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Comparative analysis for Asia-Pacific hedge fund managers: legal and tax structuring in Hong Kong and Singapore

06/04/2014 Hong Kong and Singapore remain keenly competitive jurisdictions that seek to attract hedge fund managers, far outpacing other APAC jurisdictions…

The impact of Dodd-Frank and EMIR in APAC: developments in Hong Kong and Singapore

12/03/2014 G-20 regulatory authorities (in particular the US and EU) have launched many initiatives aimed at over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives, some of which…

Crowdfunding (equity-based) in Asia-Pacific: legal and regulatory ambiguities without an analogous US JOBS Act exemption

15/04/2014 Crowfunding has become a popular equity raising method since its legal acceptance in the U.S. in 2012, although such techniques are used much less…

Algorithmic electronic trading in Asia-Pacific: legal and regulatory impediments to growth

18/03/2014 Regulatory prohibitions on direct market access within Asia-Pacific markets add to the legal and operational challenges and costs faced by…

Bitcoin legal: taxonomy of regulatory reactions, APAC’s outlook and potential for BTC-linked derivatives

22/03/2014 The rapidly rising public and regulatory awareness of the potential risks—and opportunities—surrounding Bitcoin ("BTC") raises a diverse…

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