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Asia Pacific

ESG
Supply chain oversight and environmental impact assessments are some of the key areas that Chinese businesses need to be mindful of in outbound operations
Asia managing partner Matthew O’Callaghan discusses how the firm is poised to capture opportunities in the region, particularly in financial services
The influx of mainland Chinese companies seeking dual share listings and increasing investor appetite for the Hong Kong stock market are driving the IPO frenzy
From digital asset pilot schemes to stock exchange linkages, Singapore has launched a number of new initiatives in the capital markets
While the Hong Kong and US stablecoin regimes represent important steps forward, it remains to be seen how these frameworks will evolve in practice
M&A
The Hong Kong-based lawyer explores why she is a big fan of the architect I.M. Pei and why the ability to read the room is a key attribute for success
New hires were made across the fintech, PE, corporate, funds and venture capital practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Singapore
The new regime has attracted the attention of local and global issuers but licensing standards are expected to be high
Sponsored

Sponsored

  • Sponsored by JunHe
    Since the 1990s, all the financial institutions in China's loan market have determined their interest rate by floating up or down certain proportions of the benchmark interest rate announced by the People's Bank of China (PBOC Base Rate). Because the PBOC Base Rate is not closely aligned to the immediate supply-demand dynamics and also because it lacks a transparent pricing calculation formula, the PBOC Base Rate is generally considered as an administrative guidance price rather than a market-oriented price.
  • Sponsored by Nishimura & Asahi
    On November 26 2019, the National Assembly approved the Law on Securities 54/2019/QH14 (Securities Law 2019). This Law will replace the Law on Securities 70/2006/QH11, as amended in 2010, (Securities Law 2006) and will be effective from January 1 2021. In an attempt to improve the securities market, the Securities Law 2019 introduces, among other amendments, notable changes in relation to certain requirements for private placements of shares in public companies (Private Placement).
  • Sponsored by Riquito Advogados
    In late December, 2019, a new and consequential step toward fiscal transparency and accountability on par with international standards was decisively taken by the Government of the Macau Special Administrative Region with the approval of Law No. 21/2019, a revision of the Complementary Tax Law.
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