NewsBytes: Singapore October 2024
- NewsBytes: Singapore October 2024
News
LegisBytes
Capital Markets
Competition & Antitrust and Trade
Dispute Resolution
- Therapeutic Justice Model Launched to Aid Resolution of Family Disputes Amicably
- Bill Passed in Parliament to Enhance Framework for International Assistance in Criminal Matters and Extradition, Effect FATF Recommendations
- Bill Passed in Parliament to Establish SICC International Committee to Offer Transnational Commercial Dispute Resolution Option
- Bill Passed in Parliament to Clarify that Egregious Abuses of Court Processes Amount to Contempt
Employment
Financial Institutions
- Establishment of Global Finance & Technology Network to Enhance FinTech Growth in Singapore
- MAS Guidelines Issued to Provide Guidance on Requirements for FIs to Share AML/CFT information through COSMIC Platform
- Enhancing AML/CFT Audits for Financial Institutions – Singapore's First Industry-Led Best Practice Paper; MAS Circular on Audits of AML/CFT Policies, Procedures and Controls
- MAS Consults on Proposed Regulations, AML/CFT Notice and Guidelines, for Regulatory Framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers under FSMA
Gaming
Shipping & International Trade
Sustainability
- EMA, NTU and Enterprise Singapore Developing Playbook on Scope 2 Emission Reduction for Singapore Businesses
- Commencement of Second Phase of the United States-Singapore Feasibility Study on Regional Energy Connectivity
- EMA Developing Future Grid Capabilities Roadmap and Consults on Benefits of Virtual Power Plants via Regulatory Sandbox
- National Climate Change Secretariat Consults on Singapore's Decarbonisation Journey
Tax
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
trade
Deals
- S$132 Million Acquisition of Entire Issued Share Capital of UIC Land Pte. Ltd.
- HG Metal Manufacturing Limited’s S$19.75 Million Renounceable Non-underwritten Rights Issue
- US$10 Million Initial Public Offering and Listing of Ordinary Shares of SKK Holdings Limited
- US$5 Million IPO and Listing of HomesToLife Ltd.
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