Issuers must consult with the SGX if they need flexibility to comply with Rule 877(10) of the Mainboard Rules and Rule 814(3) of the Catalist Rules.
In a recent Regulator’s Column, the SGX RegCo reminded issuers that, in...more
The Court of Appeal found a confirming bank to be in breach of contract by declining to make payment under a confirmation to a letter of credit on the basis that a sanctions prohibition applied....more
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The Variable Capital Company (VCC) is a new corporate entity structure under which several collective investment schemes (whether open-end or closed-end) may be gathered under the umbrella of a single corporate entity and yet...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a Consultation Paper on Proposals to Mandate Reference Checks. -
All financial institutions and entities regulated by the MAS are proposed to be required to carry out...more
Singapore has issued a consultation paper on a proposed green taxonomy that will, to a large extent, be aligned with the EU’s Regulation EU 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (EU...more
Banks, asset managers and insurers have 18 months to introduce and implement environmental risk management practices in accordance with new Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management. The Guidelines were issued by the...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued three new consultations each dealing with different aspects of the regulation of digital payment tokens (DPTs) under the Payment Services Act (PSA). It has also recently...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
Ensuring compliance with the MAS’s proposed Guidelines on Individual Accountability and Conduct will be a non-trivial exercise. While non-prescriptive in nature, FIs will need to conduct a proper and systematic analysis of...more
The MAS is proposing changes to requirements for outsourcing arrangements by banks and merchant banks. The proposals will extend requirements on outsourcing to a wider range of outsourcing arrangements as well as enhance the...more
Banks will need to include bail-in recognition provisions in certain regulatory capital instruments not governed by Singapore law. New approval and notification requirements also applied to banks as from 30 November 2018....more