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Hong Kong regulator finds compliance failures in IPO sponsors' work

BY Reuters |

Hong Kong’s securities regulator said on Monday it had found compliance failures in financial institutions’ roles sponsoring initial public offerings (IPOs) in the Asian financial hub.
Airbnb hires deputy GC in Singapore from Discovery

BY John Kang |

Home-booking company Airbnb has hired Darrell Chan as deputy general counsel for the Asia-Pacific from Discovery Communications, where he led the APAC corporate legal and regulatory affairs teams.
Ashurst continues to grow HK office with Slaughters hire

BY John Kang |

Ashurst has hired Frank Bi as a partner in its corporate practice in Hong Kong from Slaughter and May, where he was a counsel.
Latham lands Deutsche Bank associate GC in Hong Kong

BY John Kang |

Latham & Watkins has hired Catherine McBride as a contentious regulatory partner in its Hong Kong office from Deutsche Bank, where she was associate general counsel and the head of litigation and regulatory enforcement for North Asia.
Hong Kong regulator fines HSBC for regulatory breaches

BY Reuters |

Hong Kong's securities regulator said on Wednesday it fined and reprimanded HSBC for regulatory breaches and internal control failings related to its position in the futures and options contract market.
Hill Dickinson hires HK partner from Holman Fenwick Willan

BY Ashima Ohri |

Hill Dickinson has hired insurance, shipping and competition law specialist Caroline Thomas as a partner in Hong Kong from Holman Fenwick Willan.
Small Dubai trader says mistakenly targeted by U.S. sanctions on Iran

BY Reuters |

A Dubai-based Iranian businessman blacklisted in new U.S. sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile program said on Monday that he and his small company with just a single employee had been targeted by mistake.
Philippines issues rules on ride-sharing services

BY Reuters |

The Philippines issued new rules for ride-sharing services such as Uber on Wednesday, becoming the first country to regulate specifically for such app-based car-hailing operations and prompting threats of legal action from the taxi industry.
Hong Kong firm settles with U.S. SEC over alleged audit failures

BY Reuters |

A Hong Kong-based accounting firm will disgorge auditing fees and temporarily cease accepting new U.S. clients after U.S. regulators on Wednesday sanctioned the firm over audit failures tied to a company suspected of fraud.
Malaysia's Supermax CEO charged with insider trading

BY Reuters |

Malaysia's securities regulator has charged the founder and chief executive of Supermax Corporation Bhd, one of the world's largest rubber glove makers, with passing on insider information about an unexpected loss at a separate glove firm.