Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has updated its “Guidelines on Licensing, Registration, and Conduct of Business for Fund Management Companies” and “FAQs on the Licensing and Registration of Fund Management Companies” over recent years. Notable changes have been...
Mr Ang Wing Fung, the former chairman of W. Falcon Asset Management (Asia) Ltd (Falcon), and its former chief financial officer and company secretary Mr Chan Kam Wah have been banned from re-entering the industry for life and three years, respectively by the...
Kenneth Blanco, the head of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, has said lack of information about who owns and controls businesses incorporated in the U.S. is creating a “dangerous and widening gap” in the country’s national security apparatus in the US....
Starting from 1st January 2020, consumers in Singapore will have to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on digital services purchased from GST-registered overseas service providers. Currently, only locally procured services are subject to GST, while services...
With a view to confront a wave of money-laundering scandals within the banking industry, Europe’s finance leaders are recommending that a regional anti-money laundering agency be formed to fight and prevent such crimes. They are calling upon European...
