Singapore

Enforcement

Singapore Lays Three More Charges Against Hyflux Founder

By Editors | 07/05/2023

Singapore’s Public Accountants Oversight Committee has also issued orders against Hyflux auditors from KPMG LLC for five years of financial statements.

Enforcement

MAS Imposes Additional Capital Surcharge on DBS for Outages

By Editors | 05/05/2023

A new disruption on 5 May prevented users from accessing digital banking, mobile wallet, brokerage, and ATM services.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Fintechs to Get Support for Australia Expansion

By Editors | 02/05/2023

The SFA and Austrade signed an MoU that will help fintechs expand across borders. Support will be provided by Enterprise Singapore, HSBC and AWS.

Market Infrastructure

Singapore, US Run Cross-border Cybersecurity Exercise

By Editors | 02/05/2023

US Treasury and MAS tested information exchange protocols and incident response coordination for cyber incidents involving banks operating in both jurisdictions.

AML / KYC

Singapore: 1st Phase of Financial Services and Markets Act Commences

By Editors | 01/05/2023

The first phase covers general powers over FIs, powers regarding AML/CTF, and dispute resolution schemes.

Singapore Raises ABSD Stamp Duties to Cool Property Market

By Editors | 28/04/2023

Foreigners buying any residential property in Singapore will see the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty double.

Securities / Derivatives

Boards Should Take Requisitions Seriously: SGX RegCo

By Editors | 27/04/2023

While requisitions may be unwelcome, boards should consider their merits and engage with the requisitionists to find common ground.

Enforcement

British American Tobacco to Pay $629m in DPRK Sanctions Case

By Mark Johnston | 27/04/2023

OFAC’s $508mn penalty, its largest ever against a non-financial institution, settles charges related to the export of tobacco products to North Korea.

Enforcement

Singapore Trader Sentenced to Jail, Fine for SFA Breach

By Editors | 27/04/2023

The trader would sell the securities to his relatives before buying them back at higher prices using his employer’s accounts.