05/19/2015
Deacons advises on the first RQFII exchange-traded fund tracking the ChiNext Index
The fund listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 15th 2015.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/19/2015
FMA removes offshore firms from Register
The FMA has been reviewing referrals from the Registrar where there are concerns about whether the substantive business activities of a firm require it to be registered on the FSPR in New Zealand.
05/18/2015
RBI Plans Cybersecurity Arm for Banks
Security Leaders Welcome Regulator's Help Setting New Standards
05/18/2015
Called to account: The banks in China who defraud their clients
A counterfeit "guarantee note" with an official bank stamp and details of the agreement was given to each one of the victims as security.
05/18/2015
NZ's Key unveils new property tax
New Zealand's government is set to tighten the country's property tax laws amid growing concerns about the overheated Auckland housing market and what will happen if prices fall sharply
05/18/2015
Luxury Fashion Brands Accuse Alibaba of Profiting From Fakes
The owner of fashion brands Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent has accused Alibaba Group in a lawsuit of profiting from sales of counterfeit goods despite the Chinese e-commerce giant's pledge to combat the trade in fakes.
05/15/2015
China grants RQFII status to six more firms
For the first four months of this year, QFII A-share equity funds have been buoyed by the bull run in China’s stock market
05/15/2015
Herbert Smith Freehills advises China Merchants Bank on US$5 billion MTN program update and US$500 million bond issuance in Hong Kong
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised China Merchants Bank on the update of its US$5 billion MTN program and on a US$500 million bond issuance under the program
05/15/2015
White & Case sets up another Indonesia alliance
White & Case has forged a new alliance with local, Jakarta-based firm Witara Cakra Advocates
05/14/2015
Deacons advises on a RMB632.5 million acquisition of share interests in Lead Wealthy Investments and Jolly Success Holdings
The team was led by partners Myles Seto and Iris Cheng, supported by associate Campos Cheng from the corporate commercial practice group.
05/14/2015
Thailand’s Superboard approves BAM listing this year
The move will make BAM one of the the first state agencies to trades its shares in the stock market since the junta seized power in Thailand, last year.
05/14/2015
Harneys Singapore a finalist in 2015 ALB SE Asia Law Awards
The firm has been nominated in the ‘Offshore Law Firm of the Year’ category. This recognition comes only a year after Harneys' Singapore office opened.
05/12/2015
Leading offshore law firm advised CNTD on RMB1.3bn Notes Issuance
CNTD, the first BVI company dually listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is principally engaged in new town development in China and is a pioneer in primary land development.
05/12/2015
New MAS Bill ensures high standards of integrity, trust: Lawrence Wong
The newly-passed Bill strengthens the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s supervisory powers
05/11/2015
Billionaire investment banker to hand over $3b slice of empire to wife after messy divorce
It is understood the Sydney couple’s extensive property portfolio, which includes a stunning Warung St mansion in McMahons Point and a sprawling rural estate in Duffys Forest, is set to be the main sticking point in the asset carve up.
05/11/2015
International law firm nabs Barclays' Middle East legal head
She will be based in Eversheds' office in Hong Kong where she has extensive private practice experience
05/11/2015
ANZ and Westpac among banks to back ethics training for financial advisers
Banks have backed compulsory ethics training for financial advisers as part of a bid to restore public trust in the scandal-hit industry through an overhaul of educational and professional standards.
05/10/2015
Second economic fugitive on China's "100 Most Wanted" list extradited by Singapore
Had been sentenced to 15 months jail in Singapore in April 2013 for illegally receiving a large six figure sum of money at his Singapore bank account.
05/08/2015
British banker set for H.K. trial after hinting not guilty plea
The case is now committed for trial at the High Court, Wan said, without giving a specific date.
05/07/2015
SFC recovers $190 million for investors of collapsed hedge fund
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today resolved proceedings involving the Descartes Athena Fund SPC