Allen & Gledhill / 23 Oct 2026 Health Sciences Authority publishes Best Practices Guide for Medical Device Cybersecurity The Guide is intended to help medical device manufacturers, product registrants, importers, local authorized representatives, and healthcare providers understand how to maintain the security of connected medical devices placed on the Singapore...
WongPartnership LLP / 22 Oct 2026 MAS Guidelines on AI Risk Management for Financial Institutions to take effect from 7 October 2027 The guidelines seek to support responsible artificial intelligence adoption in Singapore’s financial sector. This article highlights the salient features of the guidelines.
Allen & Gledhill / 22 Oct 2026 MAS responds to feedback on proposed changes to group capital framework for designated financial holding companies (licensed insurer) The amendments will take effect on 1 January 2027. Two key changes include an explicit risk charging approach for non-insurance entities of a designated financial holding company (licensed insurer) and the imposition of a limit on the recognition...
Drew & Napier LLC / 21 Oct 2026 MAS Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management - Key requirements and implications for financial institutions The guidelines, which take effect on 7 October 2027, address oversight, key AI risk management systems, policies and procedures, AI life cycle controls, and AI capability and capacity.
Allen & Gledhill / 21 Oct 2026 Health Sciences Authority (Amendment) and Other Matters Bill passed in Parliament The Bill will consolidate and establish an integrated health regulatory function under the Health Sciences Authority with the benefits being greater clarity and predictability for industry, innovators and healthcare providers, greater regulatory...
Singapore Academy of Law / 22 Oct 2026 [SAL Ann Rev]: Equity & Trusts This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2025 decisions of the Singapore courts on equity & trusts. It is authored by Professor Tang Hang Wu and Tay Yong Seng.
Singapore Academy of Law / 20 Oct 2026 [SAL Ann Rev]: Conflict of Laws This article encapsulates and evaluates the 2025 decisions of the Singapore courts on conflict of laws. It is authored by Leow Wei Xiang Joel and Assistant Professor Marcus Teo Wei Ren.
Rajah & Tann / 19 Oct 2026 Singapore High Court provides guidance on remedies in cryptocurrency claims amidst a volatile market This issue was at the forefront of the Singapore High Court decision of Parastate Labs, Inc v Wang Li and others [2026] SGHC 178, where a cryptocurrency investor sought to hold the founder of a cryptocurrency service provider personally liable...
Rajah & Tann / 15 Oct 2026 Getting the record straight: Employers' duties and risks in providing employee references What obligations does an employer have when providing an employee reference? And what might an inaccurate reference give rise to liability in negligence or defamation? These questions were considered in the decision of Chua Kim Chuan v HSBC Life...
Rajah & Tann / 12 Oct 2026 Insurance claims and admissions of liability: The importance of reserving rights The phrase "liability being otherwise admitted" has been used in insurance policies for decades across the global industry. It may appear in the context of an arbitration clause where parties agree to submit issues of quantum to...
Allen & Gledhill / 29 Sep 2026 CSA publishes Quantum-Safe Handbook and Quantum Readiness Index The handbook provides practical guidance on what is at stake, what organisations should focus on, and how to build readiness step by step while the index is a self-assessment questionnaire that complements the handbook by helping organisations...
Allen & Gledhill / 23 Sep 2026 MAS and ABS establish taskforce to strengthen cyber and technology resilience against AI-driven threats The AI-Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce will address emerging AI-driven threats through collaboration, innovation, and shared expertise and focus on the areas of industry collaboration, capability uplift and guidance development.
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP / 16 Sep 2026 Singapore strengthens its position as a leading asset management hub: Key measures announced by MAS The measures are intended to anchor high-value asset management activities in Singapore, deepen the capabilities of the local industry and attract global asset management talent, against the backdrop of increasing competition between regional...
WongPartnership LLP / 15 Sep 2026 BCA Launches Green Mark Version 7 The refreshed Green Mark seeks to take sustainability standards to the next level and introduces key enhancements to accelerate decarbonisation of the built environment in support of Singapore’s broader climate commitments under the...
WongPartnership LLP / 08 Sep 2026 ACRA and SID partner to strengthen director capability and governance standards in Singapore On 28 August 2026, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) announced the entry into a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop the Company Director Fundamentals (CDF) training...
Rajah & Tann / 23 Oct 2026 China's new tax regime for offshore trusts – Implications and opportunities under the Singapore-China DTA The new tax regime creates a comprehensive framework for the taxation of offshore trusts funded or controlled by PRC tax residents as well as trusts holding PRC-situs or PRC-source assets funded by non-residents.
WongPartnership LLP / 20 Oct 2026 Singapore-Mongolia Carbon Credits: Project applications open from 30 October 2026 This will be Singapore’s sixth call for project applications, following earlier calls under bilateral Implementation Agreements with Ghana, Bhutan, Peru, Rwanda and Thailand. This update highlights the key features of the application...
Allen & Gledhill / 19 Oct 2026 Singapore and China sign MOU on cooperation in nuclear technology The MOU will facilitate capability-building partnerships between Singapore and China in areas including safety and technical assessments of nuclear reactor technologies, manpower training and scientific visits and so on.
Allen & Gledhill / 15 Oct 2026 SIAC broadens international arbitration cooperation through MOUs with institutions in Bhutan, Brazil, and China This is part of efforts to promote international arbitration as an effective method of dispute resolution for resolving international disputes.
Allen & Gledhill / 13 Oct 2026 Singapore office of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to serve as its regional hub This is the first staffed office outside of its Washington, DC headquarters and will provide support to parties and counsel, deepen outreach to States, investors, and legal practitioners, and raise awareness of the full scope of its offerings.
Rajah & Tann / 23 Oct 2026 China's new tax regime for offshore trusts – Implications and opportunities under the Singapore-China DTA
Allen & Gledhill / 23 Oct 2026 Health Sciences Authority publishes Best Practices Guide for Medical Device Cybersecurity
WongPartnership LLP / 22 Oct 2026 MAS Guidelines on AI Risk Management for Financial Institutions to take effect from 7 October 2027
Allen & Gledhill / 22 Oct 2026 MAS responds to feedback on proposed changes to group capital framework for designated financial holding companies (licensed insurer)
Drew & Napier LLC / 21 Oct 2026 MAS Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management - Key requirements and implications for financial institutions
Allen & Gledhill / 21 Oct 2026 Health Sciences Authority (Amendment) and Other Matters Bill passed in Parliament
Allen & Gledhill / 20 Oct 2026 MAS publishes revised notices on related party transaction requirements for banks and its response to consultation feedback
WongPartnership LLP / 20 Oct 2026 Singapore-Mongolia Carbon Credits: Project applications open from 30 October 2026