AWSC will go a long way towards easing of trade within the ASEAN region. Is your business prepared to take advantage of it? On September 20, 2020, the ASEAN-Wide Self-Certification…
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FinCEN leaks highlight need for “radical” approach to tackling financial crime
Governments need to consider taking more “radical” measures to tackle financial crime threats in the wake of the FinCEN Files, even if there is a risk of “intelligence leakage”, an industry poll has found.
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Economic sustainability drives gender diversity reforms in Singapore, South Korea
The pace of gender diversity reforms in Singapore and South Korea could accelerate as both jurisdictions tackle risks to economic development. In recent years, Singaporean and South Korean governments have…
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Singapore’s Individual Accountability Model will Improve Conduct: Live Poll
Risk and compliance practitioners support the Singaporean conduct regulator’s plans to bring in a light-touch, principles-based framework for management accountability, despite tougher laws being introduced elsewhere across the region. A…
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Are You Prepared to Take Full Advantage of the EVFTA?
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam offers businesses in Asia a significant competitive advantage – but only if they can reap its full benefits. The European…
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Statutory Financial Reporting in Shared Services: Best Practices from Capgemini to Centralise, Standardise and Automate the Process
“In today’s world, zero non-compliance is the norm,” warns Vishal Parekh, Regional Head, South Asia and South-East Asia at Thomson Reuters. “No one wants to be in that bucket of…
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Singapore regulator to hold senior managers in FIs to account for compliance failures
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued new guidance to ensure senior managers in financial institutions take responsibility for deterring employee misconduct The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently issued…
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Determining beneficial ownership and closing the gaps in sanctions lists
In our age of globalized trade, products can touch more than 100 people, businesses, or organizations as they move along the supply chain before reaching the consumer. According to Vans,…
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How to Reap the Full Benefits of Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (CPTPP)
FTA software can help businesses take full advantage of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, saving millions of dollars in tariffs. It has been little over 18 months since…
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Digitalisation of finance departments during the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of finance departments. Make sure that your tax department doesn’t lag behind. Who is driving the digital transformation of your enterprise? In 2019,…
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