05/14/2012
Nearly ten months after it was formed to examine ways to check the menace of black money, a committee under the chairmanship of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chief has submitted its report to the finance ministry.
05/11/2012
And according to Banny Lam Chiu-kei, macroeconomic research associate director at CCB International, lenders will have to diversify and improve their services to remain profitable as the regulator cuts more charges.
05/09/2012
Cadwalader Adds Jones Day Capital Markets Team in Hong Kong
In an interview Sunday, Asia practice head Rocky Lee said the firm was especially pleased to have recruited a team that has worked well together previously.Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has recruited a three-partner capital markets team from the Hong
05/09/2012
BNP Paribas sued for $47mln
The oil company can also pursue damages in relation to the breach of contract, the report added.
05/08/2012
He traded foreign currency on behalf of 73 investors, faces three charges of theft by a person in special relationship, obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception, and false statement by a promoter.
05/07/2012
International law firm adds three top capital markets attorneys to Hong Kong
The firm has announced a substantial addition to its Asia capital markets practice by adding three new attorneys with nearly 50 years of collective experience in the region.
05/04/2012
The arrest was “in connection with an investigation into an offence or offences suspected to have been committed” under the city’s anti-bribery law, Sun Hung Kai said in a statement today.
05/04/2012
DLA Piper, Eversheds, K&L Gates and Linklaters are among a raft of firms expected to apply to practise local law in Singapore after the country’s Ministry of Law announced that a second round of licences will be awarded next year.
05/01/2012
Mr. Angel was tapped to lead DLA's business in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa as global co-chairman and senior partner.
05/01/2012
Chaoda Chairman Kwok Ho and Chief Financial Officer Andy Chan, who were also specified in the civil inquiry, didn’t break insider trading laws when they divulged the Chinese vegetable producer’s plans to issue shares on investor calls, accordi
04/30/2012
Isle of Man-based law firm advises on the largest ever single-tranche Singapore dollar bond deal
The proceeds of the two issues will be used to fund expansion into new markets.
04/27/2012
Super funds will be forced to reveal the remuneration packages of their directors, top executives and fund managers and more details of their investment holdings in a historic shift towards standards similar to those that apply to listed companies.
04/27/2012
Davies told partners his failure, despite being the only candidate standing, had ‘stopped him in his tracks’ and prompted him to think about how he was managing the firm.
04/26/2012
The CA's freeze order was in response to an ex-parte petition filed by Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Agency, from which the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) sought assistance.
04/26/2012
Ex-Morgan Stanley banker admits bribing China official
He was head of the bank's real estate investments division in China, is also accused of secretly acquiring valuable property in China.
04/26/2012
This is the 24th comprehensive agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (CDTA) concluded by Hong Kong
04/25/2012
Kwan was a speaker at an Alternative Investment Management Associate (Aima) seminar on Fatca in Hong Kong, and said that, though it was well-attended by firms keen to comply with the legislation, there were many funds not present that were harder to reac
04/25/2012
According to a source with knowledge of the investigation, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating payments to Hong Kong's former chief secretary
04/25/2012
He is serving the longest jail sentence for the offense since the former British colony criminalized insider trading in 2003.
04/24/2012
Minister accused of money-laundering via UBS
The Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Justice Office have confirmed that Switzerland last year gave legal assistance to Hong Kong in a money-laundering case against Musa Aman, Chief Minister of the Malaysian State of Sabah on Borneo.