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Proposed changes to licensing regulations impact fund managers and financial institutions
The intent of the exemption is to only cover family members managing funds on behalf of their immediate family members.
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SGX-ST Reviews Tools Used To Deal With Market Manipulation Risk
On 28 November 2019, the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") issued a consultation paper titled "Review of the Tools Used to Deal with Market Manipulation Risk" ...CNPLaw LLP - Article
Critical Issues In Construction: COVID-19, Its Impact On Construction Companies, And The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on various industries worldwide.CNPLaw LLP - Article
When An Employee Acquires Confidential Information Without Consent: Case Update On I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd V Hong Ying Ting And Others [2020] SGCA 32
What happens when an employee has acquired his employer's confidential information without consent, but has not made any actual use of the information? Can an employer bring a successful claim...CNPLaw LLP - Article
Changes To The Quarterly Reporting Framework For SGX-Listed Companies
On 9 January 2020, the Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") announced that quarterly reporting ("QR") will no longer be required for listed companies, and will apply only to companies...CNPLaw LLP - Article
SGX Grants Qualified Issuers Time Extension For Holding AGMs
Listing rule 707(1) of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") requires an issuer to hold its annual general meeting ("AGM") within four (4) months from the end of its ...CNPLaw LLP - Article
Impact Of COVID-19 On M&A Transactions
As the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc around the world, most countries have imposed restrictions of some kind on their residents and businesses, in some cases, imposing lockdownsCNPLaw LLP - Article
The PRC's Newly Promulgated Swap Measures to Allow Creditors' Conversion into Shareholders
The Swap Measures set out the policy framework for the conversion of debt owed by a company into equity in that company.CNPLaw LLP - Article
Measures To Support Issuers Amid Challenging COVID-19 Business Climate
The Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") has on 8 April 2020 introduced measures to support issuers amid the challenging business climate due to COVID-19.CNPLaw LLP - Article
Forfeiture-for-Competition Clauses in Employment Contracts
Forfeiture-for-competition clauses are not restraint clauses as they do not prohibit competion with the employer.CNPLaw LLP - Article
CNP Update On Licensable Cybersecurity Services ("LCS")
On 11 April 2022, The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore announced the launch of a licensing framework for providers of the following cybersecurity services ("LCS")...CNPLaw LLP - Article
MAS Launches Sandbox Express For Insurance Brokers, Recognised Market Operators And Remittance Businesses
On 7 August 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") launched the Sandbox Express to provide a faster option for interested fintech companies to test innovativeCNPLaw LLP - Article
COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill
On 1 April 2020, the Ministry of Law ("MinLaw") announced that it intends to introduce the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill ("Bill") in Parliament in the week of 6 April 2020.CNPLaw LLP - Article
The Test On When An Independent Contractor Is Legally An Employee (Case Update)
The Singapore High Court, in its recent decision in Public Prosecutor v Jurong Country Club and another appeal [2019] SGHC 150 ("PP v JCC")CNPLaw LLP - Article
Fortitude Budget To Help Businesses And Individuals Adapt And Build Resilience Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
Singapore's Fortitude Budget was presented on 26 May 2020 and complements the Unity, Resilience and Solidarity Budgets to help businesses and individuals adapt and build resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic.CNPLaw LLP - Article
Unity Budget: COVID-19 Relief Programmes
The Singapore Government announced as part of Budget 2020 a slew of measures that are expected to enhance existing schemes to stabilise the economy amid uncertainties caused by Covid-19.CNPLaw LLP - Article
Foreign Investment Industry Guidance Catalogue: New Revision and Realignment with National Development Strategy
The Foreign Investment Industry Guidance Catalogue sets out the type of industries in China foreigners may invest in.CNPLaw LLP - Article
SGX Regulator's Column: Issuers' Disclosures During The COVID-19 Pandemic
On 22 April 2020, the CEO of Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo"), Tan Boon Gin, issued a regulator's column which sets out what the SGX RegCo...CNPLaw LLP - Article
Registration Of Precious Stones And Precious Metals Dealers
On 17 September 2019, the Ministry of Law ("MinLaw") issued a press release to remind dealers of precious stones and precious metals ("Regulated Dealers")CNPLaw LLP - Article
A Company Can Own... But Can It Author?
In a claim for copyright infringement, it must be proven that the work is the original creation of a human author.CNPLaw LLP