Big Four professional services firm KPMG has expanded its global legal network to Indonesia after entering an alliance with local heavyweight Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS).

Q&A with Pravin Anand, managing partner, Anand and Anand

Q&A with Luky Immanuel Walalangi, Managing Partner, Walalangi & Partners

Year 2019 is expected to be the year of consolidation in banking industry of Indonesia, as many foreign investors have shown interest in entering merger and/or acquisition (“M&A”) transaction to acquire local banks.

n November 2018, Bank Indonesia (i.e. the Central Bank of Indonesia – “BI”) has enacted BI Regulation No. 20/13/PBI/2018 concerning IDR Interest Rate Derivative Transaction (“PBI 13/2018”). This PBI is issued as a response to the continuing decrease of IDR’s exchange rate against major FX currencies. It is also designed to provide additional hedging instrument in order to create a liquid and efficient money market that in the end will induce the stability of IDR.

The ALB Singapore’s Top In-House Teams 2019 list showcases the achievements of the finest in-house legal teams in Singapore.

Khaitan & Co, the second largest law firm in India by headcount, saw a revenue increase of about 20-25 percent in the 2018-19 financial year, according to a report in local website Legally India (LI)

The finalists for the 15th ALB Japan Law Awards 2019 have been revealed ahead of the event to be held at the Grand Hyatt, Tokyo on June 13, 2019. Awards given out in different categories will showcase the numerous achievements of the legal industry across Japan over the past year.

Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and Law Society (LawSoc), together with Enterprise Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), have launched a S$3.68 million ($2.7 million) scheme to help local law firms adopt technology.

The Bar Council of Delhi has passed an interim order barring Big Four professional services firms EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG from practicing law in India, according to media reports.