Catherine Neo

Catherine specialises in advising financial institutions on a broad range of regulatory issues.

She has extensive experience advising financial institutions on issues such as licensing requirements in relation to the offer of financial services and products, ongoing conduct of business requirements, and approval and notification requirements in relation to the acquisition, sale and subsidiarisation of regulated entities and businesses.

Catherine has assisted numerous clients that wish to establish a presence, or expand their presence, in Singapore successfully obtain the requisite licences. Her experience includes drafting and reviewing terms and conditions and account opening documentation.

Catherine also has experience in advising financial institutions and corporates on derivatives transactions. These include drafting and reviewing of derivatives documentation and providing capacity, netting and collateral opinions.

She also regularly assists clients with the submission of industry comments on a collective basis to regulators on various proposed changes to regulatory requirements.

Catherine graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 2006 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 2007. She joined Allen & Gledhill in 2006 as a pupil and has been a Partner since 2014.