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Clifford Chance, in conjunction with the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), has conducted a survey of eight key Asian jurisdictions to obtain an overview of the insolvency regimes and resolution powers available in relation...

With effect from 1 July 2013, enhanced prospectus disclosure requirements apply for offers of units in collective investment schemes to the retail public and an information memorandum is required to be furnished to investors for an offer of units in a restricted...

International regulators have now published a ‘near-final’ policy framework setting minimum standards for margin requirements for uncleared derivatives. “Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives - Second consultative document”...

The recent initial public offerings ("IPO") and listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange ("SGX") of Religare Healthcare Trust, Ascendas Hospitality Trust and Far East Hospitality Trust, as well as the reported IPOs of others being planned,...

The Asia Pacific region remained a hotspot for US anti-corruption enforcement authorities in 2012. Six of the twelve corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) settlement agreements in the past year involved business operations in that region. In addition...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ("BCBS") published the finalised Liquidity Coverage Ratio ("LCR") on 7 January 2013. The finalised LCR is less onerous than the original formulation published in December 2010 and should therefore...

In line with domestic and international developments in the financial sector the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reviewed its resolution regime and proposed certain changes to Monetary Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 186) (MAS Act).  Such proposals,...

Transparency International’s recently released Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 reveals important new data for companies operating in Asia Pacific. There is some improvement and some backsliding amongst the countries reviewed, but with only one exception,...

Designing a corporate anti-corruption compliance program for companies operating in Asia Pacific sometimes feels like trying to fit a round hole around a square peg. No amount of pounding will smooth the edges off a thousand years of guanxi. Fortunately, perhaps...

A new regime on disclosure of interests in entities listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX") will be coming into effect on 19 November 2012.  The new  notification regime is intended to streamline and enhance the...