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

This case provides assurance to trade finance banks in relation to their rights under pledged bills of lading in a typical trade finance transaction.

To support financial institutions (FIs) amidst the economic slump stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the financial industry have launched...

Matthew Leigh, an aviation finance partner in our Singapore office, led the Commercial Aviation Banking Panel at the Airline Economics Conference in Seoul at the end of March.

Focus on "death spiral" convertibles sharpened recently after a bondholder triggered unusual volume movements in the shares of LionGold and Magnus Energy.

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.

In recent years, there have been several proposed buyout deals involving REITs and Business Trusts, the most recent being the proposed privatisation exercise by Croesus Retail Trust (CRT).

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 23 March 2017 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper and accompanying draft legislation proposing the introduction of the Singapore Variable Capital Companies (S-VACC) regime.

The variable capital company is a new corporate structure for all types of collective investment schemes in Singapore. Each VCC may comprise of one or more CIS, which can be open-ended or closed-ended funds.

Traditionally, developed countries such as the UK have led the way in utilising private investment models to fund public infrastructure development.

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.