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The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has just published a consultation paper on its proposal to repeal the registered fund management company ("RFMC") regime.

Every banking day in London a panel of banks submits their proposed quotations for the interest rate for unsecured wholesale lending to each other.

On November 15, 2018, the BoE, the Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a joint report entitled, "Cross-Border Interbank Payments and Settlements."

On 1 October 2018, the Variable Capital Companies Bill was moved for its second reading in the Singapore Parliament and was passed into law.

Malaysian bank CIMB has announced a partnership with a Singapore Accelerator called Startupbootcamp FinTech to help provide guidance to FinTech startups in Singapore.

Cooley advised Riverwood Capital on leading Nium's $200 million+ Series D financing round, which brings the Singapore-based business payments company's valuation to more than $1 billion.

The United Kingdom's Finance Conduct Authority ("FCA") announced in 2017 that it will no longer encourage or compel panel banks to submit to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") after 2021.

ESMA has also drafted a set of principles for the development of a Code of Conduct for the proxy advisory industry.

The enhancements are part of Sandbox Plus, which takes effect on 1 January 2022.

Singapore's legal and investment landscapes are evolving with significant developments across financial services, wealth management, private capital, real estate, technology, and intellectual property.

On May 24, 2019, the IRAS released the transfer pricing guidelines for commodity marketing and trading activities, which outlines various factors that may affect the economic value attributed to such activities.

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director, Ravi Menon, said in a media interview that while Singapore does not plan to regulate cryptocurrencies, it will remain alert to money laundering...

Banks and credit card providers in Singapore should consider updating their outsourcing arrangements in anticipation of stricter new laws.

Cross-border trade finance is largely paper-based and vulnerable to fraud, due to the complex flow of transactions and the multiple number of parties involved.

Similarly, the HFM Asia Services Awards aim to recognise and reward hedge fund service providers who have demonstrated exceptional client service, innovative product development and strong and sustainable business growth over the past 12 months.

The contrast between the approach taken by regulators in the US and UK in relation to LIBOR and by MAS in dealing with SIBOR in Singapore is just one example.

Co-written by Dechert partner, Mark Mangan (with the assistance of Dechert's Singapore arbitration team), and published by Oxford University Press, the second edition of A Guide to the SIAC Arbitration Rules ...