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Financial litigation roundup winter 2017
Welcome to the latest edition of our Financial Litigation roundup, where we share our insights into recent judgments and ongoing cases as well as new regulatory developments from the banking and financial world in the UK and Asia.
Read moreHong Kong: broker commission – proposed rules of conduct
A key provision of the Insurance Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014 is the formation of an independent Insurance Authority (IA) to take over from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Read moreRegulator gets its Tiger in HK
Overseas hedge fund admits to insider dealing of listed shares in Hong Kong
Read moreHong Kong regulator takes second shot at Asian Tiger
Hong Kong's principal regulator (the Securities and Futures Commission) has confirmed that it has launched proceedings before the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) against Tiger Asia Management LLC and three of its principal officers.
Read moreRegulator's pursuit of market misconduct in Hong Kong – Top court delivers written judgment
As noted in my blog of 30 April, the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong ("the CFA") abruptly dismissed the appeal in Tiger Asia Management LLC & Ors v Securities and Futures Commission ("the SFC"), FACV Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 13 of 2012.
Read moreProsecuting "insider dealing" in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's top court expected to confirm there is a "third way"
Read moreRise of accountancy profession in China
The accountancy profession is on the rise in China.
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