09/26/2014
With regulators getting more stringent about banking norms, large global banks are looking at large-scale hiring of mid-to-senior-level professionals in functions such as risk, audit, compliance and legal over the next 12 to 18 months.
09/25/2014
The quota will be used for investment in a private or discretionary fund
09/24/2014
It is encouraging to see there is growing interest in developing Islamic finance in Asia
09/24/2014
In my experience a woman's IQ halves when she falls pregnant
09/24/2014
Many enterprises leaders are suffering strained funding supplies and striving to keep afloat by borrowing high-cost private loans
09/24/2014
International law firm announces additional partners in London and Hong Kong
Their accomplishments and strengths have been widely recognized over the years, but, more importantly, the results they have obtained for their clients are the true proof of their excellence.
09/22/2014
The bank recently dismissed a trader after checks uncovered irregularities in how he recorded his trading activities.
09/22/2014
Pressure is building up on Switzerland to accede to India's request for information on its citizens who held accounts in HSBC's Geneva branch.
09/22/2014
Dubai banker laundered money for Pakistani minister?
Defendant says he was told by an Asian minister to open accounts in name of four women
09/21/2014
On 11 September, Business BVI held their Annual Asia conference in Hong Kong, ' Pivoting to Asia: The Pathway to New Opportunities'.
09/18/2014
Westpac fined over misleading statements
The bank has paid the penalty after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued two infringement notices regarding the product disclosure statement and other promotional material.
09/18/2014
Bird & Bird CEO David Kerr has overseen a period of significant growth at the former IP boutique, and more is on the horizon.
09/18/2014
NAB pays $40,800 penalty
National Australia Bank, the Australian financial services licensee for UBank, has paid $40,800 in penalties after ASIC issued four infringement notices for potentially misleading advertisements.
09/18/2014
Hong Kong’s regulatory requirements for over-the-counter derivative transactions continue to take shape.
09/18/2014
Invesco is applying to trade China's local government bonds directly, betting that investing in the debt will allow it to skirt volatility from rising interest rates in the United States while getting higher yields.
09/18/2014
International law firm appoints Head of Asia
He joins BLP from DLA Piper where he was Managing Partner of the Asia Pacific region and will be based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
09/17/2014
The firm also became the first UK law firm to enter the Myanmar market in May 2013
09/17/2014
The IMLC is the Malaysian Bar Council’s flagship event and is one of the most prestigious legal events to take place in Malaysia.
09/16/2014
“You are seeing stronger compliance and the banks themselves are being more risk-averse so they are making it harder to open accounts,” said Elise Donovan, head of the BVI office in Hong Kong responsible for Asia.
09/16/2014
A public servant and a National Australia Bank employee have admitted they ran a multimillion-dollar insider trading scheme.