Asia Pacific
AMLA on track to ‘directly supervise’ 40 ‘most impactful’ financial institutions from 2028, with selection process taking place in 2027
Danielle Roman, managing partner of the firm’s Hong Kong office, shares her priorities for leading an offshore law firm in today’s financial markets
Manoj Purush, managing partner of Reed Smith Singapore office, discusses his vision, integrating the office into the firm’s global strategy, and opportunities in the Southeast Asian M&A landscape
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, finance, and corporate practices in London, Newcastle, New York and Singapore
Partners at Deacons, Cheang & Ariff, and AZB & Partners discuss the 2026 equity capital markets outlook in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and India
Partners at JunHe, Morrison Foerster and White & Case discuss the forces that shaped dealmaking across China, Japan and Hong Kong this year
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
The firm has appointed dispute resolution partner Ian Mann to lead its new outfit in Dubai’s International Financial Centre
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Sponsored by Frasers Law CompanyVietnamese project financing is maturing, backed by a series of renewable energy initiatives, a new (pending) PPP regime and the financial closure of a string of benchmark BOT projects. Mark Anthony Fraser and Stefano Pellegrino of Frasers Law Company take a look -
Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuOn April 19 2019, the Financial Services Agency of Japan published the Cabinet Order to Partially Amend the Order for Enforcement of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (draft). Of these proposed amendments, this article examines the amendment concerning disclosure regulations that relate to share compensation. Please note that, as of May 31 2019, the effective date of the proposed amendments has not been announced, and the content of the proposed amendments may change.
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Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuOn November 30 2018, partial amendments to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Notary Act (Amended Ordinance) came into force. The Amended Ordinance aims to identify the beneficial owners of companies and improve transparency in order to prevent money laundering or terrorism financing activities. According to the Amended Ordinance, when making an application to a notary for the authentication of articles of association to incorporate new joint-stock companies (kabushiki-kaisha), general incorporated associations (ippan-shadan-houjin) or general incorporated foundations (ippan-zaidan-houjin), applicants must declare to the notary: (i) the beneficial owner of the company; and, (ii) that the beneficial owner is neither a member of criminal organisations nor an international terrorist, and where there is any reasonable doubt the notary will request the applicant to provide explanations.
