Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism remain key regulatory priorities. Curia Regis provides practical insights on AML/CFT requirements, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions compliance and MAS expectations.
Singapore’s Variable Capital Company (VCC) regime has rapidly gained momentum since its launch in 2020, offering fund managers both flexibility and robust regulatory oversight. This unique structure, subject to significant…
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…
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…
Who is the Wolfsberg Group?The Wolfsberg Group (the Group) is an alliance of 13 global banks formed in 2000 to develop anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing guidelines. Its members collaborate…
The regulators in Singapore have been busy in recent times, issuing multiple circulars and information papers detailing the expected market standards and supervisory expectations for Financial Institutions (FIs) in relation…
Singapore’s National Risk Assessment (NRA) pertaining to prevalent Money Laundering (ML) & Terrorism Financing (TF) risks was recently updated. The updated NRA covers threats and vulnerabilities in Singapore which evolved…