Singapore’s Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) published a second consultation paper on 12 May 2022, proposing detailed thresholds and criteria for a revised Singapore taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions...more
MAS confirms regulatory approach for best execution and timeline for compliance. On 3 September 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the MAS) issued a response to feedback about its proposal for holders of a capital...more
MAS hopes to strengthen controls on market abuse with new client identification and record keeping requirements for FIs. Key Points: ..In August 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) proposed four new...more
Financial advisers from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand can apply to provide financial advisory services in each others’ jurisdictions pursuant to the ACMF Pass. In a separate development, the MAS is...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on 20 October 2017 announced a lighter-touch regulatory regime for qualifying venture capital (VC) fund managers in Singapore. The new regime is aimed at promoting the fund management...more
As part of the Singapore government’s drive to attract more venture capital fund managers (“VCFM”) and venture capital (“VC”) funding into Singapore to boost the growth of startups and growth-stage enterprises, following a...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore simplifies and reduces the regulatory compliance burden for venture capital fund managers in Singapore....more
Foreign Companies May Restructure under the New Singapore Insolvency Provision - The insolvency provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 came into force on 23 May 2017. They set up a new restructuring framework...more