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APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - November 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand - December 18 2025 ASIC has launched a consultation on proposed changes to stamp duty and portfolio holdings disclosure requirements. The consultation follows on from a…
Will of former IRA member sealed due to concerns for representative's safety
United Kingdom - December 1 2025 The High Court of England and Wales has ruled that the will of Freddie Scappaticci, who was widely identified as both a leading member of the IRA and…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - October 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - November 13 2025 The APRA has announced that it will consult on targeted amendments to CPS 230 Operational Risk management by the end of 2025. This follows industry…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - September 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - October 16 2025 ASIC has announced that it has remade ASIC Instrument 2015/847 which governed the pricing of interests in managed investment schemes, other than…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - August 2025
Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam - September 11 2025 ASIC cancels AFS licence of MWL Financial Services The ASIC has cancelled the MWL Financial Services’ licence for operating a 'low cost advice…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - July 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam - August 15 2025 ASIC has published a consultation on proposed updates to its Regulatory Guide 181: Licensing - Managing conflicts of interest, which provides…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - June 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - July 18 2025 ASIC has provided Australian financial services and credit licensees additional targeted relief under the reportable situations regime in response to…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - May 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam - June 17 2025 ASIC has announced that a large Australian superannuation fund has paid A$18,780 in response to an infringement notice issued by ASIC for allegedly…
APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments - April 2025
Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand - May 9 2025 ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Viridian Equity Group Pty Ltd (Viridian), following the Compensation Scheme of…
Pensions Disputes Quarterly - April 2025
United Kingdom - April 16 2025 The High Court approved a proposal to merge pension schemes of failed retailer Arcadia. Arcadia sponsored two defined benefit schemes: a Staff Scheme…
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