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This is part of MAS' efforts to raise the standards of conduct of CF advisers, to strengthen public confidence and to promote informed decision-making by investors.

Set out below, are the five accountability and conduct outcomes, and our comments on them.

The VCC is a new Singapore fund structure that will go live by the end of 2019. The VCC Act was passed in October 2018 and the draft regulations were released on 30 April 2019 for public consultation.

With crypto currencies and assets firmly lodged in the public mind, regulators need to lay guardrails to facilitate innovation and combat misbehaviour...

Asia is now home to more than a quarter of the world's 2,754 billionaires and this portion is predicted to rise to one-third by 2023, according to Wealth-X's 2021 Billionaire Census.

On 3 November 2021, MAS issued a consultation paper inviting public comments on proposed changes to the complex products regime, which generally requires capital markets products to be classified as either an Excluded Investment Product ...

The High Court also held that there was no required mutuality of debts for insolvent set-off to occur, if the debt was charged to another party.

Singapore is regarded as one of the most prominent financial centres in South-East Asia and has gained in popularity as a base for many high-net-worth families to manage their assets and investments globally.

As well as detailing individual and business tax changes for the year ahead, there is a significant focus in the 2019 budget on providing support and incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Singapore's recent enactment of the Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 (No. 14 of 2016) has given effect to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005...

The Payment Services Act 2019 ("PS Act"), which was passed by Parliament in January 2019 and will come into force on 28 January 2020, regulates payment systems and payment service ...

Singapore has traditionally been a favourable jurisdiction for financiers to enforce their mortgage over vessels.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) officially launched the much-anticipated Variable Capital Companies (VCC)

As Singapore strengthens its position as a global financial hub, banks have significantly raised the bar on regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), and risk management standards.

Green loans are increasingly gaining prominence in the corporate lending market in Singapore

On October 24, 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) jointly announced the

The introduction of Singapore's new Variable Capital Company (VCC) provides clear opportunities for investment fund structuring and domiciliation.