Asia
sfc to widen investment scope for reits
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has begun a public consultation on plans to amend its real estate investment trust rules to create greater investment flexibility.
pacific sun advisors and director see acquittals
Hong Kongs Court of First Instance has overturned the acquittals of Pacific Sun Advisors and its director Andrew Mantel after the city’s financial watchdog successfully argued it was based on legal errors.
mas opens rqfii licence for local fin institutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to allow eligible financial institutions to apply for a licence permitting them to invest in China’s onshore securities market.
Haitong Securities sets up company in singapore
Haitong International Securities Group has established its first company in Singapore aiming to tap the demand for Renminbi-denominated products.
china leading source of new offshore clients
Relatives of China’s top political leaders‚ past and present‚ are among nearly 22‚000 people in China and Hong Kong whose offshore holdings have been revealed in a leaked cache of documents unveiled yesterday.