Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New Zealand central bank to make cash more colorful

- New Zealand's wallets and purses will be sporting a lot more color when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand begins releasing new banknotes designed to foil counterfeiters from next year.

Lodhiya appears before ED, denies black money charges

The Ahmedabad zonal unit of ED had issued summons to Lodhiya in connection with his foreign transactions.

Offshore investment not illegal, says SSM

Offshore investment jurisdiction is not illegal and whether a company decides to invest offshore depends on its business strategy

Australia's ANZ bank suspends seven traders

Since mid-2012, ASIC has inquired into possible manipulation of Australia’s benchmark, or BBSW, rates by 14 banks that contributed prices to the rate setting process.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi fined $315m for 'misleading regulators'

BTMU Pressured its Consultant, PwC, to Remove Key Warnings to Regulators on Bank’s Transactions with Sanctioned Countries, Including Iran, Sudan, Myanmar

Arbitration back in the spotlight

It was a full house when global firm Baker & McKenzie hosted the relaunch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Australia NSW Chapter with guest speaker the Hon Murray Gleeson AC

Banks chase trading cheats with 'fuzzy' surveillance

Stung by billion-dollar fines for malpractice on their trading floors, the world's big banks are using 'fuzzy logic' tools such as relationship mapping and behavioural analytics to read the minds of would-be cheats among their traders.

Ropes & Gray appoints corporate partner in Korea

He brings extensive knowledge and veteran experience to the Ropes & Gray corporate team

PwC nabs another KWM lawyer

Kurdian’s expertise lies in cross-border and domestic M&A and transactional funds work, particularly in the real estate and infrastructure sectors.

Bank of East Asia bond adds to Basel III universe

The Reg S deal attracted an order book of $4 billion and 200 accounts even after pricing was tightened from an initial range of 300bp over Treasuries to 5bp either side of 275bp over.

G20 leaders to endorse plan to make global banking giants more resilient

Preventing taxpayer-funded rescues of the world's biggest banks will be one of the top priorities for global leaders meeting in Brisbane this weekend.

Two of the country's biggest banks are once again in hot water

over their roles in financial ruin of Australians

National Australia Bank moves to settle class action suit

Across the industry, the class action could be worth as much as AU$250 million (RM725.32 million), according to the law firm.

Performance Measurement No Longer Exists in a Vacuum - DST Global Solutions

Investment Management is operating in a world of more – more regulation, more transparency, more meaningful investment information and more control.

RBI tightens rules for "shadow banks"

The Reserve Bank of India has tightened rules for so-called "shadow banks", raising minimum capital requirements and restricting deposits with a set of changes that it hopes will protect consumers and the market without stifling growth.

Five adverse effects of big bank mergers

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has been urging state-owned banks to consolidate to increase assets and capital, so that the banks will be strong and ready to compete in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

Debevoise scores HSF Asia managing partner Johnson for Hong Kong

He will join from Herbert Smith Freehills in Hong Kong, where he has been a partner for more than 20 years.

1MDB attempting to cover up massive losses by revaluing their assets, claims Rafizi

He revealed that for the financial year ending March 31, 2014, 1MDB had recorded a loss of RM665 million

KYC rules hurting banks, customers in emerging markets: HSBC India

While the Reserve Bank of India recently asked banks to partially freeze the accounts of customers who have not complied with Know Your Customer rules despite repeated requests, HSBC India CEO Stuart Milne said such regulations were making it more difficu

Banks' loan exposure to Chinese clients examined in Hong Kong

Sources revealed that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched its first onsite examination targeting Taiwanese banks lending to mainland Chinese companies.

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