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A guide to anti-corruption legislation in Asia Pacific

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam
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  • June 3 2013

The purpose of this handbook is to provide an overview of the anti-corruption regimes in Asia Pacific. Each section features the key pieces of

Singapore takes steps against tax crimes and moves towards better international cooperation on tax matters

  • Colin Ng & Partners LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • June 7 2013

Singapore is moving fast to improve its regulatory framework and network of cooperation treaties in order to ensure its compliance with international

Indonesia and Singapore to cooperate on new asset recovery initiative

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Indonesia, Singapore
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  • June 3 2013

The Jakarta Post reported this week that representatives from Indonesia's PPATK (Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre), one of the

Overview of ASEAN anti-corruption legislation: the uneven road to harmonisation

  • Tilleke & Gibbins
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  • Asia-Pacific, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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  • September 17 2012

Recently, international attention has been focused on two significant changes in the Asia-Pacific region that could profoundly alter the conduct of business and investment: the loosening of restrictions on foreign investment in Myanmar and the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

MAS consults on additional anti-money laundering measures to be implemented by financial institutions to combat laundering of proceeds from serious tax offences

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • October 31 2012

In October 2012, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the "MAS") released a consultation paper on "Designation of Tax Crimes as Money Laundering Predicate Offences in Singapore" (the "Consultation Paper") which proposes to criminalise the laundering of proceeds from tax offences relating to wilful and fraudulent tax evasion

Singapore strengthens framework against cross border tax evasion

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • May 21 2013

Singapore's position as a major global financial centre has been steadily advancing and with this position, concerns of cross-border tax offences

PP v Victorine Noella Wijeysingha 2013 SGHC 63 (Singapore, High Court, 8 February 2013)

  • Wong Partnership
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  • Singapore
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  • May 31 2013

Under section 9(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, it is not necessary for an accused to have acted on the bribe for the offence of corruption

Designation of tax crimes as money laundering predicate offences

  • Wong Partnership
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  • Singapore
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  • April 24 2013

On 28 March 2013, the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") issued its Response to Feedback Received to its Consultation Paper to Designate Tax

Gifts and entertainment - compliance with anti-bribery regulation in Asia

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
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  • February 21 2012

What is the source of anti-corruption lawsregulations in relation to gifts and entertainment in China?

Singapore High Court overturns district court judgment and acquits directors in relation to offences concerning disclosure under the Securities and Futures Act

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • August 30 2012

The Singapore High Court, in Madhavan Peter v Public Prosecutor and other appeals 2012 SGHV 153, overturned the District Court's judgment against independentnon-executive director Peter Madhavan ("Madhavan"), Chief Operating Officer Chong Keng Ban Johnson Chong ("Chong") and independentnon-executive director On Seow Yong ("Ong"