In the recent decision of Winson Oil Trading Pte Ltd v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited [2023] SGHC 220, the Singapore High Court allowed the banks' defences ...

The new guidelines are consistent with the general posture that MAS had adopted in previous warnings and statements.

The Court emphasised in particular, that the onus was on the party seeking the search order to show that there is a real possibility that the defendants will otherwise destroy documents that are relevant to the proceedings.

On 18 September 2017, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority ("ACRA") issued revised versions of its written guidance in relation to the requirements on the register of controllers...

Investors these days are increasingly looking to assess not just the financial performance and status of the companies they invest in, they are also looking at the non-financial aspects.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") has on 15 March 2021 published a consultation paper relating to a proposal to introduce an exemption framework under the Securities ...

Asset or fund management specialists who are serious and passionate about their profession want to thrive in an environment where the laws and regulations are clear, business friendly and progressive.

Currently, under the RNF, FIs are obliged to file notifications with MAS whenever they appoint a representative to conduct activities that are regulated under the SFA or under the Financial Advisers Act

Complying with sanctions laws can often be problematic. Apart from sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council, ...

In a recent decision Takenaka Corporation v Tam Chee Chong and another [2018] SGHC 51, Justice Aedit Abdullah granted a stay of proceedings under the Arbitration Act ...

Under Section 13(3)(a) Building Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, an adjudication application "must be made within 7 days after the entitlement of the claimant to make an adjudication application first arises under section 12".

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper on 20 October 2015 proposing various amendments to the MAS Notice PSOA-N02 on Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism – Holders of Stored Value Facilities.

The UK Supreme Court ("UKSC") in Singularis Holdings Ltd (In Official Liquidation) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd [2019] UKSC 50, recently upheld the decisions of the Court of Appeal and High Court in finding that ...

The Banking (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed by Parliament on 6 January 2020. The Bill seeks to make several significant changes to the current regulatory framework under which the banking industry is regulated by MAS.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper on 1 July 2015 proposing the draft Securities and Futures (Clearing of Derivatives Contracts) Regulations for the mandatory clearing of over-the-counter derivatives.

MAS has on 31 July 2023 published a consultation paper proposing a new class exemption for single family offices from the requirement to be licensed for fund management under the Securities and Futures Act 2001.

The one-year anniversary milestone has passed since Singapore's insolvency and corporate restructuring regime was overhauled with the coming into force of the new amendments on 23 May 2017.

Parliament has on 14 April 2016 passed the Choice of Court Agreements Bill. The Bill seeks to give effect to the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements concluded at the Hague on 30 June 2005.

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In a ground-breaking application before the Singapore courts, a foreign-incorporated company successfully obtained an order to place itself under judicial management in Singapore.