10/18/2015
INDONESIA: Banking Secrecy Law Must Be Revised: Observers
Budi Suggested that the government must form an intelligent body to investigate assets and fund management of companies listed in the stock market.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/16/2015
Appleby Report Details China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A
This year looks to continue a trend from 2014 in which there was rapid expansion in overseas Chinese M&A.
10/16/2015
ASIC bans former Westpac-aligned adviser
Westpac terminated her employment in August, and reported its concerns about her conduct to ASIC in December 2014.
10/14/2015
Offshore Insight - Appleby
Our second edition of this unique report examines China’s Foreign Direct Investment and M&A deals outside of its own borders. It also covers Hong Kong, which provides an extra dimension to China's external activity.
10/14/2015
Carey Olsen opens Singapore office
We have 43 partners and over 200 lawyers across the globe
10/13/2015
Chinese investor stabs asset management firm’s chief executive after losing 300,000 yuan
Wang Jie, chief executive of the struggling Global Wealth Investment Beijing, remains in a coma after being stabbed in the shoulder on Sunday during a meeting with investors
10/13/2015
The GFSC signs AIFMD MoUs with the HKMA and the SFC
It supports open, strong cooperation with the SFC and the HKMA in our regulation of AIFMD establishments, and is a very useful tool for us as a regulator.
10/13/2015
Singapore set to ease as currency faces rerun of '97 Asia crisis
Singapore’s central bank is poised to ease monetary policy for the second time in 2015 in an effort to revive dwindling growth, economists predict.
10/12/2015
Central bankers grapple with how to deal with emerging markets
Mr Tran said that he was expecting net outflows from emerging markets to be around $US800 billion for this year
10/12/2015
YES Bank gets RBI nod for MF, AMC, trustee firm
Asset management companies and trustee companies will be wholly-owned subsidiaries of YES Bank
10/12/2015
Carey Olsen opens Singapore Office
Establishing an office in Singapore is a logical step for the firm.
10/12/2015
Chinese investor stabs asset management CEO after default
He was rushed to hospital where he remained in a coma.
10/09/2015
Shariah-compliant listed companies increase in Q3
THE NUMBER of companies that complied with the principles of Islamic law increased in the third quarter, according to the results of a review published by the Philippine Stock Exchange.
10/09/2015
Appleby advises on both sides of HK's Capital Market
Appleby acted as Cayman counsel for REF Holdings, a provider of financial printing services for the financial sector in Hong Kong, in relation to its GEM listing on 25 September 2015, with net proceeds of approximately HK$30.5 million.
10/08/2015
International tax report - Withers
In this quarterly report, we feature articles on important international tax developments around the world, written by our international tax lawyers based in the US, Asia and Europe.
10/08/2015
China to extend new lifeline to Argentina
With Argentina’s official reserves falling fast, China looks set to come to the rescue with a $2bn loan
10/07/2015
ASIC counts scalps from Wealth Management Project
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sought to emphasise the successful outcomes generated by the so-called "Wealth Management Project" it kicked off late last year, focusing on Australia's largest wealth management fir
10/07/2015
Banks, not clients, gain from RBI rate cuts
A study by India Ratings, a subsidiary of global rating major Fitch, says the banks passed on less than half the volume of RBI's rate cuts to their borrowers.
10/07/2015
Singapore tax treaties: The end of limitation of relief? - Withers
What is limitation of relief?
10/07/2015
ASIC bans seventh adviser in WMP crackdown
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited adviser, Stuart Murray Jamieson, from providing financial services for five years.