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 […]

The Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) which had been gazetted on 10 June 2010 had recently came into force on 15 November 2013. All […]

The Government has formulated an overall strategic framework for promoting Hong Kong as a premier intellectual property (IP) trading hub in the region. As determined by […]

In September 2013, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius amended Section 3 of Chapter 4 of the Guide to Global Business. The amendments to the […]

With the aim to further enhancing Hong Kong position as a major international business and financial centre, the Hong Kong Legislative Council has passed the new […]

Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) is now repositioning itself as a midshore centre amid further increasing its presence in the region. Chief Executive […]

Please be reminded of the following key amendments made to the Mutual Legal Assistance (Tax Matters) Act 2003 and the Partnership Act 1996, which were published […]

The Shariah Supervisory Council of the Labuan Financial Services Authority (FSA), in its meeting dated 28 March 2013, resolved the following relating to the Labuan Islamic […]

The Cayman Islands Companies Law (“Companies Law”) had been amended recently requiring registration of alternate directors in certain cases. Background The Companies Law requires every Cayman […]