APAC Corporate secretarial newsletter 2025 issue 1
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APAC Corporate secretarial newsletter 2025 issue 1
As businesses expand their operations into new countries, it brings a wealth of opportunities but also creates compliance risks. With its economies driving global growth, Asia Pacific (APAC) is an inviting region for multinational corporations seeking expansion. Each jurisdiction in the region has its own rules and regulations so getting compliance right is a challenge faced by businesses of all sizes. To minimize these challenges, our APAC corporate secretarial newsletter provides information on how to ensure compliance on an international scale and helps businesses gain comprehensive insights into the business landscape across APAC.
5 February 2025
Key highlights:
- Australia
- ASIC highlights focus areas for 31 December 2024 financial reports
- ASIC Sustainability reporting
- China
- Management measures of Beneficial Owner Information in China
- Management measures of Beneficial Owner Information in China
- Hong Kong
- Proposed re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong for overseas companies
- Proposed re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong for overseas companies
- India
- Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Amendment Order 2024
- Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2024
- Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Amendment Rules, 2024
- Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2024
- Malaysia
- Mandatory Submission under MBRS 2.0
- Mandatory Submission under MBRS 2.0
- Philippines
- Green bonds in the Philippines: A guide for foreign companies to fund sustainable projects
- Green bonds in the Philippines: A guide for foreign companies to fund sustainable projects
- Singapore
- Corporate Service Providers Bill (the “CSP Bill”) and the Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (“CLLPMA Bill”)
- Corporate Service Providers Bill (the “CSP Bill”) and the Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (“CLLPMA Bill”)
- Thailand
- Ministry of Commerce updates registration requirements for e-commerce businesses
- Board of Investment allows majority-foreign-owned entities to own land
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