Financial Services Bulletin November 2019
28 November 2019
Banking
Competition
Antitrust developments in South-east Asia: July to September 2019
Corporate / M&A
Dispute Resolution
Bills passed to restructure Singapore Supreme Court: New Appellate Division of High Court
FinTech
MAS consults on proposed changes to regulate payment token derivatives traded on approved exchanges
Public Policy
European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in force from 21 November 2019
Tax
Bill to amend Goods and Services Tax Act passed
White Collar & Investigations
General
Small Claims Tribunals Act amended on 1 November 2019 to expand jurisdiction of Tribunals
Regional News
Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia proposes cash transaction limit of MYR 25,000
Bank Negara Malaysia issues Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms
Myanmar
Central Bank of Myanmar announces new round of foreign bank licensing
Publications
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Sanctions 2020
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Investor-State Arbitration 2020
Chambers Global Practice Guide to Acquisition Finance 2019
The Global Damages Review (2nd Ed, 2020)
The Law Gazette: Ethics in Advocacy - How Far Can You Go?
Deals
S$770.3 million initial public offering of Lendlease Global Commercial REIT
Issue of S$500 million fixed rate notes by Housing and Development Board
Awards & Rankings
Allen & Gledhill recognised in top 100 corporate investigations practices worldwide