Episode 85: Noel Ng | Goodwins Law Corporation
Patent Grace Period Considerations in Australia, Japan, South East Asia and the U.S.
High Speed in the FinTech Patenting Race
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 371, James Koukios on International Anti-Corruption Developments from December 2017
S&P Global crowned 2020 "The Year of the SPAC," and it is hard to disagree with this sentiment. The wave of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has dominated headlines as the SPAC, together with its ensuing business...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed allowing foreign head offices and other branch offices (collectively, foreign branches) of financial institutions in Singapore (Singapore FIs) to provide cross-border...more
The SGX has amended the voluntary delisting regime. Among other things, exit offers must be both fair and reasonable and the offeror and parties acting in concert with it may not vote. The changes are intended to afford...more
The MAS recently issued Guidelines on Provision of Financial Advisory Services, which set out the approach of the MAS to determining whether a person is providing financial advisory services in Singapore. In a separate...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) has enhanced requirements for advertisements and publications on capital markets products. The enhanced requirements also apply to advertisements by holders of capital markets...more
In a development that significantly broadens the scope of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Commercial Affairs Department’s investigatory authority, the Joint Investigations Arrangement has been extended to cover...more
The Situation: Guidelines on Digital Token Offerings introduced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore address initial coin offerings and also how current laws will be applied to intermediaries. The Result: Whether a...more
As interest continues to grow in virtual currencies, blockchain technology and initial coin offerings, governments are evaluating the benefits and potential risks of these innovations, while considering numerous regulatory...more
SIC Takeovers Bulletin 3/2017: Management Buy-Outs and Other Matters - The SIC’s most recent bulletin sets out its views on the following matters: The information to be provided to a competing offeror in the case of a...more
A Conditional Primary Obligation to Pay Is Not a Penalty - In iTronic Holdings Pte Ltd v Tan Swee Leon [2016] SGHC 77 (Singapore High Court, 21 April 2016), the Singapore High Court held that an obligation to pay a...more
Financial institutions in Singapore, whether licensed or exempt, are reminded to comply with all relevant regulatory obligations. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently withdrew a fund manager’s status in...more