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...
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...
Singapore court has sentenced a businessman to 15 months’ imprisonment for raising funds from investors in the form of a convertible loan without a prospectus. District Judge Jasvender Kaur on Monday handed down the jail term to Tay Chee Ming, 54, after a...
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Capital Markets Services License – Dealing in Capital Market Products Capital Markets Services License (CMSL) A corporation that carries on a business in any regulated activity in Singapore would need to hold a CMSL under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). The...
MAS issues a Consultation Paper on proposed scope of IAC Guidelines The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published yesterday a Consultation Paper concerning the proposed scope of Guidelines on Individual Accountability and Conduct (IAC Guidelines). Consultation...
