Karen Tiah
About
Provided by Karen Tiah
Practice Areas
Financial Regulatory & Compliance
Career
Karen specialises in regulatory issues affecting the financial services industry. She advises banks, insurers, brokers, fund managers, payment services providers and other financial institutions on various regulatory issues, and restructurings and products. Karen also assists in coordinating industry responses on the impact of changes to the various regulatory requirements.
Karen joined Allen & Gledhill in 2001, after being with the legal department of the Singapore Exchange for five years.
Karen graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 1993 and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1994. She also holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Cambridge, where she was in residence at Wolfson College in 1998/1999.
Chambers Review
Global
Karen Tiah is positioned at the forefront of the regulatory banking and finance market. She has a wide range of expertise, including in relation to financial technology.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Technically sound, solution-oriented, and in touch with the latest regulatory developments and, more importantly, has her pulse on what the MAS looks out for."
"Karen Tiah is very knowledgeable and willing to give a view in grey areas of the law,"
"Technically sound, solution-oriented, and in touch with the latest regulatory developments and, more importantly, has her pulse on what the MAS looks out for."
"Karen Tiah is very knowledgeable and willing to give a view in grey areas of the law,"
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP
Banking Act amended to rationalise banking regulation and enhance prudential oversight
On 1 July 2021, the Banking Act was amended by the Banking (Amendment) Act 2020 to rationalise banking regulation by removing the divide between the Domestic Banking Unit and the Asian Currency Unit, and to consolidate the licensing and regulation of merchant banks under the BA.
MAS revises Technology Risk Management Guidelines to combat heightened cyber risks
On 18 January 2021, the Monetary Authority of Singapore issued the revised Technology Risk Management Guidelines to keep pace with emerging technologies and shifts in the cyber threat landscape.
Banking Act amended to rationalise banking regulation and enhance prudential oversight
On 1 July 2021, the Banking Act was amended by the Banking (Amendment) Act 2020 to rationalise banking regulation by removing the divide between the Domestic Banking Unit and the Asian Currency Unit, and to consolidate the licensing and regulation of merchant banks under the BA.
MAS revises Technology Risk Management Guidelines to combat heightened cyber risks
On 18 January 2021, the Monetary Authority of Singapore issued the revised Technology Risk Management Guidelines to keep pace with emerging technologies and shifts in the cyber threat landscape.
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