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Singapore
Trust in Singapore Banks Increases for Second Year Running
By Editors | 13/02/2023
The ABS Culture and Conduct Steering Group will seek to further build trust by strengthening digital banking security and highlighting banking practices that may compromise consumers.
Singapore Proposes to Permanently Allow Electronic Meetings
By Editors | 10/02/2023
Under proposed amendments, companies, VCCs and business trusts will continue to have the option of conducting fully virtual or hybrid general meetings.
ESG / Sustainability
ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Singapore
By Editors | 09/02/2023
The paper considers how sustainability-linked derivatives would be classified and regulated in Singapore.
Singapore, Brunei to Deepen Cooperation on Banking, Insurance Supervision
By Editors | 04/02/2023
New MoU will deepen cooperation by facilitating information exchange and cross border on-site inspections between the two jurisdictions.
AML / KYC
Singapore to Further Develop Financial Forensics Capabilities
By Editors | 03/02/2023
The Singapore Police Force and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants will cooperate to advance the development of financial forensics in Singapore.
Enforcement
Singapore Court Fines Whistleblower for Making False Claims
By Editors | 31/01/2023
The High Court found that the whistleblower did not act in good faith in a 2011 tip-off and ordered him to pay compensation to a director he accused of corrupt acts.
Crypto / Digital Assets
2022: A Roaring Year for Digital Assets in Singapore
By Angela Ang | 18/01/2023
Angela Ang looks back at digital asset developments in 2022 in Singapore, and ahead to what to expect in 2023.
Enforcement
Singapore: Ex-Agritrade CFO Sentenced to 20 Years Jail
By Editors | 17/01/2023
The former CFO instructed subordinates to submit false financial statements to banks in Japan, South Korea, India and Taiwan to obtain trade financing.
ESG / Sustainability
WWF-Singapore Publishes Sustainable Banking Assessment 2022
By Editors | 16/01/2023
The report calls on financial sector regulators to implement and align E&S risk management requirements for banks to ensure financial stability.
ESG / Sustainability
Bank of Singapore Adopts Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors
By Editors | 12/01/2023
Bank of Singapore has become the first private bank to adopt the Singapore Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors.
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