If you’re exporting goods across the world, you would know all about the power of Harmonized System (HS) codes. It is a globally accepted classification tool for international trade to…
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Report: Singapore’s Regime on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
Singapore’s openness as an international transport hub and financial centre presents inherent risk exposure to cross-border money-laundering and terrorism financing opportunities. While a strict legislative framework is in place to…
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Whitepaper: Building a Cyber-Aware Compliance Culture
“We’re going to build systems, people are going to find vulnerabilities, we’re going to close those vulnerabilities and attackers will find new ones. And it’s just going to keep rolling…
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Financial Stability Institute paper on supervising crypto-assets
The Financial Stability Institute of the Bank for International Settlements has published a policy paper on supervising crypto-assets for money laundering. The paper highlights that the supervision of crypto-asset service…
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Singapore ratifies RCEP after China and Thailand | Are you all set?
Singapore joins China and Thailand by ratifying RCEP. Almost 100 days after RCEP was signed, China ratified the historic, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Just 30 days after China…
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Are spreadsheets hindering your indirect tax processes?
Spreadsheets have their place, there’s no doubt about that. But the way they’re being used in the indirect tax world right now is a cause for concern.
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Moving away from spreadsheets: 3 ways to automate your tax process
Keep using spreadsheets? Sure, they have their place, but it’s more for certain types of tasks, not necessarily for everything that you’re trying to do.
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Speed, volume of regulatory change continue to challenge firms in Asia – poll
The pace and volume of regulatory change will be the single greatest challenges for compliance officers across the Asia-Pacific region in 2021.
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Brace yourself: New Risk Alerts on Terrorism Financing in Singapore
Our in-depth analysis of Singapore’s Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment reveals which types of firms are most vulnerable to enabling financial crime. Financial institutions in Singapore are at a high…
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Shining the spotlight on anti-money laundering in Asia
Expert analysis by Brian Burke, Mathew Orr and Rishikeesh Wijaya, Shearman & Sterling LLP This article was originally published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence. Effective enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML)…
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