Financial Services Bulletin March 2018
28 March 2018
Capital Markets
Competition
Corporate / M&A
Employment
MAS, ABS, MOM, NTUC and SNEF launch Tripartite Advisory on Human Capital Practices for Banking
Financial Regulatory
MAS consults on draft regulations on mandatory trading of OTC derivatives on organised markets
MAS consults on proposed guidelines to protect users of e-payments
MAS implements measures to reduce data duplication by financial institutions
General
Cybersecurity Act 2018 gazetted, but not yet in force
Parties sign Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Regional News
Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia issues policy document for digital currencies
Bank Negara Malaysia issues discussion paper on responsibility mapping
Myanmar
Myanmar IP Bills passed by Parliament’s Upper House, clearing first hurdle to becoming law
China
Administration Measures for Enterprise Outbound Investments in effect in China from 1 March 2018
Publications
The Cartels and Leniency Review: Singapore chapter
Awards & Rankings
Allen & Gledhill wins major awards at IFLR Asia Awards 2018
Allen & Gledhill recognised at The Asian Lawyer Asia Legal Awards 2018