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Tags: Financial Services, Regulatory, SingaporeCompanies (Amendment) Act 2017
By Abraham Vergis, Nawaz Kamil & Niki Chen, Providence Law Asia
abraham@providencelawasia.com nawaz@providencelawasia.com
In an effort to ensure Singapore’s corporate regulatory regime continues to stay robust and to strengthen Singapore’s status as a leading global financial hub, the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 (“CAA 2017”) was passed by Parliament on 10 March 2017, and has come into effect on 31 March 2017.
The below PDF update looks at some of its aims and implications …
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