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Compliance obligation reminders for licensed Venture Capital Fund Managers (VCFMs)
Licensed Venture Capital Fund Managers (VCFMs) have various obligations that they must adhere to, and although not the same as…
January 13, 2023
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) Singapore – what are the requirements?
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) sets out clear minimum standards of safeguarding personal data in Singapore. It aims to…
January 10, 2023
Regulatory Compliance Updates December 2022 – APAC Region
Have a question about any of the updates below? Get in touch with the APAC Compliance Solutions team today. 28…
January 5, 2023
MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for Asset Managers
What are the MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for Asset Managers?
December 19, 2022
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).
December 19, 2022
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…
December 6, 2022
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…
November 29, 2022
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…
November 3, 2022
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…
November 3, 2022
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…
November 2, 2022
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.…
October 17, 2022
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,…
September 27, 2022
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…
September 8, 2022
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…
August 29, 2022
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…
August 29, 2022
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…
August 9, 2022
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.
July 28, 2022
Regulatory Updates June 2022
30 June 2022 - Implementation of fairness principles in financial institutions' use of artificial intelligence/machine learning MAS conducted a thematic…
July 13, 2022