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Clifford Chance LLP

Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Singapore


Clifford Chance LLP

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Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Singapore

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Clifford Chance's team in Singapore offers extensive experience advising on contentious and non-contentious regulatory mandates. The team handles the full spectrum of regulatory work from licensing applications, payment services and transfer of business issues to insider trading and anti-money laundering investigations. It also works closely with the firm's Asia-Pacific financial services group to provide holistic regulatory advice to multinational banks, private equity funds and other financial institutions.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance acted for CME on all regulatory matters in relation to its APAC business, including an application to the MAS for recognition as a foreign recognised market operator.

Strengths

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  • CC's deep understanding of financial regulations allows them to navigate challenges swiftly, making them a reliable partner for businesses seeking timely and informed regulatory support.

    Banking & Finance: Regulatory respondentAsia-Pacific
  • CC has the ability to provide advice that takes into account regional and global regulations, align approaches and cover multiple jurisdictions together where needed.

    Banking & Finance: Regulatory respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Lena Ng
    Band 2Lena Ng

    Lena Ng

    Lena Ng has an established reputation for regulatory work in the Singapore market. She advises on a host of issues, including in relation to payment services, LIBOR matters, and structured finance and derivatives work.
    • Lena is practical and helps address complicated issues. She is responsive, knows the local regulators well and is aware of the cross-border issues which may affect us.

      Banking & Finance: Regulatory respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Lena has the level of experience that I would expect of someone with her reputation. She's definitely someone that I feel I can trust when it comes to advisory work.

      Banking & Finance: Regulatory respondentAsia-Pacific

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