Financial Services Bulletin August 2019
29 August 2019
Banking
Capital Markets
MAS issues consultation paper on “Requirements on Controls against Market Abuse”
Bill introduced to implement tax framework for VCCs and amend insolvency provisions in VCC Act
MAS and SGX RegCo jointly publish “MAS-SGX Trade Surveillance Practice Guide”
Competition
Antitrust developments in South-east Asia: April to June 2019
Dispute Resolution
Forty-six States sign Singapore Convention on Mediation on 7 August 2019
Employment
MOM announces acceptance of recommendations to refresh retirement and re-employment framework
Financial Regulatory
FinTech
MAS launches Sandbox Express for faster market testing of innovative financial services and products
Public Policy
A quick guide on harnessing Singapore’s Free Trade Agreements to benefit your businesses
Q2 2019 Review: Five key public policy developments in Singapore
Tax
MOF issues response to public consultation on draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2019
Regional News
Malaysia
China
China updates Negative Lists to further remove foreign investment restrictions
Publication
The International Arbitration Review (10th Ed, 2019)
The Dominance and Monopolies Review (7th Ed, 2019)
Deals
S$1.02 billion facilities to Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
Issue of S$600 million fixed rate notes by Housing and Development Board
First direct equity investment in Myanmar by CDC
News
Celebrating 2019 National Day with foreign delegates at the office of Allen & Gledhill