Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

BSP: Bank Secrecy Law May Be Eased

He said the Philippines is also one of only two countries where tax evasion is not a predicate crime to money laundering.

NBP Bangladesh branch: NAB takes Rs18b bank scam into decisive phase

NAB has four months to complete the investigation before sending the case to an accountability court.

Making automation count in the struggle to comply

Against such a backdrop, investing in technology is a no-brainer.

Arming bankers to tackle tax transparency head-on

Some of the practical and tangible solutions range from re-inventing the controls on an institutional basis to creating fact-sheets for clients to give them clarity on the process and policy.

ASIC and UK regulator sign fintech deal

The goal is to reduce regulatory uncertainty for new Australian businesses entering the UK market, and vice versa.

Chinese man named in Bangladesh cyber heist returns from Singapore to 'answer everything' - lawyer

Wong is a Chinese national but has lived in the Philippines for nearly 50 years

China FX regulator queries fund managers on overseas investment: sources

The questionnaire asked fund managers how much they expect the yuan to depreciate over the next year, according to one source.

Bangladesh central bank weighs lawsuit against NY Fed over cyber heist

The hackers also tried to move $20 million to an obscure non-profit entity based in Sri Lanka but that transaction was halted because they misspelt the recipient’s name.

Appleby Acted For K. H. Group

A majority of the proceeds will be used to operate prospective foundation projects, to hire additional staff and to purchase machinery and equipment.

Asia, Japan bankers associations ink memorandum of understanding

Wu and the head of the JBA, Yasuhiro Sato, represented their respective organizations in the signing.

British and Australian financial regulators sign agreement to support innovative businesses

The regulators will provide support to innovative businesses before, during and after authorisation to help reduce regulatory uncertainty and time to market.

ASIC calls out weak conflict policy in vertical business

We saw some very real examples where the conflict in question was so fundamental that complete avoidance was necessary - the conflict could simply not be managed internally and disclosed externally.

Apologise, else lawsuit: Devendra Fadnavis warns Digvijaya Singh

Mr Fadnavis' lawyer Ganesh Sovani has asked Mr Singh to tender an unconditional apology to Mr Fadnavis within two weeks.

ASIC targets fund manager conflicts

Global push against bad corporate culture

MoU sees Guernsey's fund industry agree closer ties with China

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association's Channel Islands Working Group was also a signatory to the MoU and will enjoy the benefits that come with closer ties.

International law firm Opens in Tokyo

International law firm Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the opening of an office in Tokyo.

WSJ: US authorities scrutinising Goldman Sachs-1MDB bond deals

The same source also claimed that federal authorities in the US are also “exploring” whether Goldman’s hiring practices in the region violated US anti-corruption laws.

Philippines scrambles to save face after heist

John Gomes, Bangladesh's envoy to the Philippines, said his country wants the money back

Appleby Advised On Two Asian-Mena Counsel's 'Deals Of The Year'

Appleby provided cross-jurisdictional offshore legal advice in Dalian Wanda’s HK$28.9bn listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December 2014.

Trader for NAB sued over blue-chip stock spike

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched legal proceedings against Whitebox Trading and its sole director, Johannes Boshoff for manipulating the stock market on October 18, 2012.

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