Following the removal of the Exempt Fund Manager (EFM) and Registered Fund Management Company (RFMC) licensing regimes, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) generally licenses fund managers seeking to establish…
Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 - Link There have been multiple debates on the impact of the Financial Services and Markets Act (“FSM Act”) in the last few weeks,…
ACIP’s May 2025 Guidance on Source of Wealth: What Fund Managers Should Know In May 2025, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Industry Partnership (ACIP) issued updated…
On 8 April 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper outlining proposed amendments to its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Notices
The Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) Recommendations serve as the global standard for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (“ML/TF”). These recommendations provide a comprehensive framework of measures that countries…
Digital assets—including cryptocurrencies, digital payment tokens, stablecoins, and tokenised assets—are transforming financial services and investments. At the heart of this evolution is Web3, a decentralised internet paradigm powered by blockchain…
What is a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS)? A Collective Investment Scheme is an arrangement in respect of any underlying investments/assets which satisfies the following elements: Participants have no day-to-day control…
Introduction The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) represents a landmark piece of European legislation designed to comprehensively regulate the rapidly evolving crypto-asset market. It is also seen as the end…
The Fund Management sector in Singapore is a mature market, and now caters to various types of investors and their specific needs. Fund Management today can primarily be grouped into…