MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for Asset Managers

What are the MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for Asset Managers?
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MAS Issues Revised Guidelines on Licensing, Registration and Conduct of Business for Fund Management Companies

In November, MAS updated its guidelines on the licensing, registration and conduct of business for Fund Management Companies (FMCs).
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Regulatory Compliance Updates November 2022 – APAC Region

To learn more about these changes, get in touch with our APAC Compliance team today. 29 November 2022 - Compliance…
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ASEAN Central Banks sign MOU

At the recent G20 Leaders’ summit in Bali, Indonesia, Bank Indonesia, Bank Negara Malaysia, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, MAS and…
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Venture capital sector sees further expansion in Singapore

Singapore's venture capital ecosystem has been gradually developing over the past few years and is now one of the most…
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Singapore - Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment 2020

In 2020, Singapore conducted a Terrorism Financing (TF) National Risk Assessment (NRA). The TF NRA was the culmination of knowledge…
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Regulatory Compliance Updates October 2022 – APAC Region

To learn more about these changes, contact our APAC Compliance Solutions team today. 31 October 2022 - ID 14/22 Mitigating…
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Regulatory Compliance Updates September 2022 – APAC Region

If you have any questions about the below updates, please reach out to our APAC compliance team for more information.…
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Enhancing Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) controls within the VCC sector

The VCC regime was launched in Singapore in January 2020, and in 2021, MAS conducted an industry-wide survey of VCCs,…
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Regulatory Compliance Updates August 2022 – APAC Region

31 August 2022 - MAS imposes composition penalty of $375,000 on UOB Kay Hian Private Limited for business conduct and…
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Audit Preparation For Business Continuity Management

Revised Business Continuity Management (“BCM”) Guidelines were introduced in June 2022, setting out the principles that Financial Institutions (“FIs”) are…
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Key Takeaways From MAS Information Paper on AML/CFT For External Asset Managers

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued an information paper setting out MAS’ supervisory expectations of effective anti-money laundering…
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Regulatory Compliance Updates July 2022 – APAC Region

28 July 2022 - CFC 02/2022 Disclosure and Reporting Guidelines for Retail ESG Funds This Circular sets out MAS’ expectations…
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The latest MAS enforcement actions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has taken action against individuals for conducting regulated activities in Singapore without holding appropriate licenses.
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Regulatory Updates June 2022

30 June 2022 - Implementation of fairness principles in financial institutions' use of artificial intelligence/machine learning MAS conducted a thematic…
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The latest MAS compliance requirements: How Waystone can help

With MAS compliance requirements becoming more complex, many firms find it more efficient to outsource their compliance needs.
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Financial Advisers Complaints Handling and Resolution (CHR) Regulations 2021

On 30 November 2021, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) published in the Government Gazette the new Financial Advisers (Complaints…
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MAS revised Business Continuity Management Guidelines

On 6 June 2022, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released the revised Business Continuity Management Guidelines (BCM Guidelines).
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