Tag: Regulatory
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CIMA’s New AML and Sanctions Rules Take Effect on 18 September 2026
Strengthening the regulatory framework around anti money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, countering proliferation financing, and financial sanctions. The two measures are the Rule on Effective Compliance Programme for the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing for Financial Services Providers, and the Rule on Compliance with Financial Sanctions and…
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Singapore Moves to Formalise Its Stablecoin Framework, What the MAS Consultation Means
On 1 September 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act 2019 to implement Singapore’s regulatory framework for stablecoins. The consultation represents the next step in giving legislative effect to the stablecoin framework previously announced by MAS. Feedback on the proposed amendments closes on 16…
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Singapore’s Latest Play to Keep Asset Managers From Leaving
A tailored immigration route, a tax exemption still being finalised, and fresh capital for hedge fund managers, all announced on the same day, aimed squarely at closing the gap with Hong Kong.