In February 2012, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published the revised international standards concerning the combating of money laundering and terrorist financing (FATF recommendations). Parliament […]

With the introduction of the Securities and Investment Business (Incubator and Approved Funds) Regulations, 2015 (the Regulations), the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (the FSC) […]

JTC Group (JTC) and Kensington Trust Group (KTG) have enhanced their strategic alliance, which commenced early 2013, via the investment by JTC in a strategic interest […]

Kensington Trust Group is pleased to announce that Kensington Trust Malaysia Berhad is registered as a Trust Company under section 4 of the Trust Companies Act, […]

The Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) will continue its close cooperation with the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) and other stakeholders to strengthen […]

Britain plans to sell £200 million (RM1.08 billion) of Islamic bonds in the coming weeks as it seeks to become the first non-Muslim nation to issue […]

The Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) Bill 2014 was tabled for its first reading in the Malaysian Parliament on 31 March 2014 and was passed by […]

The Cayman Islands government has announced, by way of a Gazette dated 21 March 2014, its intention to introduce a registration and licensing regime for directors […]

The International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2013 (the “Amendments”) came into force on 16 December 2013. Below we set out a summary of the Amendments.   […]

Hong Kong has gazetted the Loans (Amendment) Bill 2014 that seeks to accommodate the issuance of Islamic bonds under the Government Bond Program (GBP), to promote […]