Tighter Legal Controls on Corporate Service Providers

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Sandra Seah

Partner
Singapore

I am a corporate lawyer with extensive experience in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and collaborations, and other general corporate matters.

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Terrance Goh

Associate
Singapore

I am an associate in our Corporate and Commercial group in Singapore. I work with a broad range of local and international clients advising on corporate transactions, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate advisory work.

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Chelsea Chan

Associate
Singapore

I am an associate in Bird & Bird's Corporate and Commercial group in Singapore. I am involved in a range of corporate work for clients in various industries such as technology and communications, energy and utilities, healthcare, media, entertainment and retail and consumer.

Laws aimed at anti-money laundering (“AML”), countering the financing of terrorism (“CFT”), and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (“PF”) recently came under increased scrutiny in light of the S$3 billion money laundering incident in Singapore earlier this year.

Upon review and public consultation by the Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) and Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (“ACRA”) on the legislation administered by ACRA, the (i) Corporate Service Providers (“CSP”) Bill, (ii) Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) (“CLLPMA”) Bill, and (iii) ACRA (Registry and Regulatory Enhancements) (“ACRA RRE”) Bill were passed by Parliament on 2 July 2024.

This article highlights key legal updates under these Bills in relation to AML, CFT, and PF.

 

READ THE ARTICLE HERE

 

This article is produced by our Singapore office, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP. It does not constitute legal advice and is intended to provide general information only. Information in this article is accurate as of 18 July 2024.

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