Singapore

Sanctions

US Sanctions Asia Entities Facilitating Iran Oil Shipments to China

By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2025

The sanctions include nine targets based in Hong Kong, three based in mainland China, and two based in Singapore.

Market Infrastructure

EEX Group Welcomes First General Clearing Member from APAC

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/05/2025

The move expands the global footprint of EEX Group’s clearing arm, while enhancing access to international energy and commodity markets for APAC clients.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Continues Commitment to Green Finance, Defying Global Pullback

By Nathan Lynch | 08/05/2025

MAS officials said the energy transition across Asia-Pacific would be increasingly critical, despite the recent political pullback on climate change.

MAS Proposes to Tighten Financial Advertising Regulations

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

MAS proposes to remove exemptions applicable to sophisticated investors and to bring non-product financial advertisements into scope.

Enforcement

US Settles Credit Suisse Tax Evasion Probe Involving Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

From 2014 to 2023, Credit Suisse’s Singapore branch held over USD 2 billion in undeclared accounts for US taxpayers.

Securities / Derivatives

Singapore SIC Proposes Changes to Take-overs and Mergers Code

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/05/2025

The proposed changes will enhance the competitive process of M&A deals while improving disclosures to investors and shareholders.

AML / KYC

The Skinny on Scams: Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore Focus on Financial Deception

By Nathan Lynch | 06/05/2025

Nathan Lynch explores the lessons from the different approaches to managing the sophistication and scale of the burgeoning “scam industry”.

ESG / Sustainability

Confidence in Green Finance Dropping in Financial Centres

By Manesh Samtani | 29/04/2025

Singapore is the only APAC centre ranked in the top 10 in the 15th edition of the Global Green Finance Index by Z/Yen.

Fintech / Regtech

SC Ventures Completes AI Projects with Singapore’s A*STAR

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/04/2025

The projects focused on regulatory automation and fairness in AI, advancing the use of Generative AI in the financial services sector.