Compliance
Singapore Regulator Orders Wealth, Asset Manager To Shut Shop
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Singapore is continuing to crack down on companies that are unable to meet the city-state's stringent financial regulations.
Singapore's regulator and central bank has revoked
the licence of One
Asia Investment Partners, an asset and wealth manager
headquartered in the city-state.
The Monetary
Authority of Singapore's move means that One Asia Investment
Partners is no longer a licensed fund manager and is therefore
banned from providing fund management services in
Singapore.
One Asia Investment Partners was last month served a “winding up
order” by Singapore's High Court and is in the process of
shutting shop, MAS said in a statement.
“The board of directors and the management team of One Asia
Investment Partners had not demonstrated that they were able to
manage [the firm] effectively,” MAS said. “[The firm's] financial
condition deteriorated and subsequently [it] was issued a winding
up order by the High Court of Singapore.”
The watchdog reiterated that every licensed financial institution
has a duty to ensure that it has effective management of its
operations and financials, and that it remains compliant with
MAS' rules and regulations.
Last year, MAS kicked out Falcon Private Bank and BSI amid its
biggest crack down on alleged money laundering.