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Singapore launched multimillion programme to help law firms to adopt technology
March 1st, 2017
A S$2.8 million programme was launched on Monday (Feb 27) to help small- and medium-sized Singapore law firms adopt technology, announced the Ministry of Law, the Law Society of Singapore and SPRING Singapore. Small and medium firms – those ...
Singaporean court convicts private banker in 1MDB money laundering case
December 16th, 2016
Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, a former BSI SA private banker, became the second person to be convicted in Singapore’s probe into alleged money laundering linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd. Judge Salina Ishak found Seah guilty of three charges in ...
PwC Legal has opened an office in Singapore
December 7th, 2016
PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal (PwC Legal) has opened an office in Singapore, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, with the hires of partners Natalie Breen and Keith McGuire from Norton Rose Fulbright and Ashurst, respectively. The new office will focus on cross-border ...
Singapore imposed millions penalty to foreign banks branches
December 5th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has imposed financial penalties of S$5.2 million and S$2.4 million respectively on Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) and Coutts & Co Ltd, Singapore Branch (Coutts) for breaches of ...
Intercontinental Exchange announces appointment of Lee Yi Shyan as chairman of ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore
November 29th, 2016
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced the appointment of Lee Yi Shyan as Chairman of ICE Futures Singapore (IFSG) and ICE Clear Singapore (ICSG) effective ...
Masterminds behind largest market manipulation case in Singapore charged
November 28th, 2016
Soh Chee Wen, also known as John Soh (Soh), and Quah Su-Ling (Quah) have today been charged for orchestrating a massive fraud to manipulate the market for the shares of Blumont Group Ltd (Blumont), Asiasons Capital Limited (Asiasons) (now ...
ayondo acquires Singapore investor education app TradeHero
November 15th, 2016
UK and Germany-based online social trading platform ayondo has acquired Singapore investor education app TradeHero. This deal expands ayondo’s footprint in the republic. Nearly a year ago, it had announced a partnership with KGI Fraser Securities Pte Ltd to ...
R3 partners with Monetary Authority of Singapore to launch Asia Blockchain Centre of Excellence
November 9th, 2016
Financial innovation firm R3 has collaborated with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch its first dedicated distributed ledger technology (DLT) Center of Excellence in Asia as it continues to expand its presence in the region. As Singapore’s ...
Singapore vs. London: Who Wins the Fintech Title?
November 7th, 2016
According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Singapore is not far from surpassing London to claim the title of top fintech hub of the world. The ACCA’s September report noted that the world should “keep an eye on Asia” as red tape ...
Singapore and South Korea sign cooperation agreement in FinTech
October 24th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Korean Financial Services Commission (KFSC) today signed a cooperation agreement to foster greater cooperation in FinTech. The signing took place at the sidelines of the FinTech Demo Day organised by the ...
