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Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn

Grace Chong is the Head of Financial Regulatory in Gibson Dunn’s Singapore office. She has extensive experience advising on cross-border and complex regulatory matters, including licensing and conduct of business requirements, regulatory investigations, and regulatory change. A former in-house counsel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Ms. Chong regularly interacts with key regulators, is closely involved in regional regulatory reform initiatives and has led discussions with regulators on behalf of the financial services industry. She also brings a strategic outlook from an in-house perspective having previously been a counsel in the Global Internal Investigations Group at the Hong Kong headquarters of a large leading multinational bank.

Posts By Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn

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Seven Takeaways from MAS’ Technology Risk Management Guidelines
Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn, Ern Xu Seah, Simmons & Simmons JWS and Ryan Kwan, Simmons & Simmons JWS January 25, 2021
The amended guidelines represent a firm step towards further strengthening the defences of Singapore’s financial ecosystem, placing the industry in good stead for the post-Covid economic recovery.
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A Detailed Look at MAS’ New Accountability Guidelines
Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn and Si Rong Low, Simmons & Simmons JWS September 11, 2020
Grace Chong and Si Rong Low at Simmons & Simmons JWS detail the key points of MAS’ final guidelines on individual accountability and conduct.
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A Detailed Look at MAS’ Environmental Risk Management Guidelines
Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn June 29, 2020
Grace Chong at global law firm Simmons & Simmons JWS analyses the key points of MAS’ proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management, and sets out the key practical steps to be taken.
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MAS Clarifies Regulatory Expectations on IAC Guidelines
Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn July 1, 2019
Grace Chong at Simmons & Simmons JWS recapitulates the key points from MAS’ feedback to the first consultation on the IAC Guidelines, and charts the course ahead.
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Practical Steps for Compliance with MAS’ IAC Guidelines
Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn June 14, 2019
Grace Chong at global law firm Simmons & Simmons analyses the implications of MAS' Individual Accountability and Conduct Guidelines, and sets out the practical steps to be taken.
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The Rise of the Crypto Hedge Fund: Opportunities and Challenges
Hannah Cassidy, Herbert Smith Freehills and Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn August 27, 2018
Cryptocurrency is fast establishing itself as a mainstream asset class, evident from the emergence of several new crypto hedge funds. However, given the complex regulatory and operational issues involved, it is important for firms to review crypto-related projects carefully and engage with...
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Regulation in the Age of Cryptocurrencies
Will Hallatt, Gibson Dunn and Grace Chong, Gibson Dunn May 3, 2018
Blockchain technology is ushering in a new epoch of monetary oversight, creating opportunities and challenges for regulators in a world disrupted by the advent of cryptocurrencies.