden P-Notes, major foreign investors including JPMorgan, HSBC, UBS and Goldman Sachs have supported the proposed provisions for immediate reporting of any breach to the regulator and filing of suspic
05/13/2016
Singapore authorities are conducting a wide-ranging money-laundering probe into bank accounts linked to 1MDB, whose activities have triggered investigations across three continents.
05/13/2016
Acknowledging that financial technology is challenging the status quo in the financial industry, Malaysia’s central bank Bank Negara Malaysia recently announced the commencement of a review on the regulatory framework for the adoption of Fintech, in
05/13/2016
Former chairman of Wickham Securities and founder of Sherwin Financial Planners Bradley Thomas Sherwin was also permanently banned from providing financial services.
05/12/2016
It will help ensure that tax administrations obtain a complete understanding of how MNEs structure their operations
05/12/2016
It will also look at new risks arising from fintech startups as a result of regulatory arbitrage and the impact on consumers.
05/12/2016
China regulator tells some banks not to issue certain asset management products
Typically, classified asset management products are very risky products, particularly when the market is volatile.
05/12/2016
The number of Hong Kong women marrying Chinese men has risen fivefold in barely 20 years, but divorces are up too. What are the pros and cons of a Hong Kong divorce versus a China divorce?
05/12/2016
His clients initially saw satisfactory returns from sound business practices.
05/11/2016
Now declaration of Assets & Liabilities are mandatory while filing ITR
With a view to reduce compliance burden, the Wealth-tax Act was made inapplicable from A.Y.2016-17 with the stipulation that the information regarding assets forming part of the wealth-tax return will be captured in the Income-tax returns.
05/11/2016
Panama files
Why do so many people in the world of business feel the need to maintain an offshore company?
05/11/2016
Against a backdrop of low inflation and lacklustre economic growth, the MAS eased monetary policy in April by removing the "modest and gradual" appreciation path of the Singapore dollar, in its third policy easing since January 2015.
05/11/2016
New Zealand First MP Ron Mark named Mr Francken in connection with the case of Calvin Ayre in Parliament.
05/11/2016
The 60-year-old Mallya, a Formula 1 boss known as the "King of Good Times" for his party lifestyle, is the subject of a non-bailable warrant issued by a special judge in Mumbai.
05/10/2016
"We’re considering if we can come up with a stress test-like setup,” Toshihide Endo, the director-general of the FSA’s supervisory bureau, said in an interview last month. "We don’t plan to impose external tests.
05/10/2016
The move comes as Australia’s large banks all make changes to lending to offshore clients with increasing fears of home loan fraud and money-laundering.
05/10/2016
What's exciting about this acquisition is how we can make our clients' lives easier by removing some of the governance burden of monitoring legislative and regulatory changes and the impact these can have on our clients operations.
05/10/2016
The Firm took home both the regional award, 'Asia Tax Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year,' as well as the national award, 'Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year' for Hong Kong and Vietnam.
05/10/2016
We don’t plan to impose external tests.