08/03/2015
Hedge fund managers domiciled in the Cayman Islands, the US, Hong Kong and Singapore face uncertainty over whether they can sell their funds across Europe following a ruling by a European regulator.
07/31/2015
Three sources at Chinese brokerages and two at foreign financial institutions said the China Securities Regulatory Commission had asked for trading records in order to identify investors who had taken net short positions against Chinese stock markets.
07/31/2015
The imminent opening of its booming commodity futures market is a major reform supporting Beijing's efforts to increase its sway on global commodity pricing. China is the top global consumerr of many raw materials.
07/30/2015
Ample Mark also agreed to subscribe and pay for the Convertible Bonds issued by Skyfame in an aggregate principal amount of HK$40 million.
07/29/2015
A group of New Zealand's leading institutional investors plan to flex their investment muscle over corporate governance through a newly set up forum.
07/29/2015
First published in STEP Journal July 2015
07/28/2015
The Appleby team was led by Frances Woo, group chairman and managing partner, and Associate Vincent Chan in Appleby’s Hong Kong office.
07/27/2015
The Federal Government wants to shake up the governance of super boards and legislate that a third of trustees are independent directors.
07/27/2015
Singapore's fight to stem illicit fund inflows has shoved private bankers into a new quandary - finding enough qualified compliance specialists to ensure the money passing through their accounts is clean.
07/27/2015
Hong Kong-based Wealth Management Firm Signs Up to use OneSumX for Anti-Money Laundering and Regulatory Reporting
07/26/2015
Bandhan Financial Services Private Ltd, the other entity, was granted a banking licence last month. Bandhan Bank is set to commence operations from August 23.
07/26/2015
Singapore's fight to stem illicit fund inflows has shoved private bankers into a new quandary - finding enough qualified compliance specialists to ensure the money passing through their accounts is clean.
07/24/2015
National Australia Bank is repaying 62,000 wealth customers a total of $25 million after internal errors meant clients were not paid all the money they were owed.
07/24/2015
ANZ has become the first bank to revise home lending rates independently of the Reserve Bank in more than three years, as new limits to cool the investment property lending boom take hold.
07/24/2015
Leading offshore law firm Appleby continues to demonstrate its strength in the capital markets practice, advising on four further listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
07/24/2015
Regulators have given Australian banks have one year to raise around US$7 billion under new guidelines requiring banks to hold bigger cash buffers.
07/24/2015
Also pledges full assistance and sharing of information with Malaysian authorities.
07/24/2015
The capability review will ensure that ASIC has the appropriate governance, capabilities and systems to meet these objectives and future regulatory challenges.
07/24/2015
Russian tycoon accuses Swiss art agent of pocketing US$1b secret profits
07/24/2015
Leng Sun serves as Chairperson of the arbitration panel jointly appointed by the EU and Korea