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Administrative and Enforcement Powers of the Singapore Exchange Regulation

 
16 July 2020
Foo Soon Yien and Jennifer Ang
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​The far-reaching regulatory powers of Singapore Exchange Regulation (“SGXRegCo”) were recently demonstrated again in the case of Sen Yue Holdings (“Company”), who was issued a Notice of Compliance (“Compliance Notice”) on 18 June 2020.
 
The Compliance Notice was issued after the Company’s Chairman, Executive Director and controlling shareholder (“Requisitionist”) sent a requisition notice to the Company’s Board of Directors to remove the entire Board (save for one Independent Non-Executive Director) and appoint two new Independent Non-Executive Directors.

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COVID-19: Updates on Applying for an Exemption from Suspension of Activities

 
24 April 2020
Dharma Sadasivan
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​In our earlier article, we provided an overview of how to apply for General and Time-Limited Exemptions.
 
This basic framework remains, but there have since been some updates to the Gobusiness COVID website operated by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (“MTI”) at https://covid.gobusiness.gov.sg/ (the “Website”).
 
In this article, we highlight some of the key changes you should be mindful of.

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COVID-19: Applying for an Exemption from Suspension of Activities

 
14 April 2020
Dharma Sadasivan
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These are unusual times.
 
On 07 April 2020, in an attempt to reduce the number of coronavirus infections in Singapore, the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 (the “Control Order”) was passed and immediately came into effect, prohibiting movement and requiring all individuals to stay home subject to certain exceptions, from 07 April 2020 to 04 May 2020 (both dates inclusive) (the “Control Period”).

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A Brief Overview of the Payment Services Act 2019

 
21 March 2019
Dharma Sadasivan
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The Payment Services Act 2019 ("PSA") combines the 2006 Payment Systems (Oversight) Act ("PS(O)A") and the 1979 Money-Changing and Remittance Businesses Act ("MCRBA"), and aims to unify payment services regulation under a coherent and comprehensive regulatory framework.

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Clarifications from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Digital Token Offerings

 
19 December 2018
Dharma Sadasivan
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*Updated 11 March 2019 

​Singapore's financial regulatory agency – the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") – released "A Guide to Digital Token Offerings" (the "Guide") on 30 November 2018.
 
The Guide is the primary piece of regulatory guidance by the MAS that focuses on the application of Singapore's existing financial regulatory framework to digital token issuance (in certain contexts, digital token issuances may be referred to as "initial coin offerings" or "ICOs").

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Listing Requirements

 
5 February 2018
P Sivakumar, K Ashwini
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There are two main ways to list a company in Singapore, through the Mainboard Listing or the Catalist Listing. A company wishing to list on the Mainboard has to meet quantitative requirements. A Catalist Listing, on the other hand, does not involve any quantitative requirements and is tailored to faster-growing companies.

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Listing a Company in Singapore

 
18 January 2018
P Sivakumar, K Ashwini
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There are several advantages to listing a company.

Firstly, listed companies benefit from access to increased capital and cheaper sources of capital as compared to traditional bank financing.

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