Introduction Payment Services Act (“PSA”) came into effect in Singapore on 28 January 2020 and it streamlines payment services regulatory framework under a single piece of legislation. MAS has introduced 2 parallel regulatory frameworks. The first framework is a...
Four former insurance agents and two former bank employees have been banned by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for fraud and dishonest conduct. MAS issued Prohibitive Orders (POs) against the following individuals following their convictions in the State...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a composition penalty of $400,000 on TMF Trustees Singapore Limited (TTSL) for failure to comply with MAS’ Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements. Trusts are...
External Asset Managers (EAM) also known as Independent Asset Managers (IAMs) are growing in size in Asia; especially in Singapore. EAM first appeared in Europe where many private bankers left the banks to set up independent offices to serve their clients. As Asian...
Dutch Financial Regulators have supported plans by Netherlands to tackle complex international money-laundering schemes together. This follows a seven-month investigation to assess the Dutch financial sector’s exposure to the scandal that engulfed Danske Bank Estonia....
