Civil Law

SINGAPORE’S NEW SFO REGIME: A GAME CHANGER?

SINGAPORE’S NEW SFO REGIME: A GAME CHANGER?

Summary: This blog outlines key changes introduced in Singapore through a revised framework governing Single Family Offices (SFOs). We examine the impact of the newly introduced changes on existing and future SFOs in Singapore.

INTRODUCTION

The provision of capital markets services, fund management, and corporate finance advisory in Singapore typically requires procuring a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). The Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore and the Securities and Futures (Licensing and … Read the rest

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FCA PS25/17: The SI regime for bonds and derivatives including Discussion Paper on equity markets

On 28 November 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement 25/17: The SI regime for bonds and derivatives including Discussion Paper on equity markets (PS25/17).

Background

In November 2024, the FCA published Policy Statement 24/14 which introduced new bond and derivative transparency rules for trading venues from 1 December 2025. The regulator also included in chapter 9 of the Policy Statement a short section for discussion on the future of the systematic internaliser (… Read the rest

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Treasury is consulting on a proposed new competition regime to apply to digital platforms

New competition framework for digital platforms

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The Federal Government has released a proposal paper for consultation on the framework for a new digital competition regime, which aims to promote competition by addressing anti-competitive conduct, unfair treatment of business users and barriers to entry and expansion that prevent effective competition in digital platform markets.

The regime outlined in the proposal is broadly similar to the framework recommended by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in … Read the rest

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Updated FCA webpage on ‘Cryptoasset AML/CTF regime: feedback on good and poor-quality applications’

On 6 October 2023, the FCA updated its webpage ‘Cryptoasset AML/CTF regime: feedback on good and poor quality applications’ by generally updating the page and adding registration statistics. The FCA has been the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing supervisor of UK cryptoasset businesses since 10 January 2020. In the last 12 months it has determined 79 applications. Five of these applications have been registered. The remainder have either been rejected, withdrawn, or refused.

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