Alternatives industry consultancy Laven Partners now has a seven-strong team in Asia and expects to see much more activity among private equity firms this year.
Tag : compliance
London-based Complyport has acquired an interest in Hong Kong compliance consutancy Corporate Support, which services asset managers and securities firms.
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A rising tide of regulation is driving demand for in-house expertise, with more insider-trading cases tipped in Japan, for instance, as a result of expected rule tightening.
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Annette Wargon, global general counsel for Allianz Global Investors and RCM, considers the rising challenges of regulations such Dodd-Frank and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca), which will start to bite on January 1, has major implications worldwide, say hedge fund and private equity executives.
Failure to disclose dealings in Hong Kong-listed hot-pot franchise Little Sheep Group reveals a systems failure at Fidelity.
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Today we announce the winners in indexing, accounting and legal services. Tomorrow we will name the winners in Asian equities trading & execution.
![Day 3: AsianInvestor 2011 Service Provider Awards](https://uat.cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2F20111026015730_SP%202011%20logo.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20254012&w=344)
Compliance is a fact of life. But rather than being a burden, some firms use it as an opportunity. We talk to Philippa Allen, the founder of a new consultancy service called Compliance Asia about the regulatory scene in Asia.
Bank Trust Consortium and its arm Asia Insurance receive reprimands and an executive is suspended in Hong Kong.