09/10/2021
Singapore Ranked the Top Regulatory Base for Multinationals - Mercator
APAC was also the top region overall on cost and duration.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/10/2021
NAB poring over millions of accounts to plug money laundering leaks
Mr McEwan said he was restricted in what he could say due to an ongoing investigation by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, but later confirmed Project Apollo’s existence and said the bank was taking the remediation program
09/10/2021
Quilter International: Nearly half a million people issued British National Overseas passports
This has seen 64,900 BN(O) visas applied for during the first two quarters of this year according to the National Statistics from UK Home Office.
09/10/2021
Allens advises Coles on $1.3b sustainability-linked loan facilities
Allens has recently assisted a number of corporate clients with SLLs, and has been at the forefront of structuring SLLs to fit within broader financing platforms and strategies.
09/10/2021
Latham & Watkins Advises on India's First Sustainable AT1 Notes Issuance
The transaction is also Axis Bank’s largest ever single-tranche USD bond issuance to date.
09/09/2021
Ex-manager of HKDC charged as graft probe reveals $390,000 contract fraud
The ICAC investigation arose from a corruption complaint.
09/09/2021
China's new personal information protection law setting new grounds
Unlike the Cybersecurity Law and Civil Code which focus on the data subject’s consent for PI handling, the PIPL authorizes the handling of PI in the absence of an individual’s consent
09/08/2021
China to tighten regulation over wealth management units to prevent contagion risks
The rules will help urge companies to enhance liquidity management of WMPs and better prevent risks from spreading across the markets and products, CBIRC said.
09/08/2021
Robust Corporate Governance for Hong Kong's New Limited Partnership Fund Regime
Our fiduciary services to investment funds in Asia include the provision of experienced directors to act on the board of the general partner to a partnership
09/07/2021
Thailand regulator suspends Huobi, a digital asset exchange founded in China
“Huobi can't fix it. It is a system that is important to business operations, such as a trading system, a customer asset retention system, and information technology systems,”
09/07/2021
ASIC publishes guidance on breach reporting
ASIC has also responded to industry feedback by incorporating some 15 more working examples in the guidance.
09/07/2021
Allianz Australia Insurance and AWP Australia ordered to pay penalties of $1.5 million for misleading sale of travel insurance on Expedia websites
The Court acknowledged Allianz and AWP’s efforts to make early admissions of liability and took this, and other relevant considerations, into account in determining penalty.
09/07/2021
Appleby’s Hong Kong Office Shortlisted for “Best Offshore Law Firm” at the HFM asia service Awards 2021
Appleby has a well-established global investment funds practice with a strong reputation in Hong Kong advising on various specialist fund structures and particularly on Cayman Islands funds.
09/06/2021
Companies and director charged with failing to comply with ASIC notices
The matter has been adjourned to 5 October 2021.
09/03/2021
A Primer on Real Estate Investment Trusts, Business Trusts and Stapled Trusts in Singapore
The property manager manages and maintains the properties of the REIT in return for a property management fee
09/02/2021
Hong Kong Develops System to Prevent Archegos Repeat
Earlier this year, Wall Street experience one of the most spectacular collapses from up to $50 billion of highly leveraged bets from Archegos
09/02/2021
Two financial advisers banned for giving 'false information' to Singapore regulator
During the inspection, MAS asked whether certain background checks had been conducted on individuals and entities related to the company.
09/02/2021
SGX to Ease Rules for SPAC Listings
The latest report of looser listings rules follows market feedback that some of SGX’s earlier proposals were too strict.
09/02/2021
Chinese State Firms to Take Stakes in Ant's Credit Scoring JV
The proposed credit scoring joint venture will collect, manage and analyze consumer data to score people's credit.
09/02/2021
BIS to test international settlements for digital currencies with central banks
The project will work with multiple partners to develop technical prototypes on different distributed ledger technology platforms.