06/13/2012
China’s government-controlled banks, which were transformed from almost-insolvent institutions with spiraling defaults into profitable firms with the help of more than $650 billion in bailouts, had promised to improve internal controls to root out f
06/12/2012
Following the exit of the four partners, A&O will have 21 partners in Hong Kong.
06/12/2012
Leading International Financial Centre law firm Expands With New Partners
Eleven attorneys promoted to partner across international network
06/12/2012
UBS has declined to comment on the accusations. UBS spokesman Yves Kaufmann said the bank complied with the legal requirements in the markets where it operated.
06/11/2012
The HKMA will study the two reports carefully.As market conditions and public expectation on investor protection will continue to evolve over time, the HKMA will regularly review and, as and when appropriate, introduce further measures to enhance the regu
06/11/2012
A Bangkok Court today convicted Rakesh Saxena, the former adviser to the Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC), and sentenced him for violating the Securities and Exchange Act.
06/08/2012
In April Singapore’s DBS bank proposed a $7.2 billion acquisition of a 67.4 percent stake in Indonesia’s Bank Danamon owned by Temasek, the Singapore government’s investment company.
06/08/2012
Asia’s powerhouse law firm, King & Wood Mallesons, has announced the recruitment of three senior lawyers to its Beijing office. The hires reinforce the firm’s Energy & Resources capability, a pillar of the strategy that underpinned the
06/08/2012
Talk to the bosses of Australia's big corporate law firms and they will tell you it is business as usual since British firms began invading this market. But in truth, everything has changed
06/07/2012
He will also seek to rebuild confidence damaged by corporate scandals, including the massive accounting fraud at Olympus Corp. and AIJ Investment Advisors Co.'s concealment of close to ¥110 billion.
06/07/2012
Justice Paul Heath has just delivered the sentence in Auckland High Court.
06/07/2012
Walker noted that in weighing up his options on the collapse of Dewey he had spoken to a number of clients, who supported his move to King & Wood Mallesons.
06/07/2012
Around 43,700 Hong Kong people invested nearly 15.7 billion HK dollars in products issued or guaranteed by Lehman Brothers before it collapsed in September 2008.
06/06/2012
A second round of licences will be handed out later this year as part of the QFLP and are likely to be hotly contended.
06/06/2012
He obtained his LL.B. from Buckingham University and LL.M. from King’s College, University of London and is a Senior Fellow at The University of Hong Kong. He is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong and England & Wales.
06/05/2012
Asian banks will have a tough time meeting new global liquidity rules because of a shortage of assets such as top-rated government debt that can be converted into cash quickly, according to KPMG.
06/05/2012
Hontex International Holdings Co. sought to halt a lawsuit seeking compensation for investors who, Hong Kong’s securities regulator said, were misled by the Chinese fabric maker in its listing prospectus.
06/01/2012
The rule, if it goes ahead, could scupper a $7.3 billion bid by Singapore's DBS Group Holdings for Indonesia's Bank Danamon.
06/01/2012
There were no details about what exactly Yang was being investigated for, but the discipline commission is often involved in looking into major corruption cases.
06/01/2012
“I don’t think that now that judgment has been rendered by the impeachment court, these processes will also terminate,” Abad said in a text message to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.