05/09/2022
Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific is a publication that focuses exclusively on the region’s litigation and dispute market, providing rankings of firms and litigators considered to be of an elite status.
05/05/2022
Analysts from Investec and Federated Hermes also highlighted the potential downside, saying HSBC would be less diversified and less connected to international trade.
05/05/2022
The orders were made by consent after ASIC and RI Advice agreed to resolve the proceedings.
05/05/2022
Reliance on self-certification, with an emphasis on form over substance, may still lead to compliance issues over imprudent know your customer (KYC) standards of financial institutions.
05/04/2022
The $220,000 payment ordered by the court includes $20,000 in penalties, $150,000 in compensation and $50,000 for ASIC’s costs.
05/03/2022
Two countries coming together for their mutual economic interests during a crisis and doing what is best for them opens a new world of possibilities
05/03/2022
The Alliance was jointly launched by the HKMA and IFC in November 2020 to help banks develop the solutions needed to address climate change across emerging markets.
05/02/2022
60 percent were against the discharge, which proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis recommended rejecting because of the significant financial damage and reputational cost to the bank.
04/29/2022
Ten tips from the experts to ensure your DIY super fund is compliant.
04/28/2022
Regulators and bankers had hoped the approval would draw mainland China investors to list SPACs, which raise cash to buy private firms which are then listed through the vehicle.
04/28/2022
The annual turnover of the organisation will be ascertained from its most recent audited accounts available at the time the financial penalty is imposed.
04/25/2022
Westpac penalised $113 million
The sheer scale of this impact suggests that, at the time, Westpac had a culture that did not prioritise compliance.
04/25/2022
Tian stepped down from the role earlier this month following the bank’s single trading session since 2015, with $11 billion of market value erased in one day.
04/25/2022
The local banking industry, similar to that in other international financial centres, contributed over 80% of suspicious transaction reports filed to the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit
04/24/2022
In Hong Kong, the spotlight was on block trades Morgan Stanley first executed for Chinese pharmaceutical firm WuXi Biologics in 2020, the report added.
04/24/2022
Marape voiced support for the counsel assisting the commission's recommendations earlier this week to penalize UBS’ Australia arm
04/21/2022
One way that this regulatory gap may be breached is to implement a digital advisory platform that is ESG and MiFID 2 compliant, underpinned by a goal-based investment planning and advice execution workflow. This will enable institutions to adopt a consist
04/19/2022
Dixon Advisory has a right to seek a review of ASIC’s decision at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
04/19/2022
The fund will focus on venture and growth stage investments and leverage the investment team’s extensive industry network to access proprietary deal sourcing opportunities in the Smart Electric Vehicle (EV) industry value chain and the related ecosy
04/18/2022
With a significant proportion of Cayman Islands companies representing a majority of all the companies listed on the HKEX, it is expected that Cayman Islands exempted companies will continue to be the SPAC issuer vehicle of choice for Hong Kong SPAC IPOs.