Financial Services Bulletin April 2020
29 April 2020
General
Covid-19 circuit breaker: Impact on insurance claims
Covid-19 circuit breaker: Safe distancing, safe technology?
Expedited passage of Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020: Overview of measures
Covid-19 and the use of electronic signatures in Singapore
Making statutory declarations and affidavits amid the Covid-19 situation
Banking
Capital Markets
Competition
Facing Covid-19: Coping with the coronavirus outbreak without breaching antitrust laws (Part 2)
Facing Covid-19: Coping with the coronavirus outbreak without breaching antitrust laws (Part 1)
Construction & Engineering
Corporate / M&A
Covid-19: Special considerations for M&A
Dispute Resolution
Covid-19: Court and arbitration proceedings in Singapore
Employment
MOM updates advisory on salary and leave arrangements during circuit breaker period
Facing Covid-19: Employers’ obligations
Government accepts National Wages Council Guidelines for 2020/2021 to mitigate impact of Covid-19
MOM announces further measures to help companies cope with Covid-19 situation
Financial Regulatory
Covid-19 financial support measures for financial institutions, SMEs and individuals
MAS and ESMA sign MOU on Singapore’s financial benchmarks
Public Policy
Q1 2020 Review: Five key public policy developments in Singapore
The post Covid-19 world: Anticipating potential changes for businesses and public policies
Real Estate
Covid-19: Impact on commercial leases in Singapore
Restructuring & Insolvency
Covid-19 and financial distress: A roadmap for company directors
Tax & Support Measures
Covid-19 relief: Additional support measures during extended circuit breaker period in Singapore
Covid-19 relief: Additional support measures in Singapore
Covid-19 relief: Tax and support measures in Singapore
Regional News
Malaysia
Covid-19: Malaysian perspective
Malaysian Food Donors Protection Act 2020 affords food donors protection from civil liability
Myanmar
Registration of mortgages in favour of foreign financial institutions in Myanmar
China
China proposes increased penalties for gun-jumping in Anti-Monopoly Law
Indonesia
Rundown on the rapidly changing legal landscape in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic
Publications
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2020
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Public Investment Funds 2020
Deals
Establishment of S$2 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme by OUE C-REIT
S$65 million sale of shares in Speedy Industrial Supplies Pte Ltd to BizLink Holding Inc.
Series B2 investment in Doctor Anywhere Pte. Ltd. by IHH Healthcare Berhad
Awards & Rankings
Seven Allen & Gledhill lawyers inducted into The Legal 500 Hall of Fame