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On 19 November 2025, the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading (“SGX”) first introduced the new concept of Global Listing Board that SGX and the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) will establish, to bridge the U.S. and Singapore capital markets.

对于单一家族办公室（简称“SFO”）以及有意设立 SFO 的超高净值家族而言，经修订后的监管框架更加清晰、易于理解、务实且高效。这将进一步巩固新加坡作为全球重要资产和财富管理中心的地位，并提升其吸引国际资本及人才的竞争力。

New Rules on Refrigerants in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Equipment: Implications for Business

The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association recently launched its SME Practice Note on Sustainability-linked Loan Principles to provide guidance to small and medium enterprises on the application of the SLLP in a practical, simplified, and scalable way that maintains its integrity while considering the realities of smaller businesses.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a family of nearly 15,000 synthetic chemicals used in everyday products since the 1940s, such as non-stick cookware, food packaging, and waterproof/stain resistant fabrics, personal care products, and firefighting foam.

On 16 April 2026, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority published an article titled “Commencement of Key Changes under the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025” which sets out the key amendments which would be brought about by the first tranche of provisions under the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (“Amendment Act”) coming into operation on 6 May 2026.

Shook Lin & Bok Partners with Enterprise Singapore in the Sustainability Legal Catalyst Programme.

Over the past three decades, global commerce has been shaped by eight “black swan” events, including the Asian Financial Crisis, the Dot-com crash, SARS, the Global Financial Crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ukraine conflict, and Liberation Day tariffs. With the recent addition of the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, half of these “black swan” events have now occurred within the past six years.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued their guidelines on "transition planning" to banks, asset managers, and insurers on March 5, 2026. The Guidelines will take effect from September 2027, after an 18-month transition period.