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On 12 December 2016, MAS issued a consultation paper inviting comments on proposed amendments to the competency requirements for appointed representatives under the SFA (Chapter 289) and the FAA (Chapter 110).

For married home owners, the concept of decoupling may be a familiar solution to better manage their stamp duty liabilities should they consider investing in a second residential property.

In CCM Industrial Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Chan Pui Yee [2016] SGHC 231 (CCM Industrial), the liquidators of CCM Industrial Pte Ltd (the Company) brought a claim for the recovery of certain payments...

CIMB Bank Berhad ("Bank") provided banking facilities to Panoil Petroleum Pte Ltd ("Panoil") secured by a deed of debenture ("Debenture"). Pursuant to the Debenture, Panoil assigned to the Bank...

This article provides an overview of the recent developments in relation to the Singapore Tax Incentive Schemes for Funds.

Trade finance represents the financial instruments and products that are used by companies to facilitate international trade and commerce.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued Notice FSM-N31on Cyber Hygiene effective 30th June, 2025. It mandates all licensed Digital Token Service Providers...

Family offices are legal entities that carry out the administration and management of assets and investments of UHNW individuals or families for the purposes of capital preservation, succession planning and managing investments.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has issued a consultation paper ("Consultation Paper"), inviting comments on its proposal ...

On 26 February 2019 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the expansion of its Green Bond Grant Scheme to include social and sustainability bonds, and renamed the framework the Sustainability Bond Grant Scheme.

The new AML Department will streamline the existing responsibilities for regulatory policies relating to money laundering and terrorist financing.

Challenging though the past year has been for the hospitality industry – which has probably suffered more than any other – the outlook is encouraging. But investors of whatever nature, whether private or...

On 25 June 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched consultations on a series of Proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management (the Guidelines)...

National authorities across Asia Pacific are at very different stages in their digital transformation journey – and this has been particularly apparent during the COVID-19 crisis, writes Edmund Lee.

In certain jurisdictions, there may be restrictions on foreign ownership of domestic companies or in respect of certain industries.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has on 15 October 2021 promulgated the Securities and Futures (Closed-End Fund) (Excluded Arrangements) Notification 2021 ("Closed-End Fund Notification 2021").

Singapore's Variable Capital Company ("VCC") is now in its third year and gaining market traction, with considerable financial incentives for qualifying managers.