We offer in-depth and strategic legal guidance in financial services regulation, helping clients navigate an increasingly complex global financial landscape. Our Financial Services Regulatory practice advises financial institutions and corporates on their licensing, regulatory and compliance obligations, licence applications, regulatory audits, regulatory investigations, statutory transfers in connection with the sale and transfer of their regulated business and the drafting of legal documentation required by financial institutions for their operations and businesses. Financial institutions that we advise include banks, credit rating agencies, financial advisers, fintech companies, fund managers, insurers, insurance brokers, market infrastructure providers and trust companies. 

 

We combine technical excellence with a pragmatic approach to help our clients meet their regulatory obligations, manage risk, and achieve business objectives in a rapidly evolving environment.

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Key experience

Advising a top-tier European bank on the statutory transfer of its private bank business in connection with the sale of its private bank business to one of the top three Singapore banks.

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Advising a major French bank on the regulatory aspects of the sale of its private banking business in Singapore to another major European banking group.

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Advising one of the big-four insurers in Singapore in connection with the transfer of their agency arm to a newly created financial advisory group company, including the regulatory issues arising from the transfer, the licence application of the new financial advisory company and drafting of the relevant documentation in connection with the transfer as well as new template documentation for the new financial advisory company.  

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Advising a leading Nordic bank on the regulatory issues arising from the restructuring of their group.

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Assisting one of the top three Singapore banks on the revamp of its template documentation, including on-boarding forms, terms and conditions and risk factors relating to its financial products and services.

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Advising one of the major credit rating agencies on a retainer basis on their regulatory and compliance issues.

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Advising a major digital asset exchange, a joint venture between one of the biggest exchanges in Europe and a major Japanese financial services group, on its licence application to be a recognized market operator.

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Advising one of the big-four insurers in Singapore on their regulatory and compliance issues.

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Advising one of the major American insurers in connection with their regulatory audit.

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