➤➤Want to get this daily news briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up. 


WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

BIGGER FOUR - If you need further evidence that the Big Four are marching into Asia: KPMG has launched a law firm in Hong Kong and plans to open another in Shanghai later this year, John Kang reports. PwC and EY both expanded their Hong Kong law firms in 2018, and Deloitte is preparing to launch a firm in the city this month. KPMG’s Hong Kong operation, called SF Lawyers, joins the auditor’s global legal services network and forms an association with KPMG Law in Australia.