Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New bank stress test includes Asian slowdown

The Federal Reserve provided the country's 19 biggest banks with its the guidelines for the 2013 stress test

Linklaters Amsterdam Partner Moving to Sydney with DLA Piper

He primarily advises international investment banks and sponsors on complex cross-border transactions.

No delay for China's banks on Basel III

"We have recently received a notice from the regulator that from January 1 financial reporting must reflect the new capital rules."

SFC fines CIC Investor Services for failures

An SFC investigation revealed that CIC failed

Christie’s sues Chinese rival over similar name

Lawsuit highlights one of the perils Western salerooms face as they expand in the lucrative Chinese market

Investors Could Lose Millions as NZ Broker Fails

The Wellington-based firm has around 900 clients, according to PWC.

Macau’s top earners pay world’s lowest taxes: KPMG

Macau has the lowest combined income tax and social security

Leading finance lawyer to join DLA Piper

He specialises in syndicated finance and (leveraged) acquisition finance

Potential APAC legal transformational tie-up revealed

The UK firm is pushing to pursue a combination with the Chinese and Australian firm,

Singapore income tax rate among the world's lowest

In Asia, however, rates remained constant among heavyweights China, Japan and India

US explores treaty to nail American tax defaulters in India

Enacted in 2010, FATCA aims at checking non-compliance by US taxpayers using foreign accounts

Indonesia’s PT Bumi Starts Probe After London Investigation

PT Bumi is part-owned by the Bakrie family and is at the center of a feud involving London-listed Bumi Plc, owner of 29 percent of the Indonesian mining company, and Bumi Plc co- founder Nathaniel Rothschild.

Ex-Barclays Trader Reportedly Caught On Video Terrorizing Construction Workers In Singapore

The meltdown makes a sharp contrasts with his various appearances on financial television discussing currency strategy amid the Euro crisis.

U.S. Engaging With More Than 50 Countries To Curtail Offshore Tax Evasion

The Treasury Department has already concluded a bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom

Singapore asks Citi for LIBOR-related documents

Financial regulators in Singapore have asked Citigroup Inc. to turn over documents related to information that the lender has submitted to the British banking authority that sets some global interest rates.

Merrill Asks Singapore Court to Reject Ex-Client’s Suit

A Merrill unit won $9.4 million from Harjani in the Singapore court in 2010 for failing to pay for shares in a Jakarta-listed company in 2008. Harjani sued two other Merrill units in Indonesia in 2008 and was awarded $26 million in 2010.

Boston-based law firm adds Tokyo partner

He is the former Tokyo managing partner for the firm now known as Herbert Smith Freehills, a position he held for over a decade until last year.

Australia's Federal Court issues landmark judgment against S&P, ABN Amro

In a strongly worded judgment, Justice Jayne Jagot said S&P and ABN Amro had deceived 12 local councils that bought the triple-A rated CPDO, or constant proportion debt obligation, notes created by the bank.

India inks protocol with U.K. to amend tax pact

In its continuing drive to check tax evasion and proliferation of black money, India has signed a protocol with the U.K. for amending the convention between the two countries for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect

Statement on Recommendation by Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission - Nomura

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission today issued a recommendation that the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency impose an administrative monetary penalty against Japan Advisory Ltd. on charges of in

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