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.
04/24/2012
The company needs to report the steps by May 18, the agency said.
04/24/2012
The deal, announced last week (16 April), will see Temasek buy all of Goldman's H-shares - shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange - taking its ownership of H-shares to 5.3% and its total stake in ICBC - the world's largest bank by market
04/23/2012
China's highest court spared a 30-year-old millionaire once labeled one of China's richest women from the death penalty, in a case that drew attention to the country's underground lending market and elicited an outpouring of online protests
04/23/2012
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said in a statement that its investigation had revealed that broker Mega Capital had failed to discharge its duties as sponsor in the Hontex International Holdings (0946.HK) IPO and found "inadequate and su
04/23/2012
Allens Arthur Robinson and Linklaters have announced the formation of a new integrated alliance that will result in the two firms working together closely for the benefit of clients around the world.
04/20/2012
"After a period of careful assessment we came to the conclusion that having an association in Indonesia was essential to the development of our South-East Asian practice, and Hermawan Juniarto provided an excellent match for our clients' needs.&
04/20/2012
A Swiss expatriate accused of having paid sex with a woman under the age of 18 was freed on bail Friday and plans to plead not guilty, his lawyer said.