May 2016 - Regulatory and tax newsletter

11 May, 2016
  • In this issue, we have included: 

     Australia

    • Australian federal budget update: Tax change to attract capital from overseas investors

    China

    • China new VAT rates and rules: Impact to real estate and construction industry

    • China releases Five-year Plan for financial reform

    • AMAC issues administrative rules on distribution of private funds

    Hong Kong

    • SFC issues circular on timetable for implementation of new professional investor regime

    Japan

    • The impact of recent amendments to the Article 63 exemption on partnership-type funds in Japan

    Korea

    • New legislation mandatory strengthened corporate governance standards on financial companies

    Singapore

    • MAS announces initiatives to boost fund management industry

    Global

    • New margin requirements for transactions in uncleared derivatives will affect real estate, infrastructure, private equity and microfinance fund managers in Asia

    Lastly, we would like to thank our working group who helped putting together the Newsletter.

    For details of this working group, please click here

    May 2016 - Regulatory and tax newsletterPDF
    Download

Do you have a question?

For further information, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Amelie Delaunay
Senior Director, Research & Professional Standards