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Event Agenda

8.40am
Registration
9.00am
Welcome Address
Michael Stanhope
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Hubbis
9.05am
Panel Discussion
Compliance hot topics and trends 2019
  • A reflection on the challenges of the past year
  • What are the main compliance challenges for the year ahead?
  • Risk Heat Map 2019 – what goes up, what goes down and why?
  • Where should compliance teams focus their efforts and available resources?
  • Where should we focus attention in terms of digitisation of compliance functions this year?
  • How best to meet the challenge of finding the appropriate skillset in a millennial world?
  • How are these developments impacting your business?
Adriel Loh
Managing Director, Global Head of Compliance
Bank of Singapore
Josh Heiliczer
Partner - Financial Services Risk Management
EY
Conrad Lim
Managing Director & Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Senior Regulatory Counsel Asia
LGT Bank
9.55am
Presentation
The new AML/CFT regulatory regime for Precious Stones and Metals Dealers (“PSMDs”)
Glen Chee
Director
DWF Compliance
  • Registration of Precious Stones and Metal Dealers (“PSMDs”)
  • AML/CFT Policies and Procedures
  • Perform Client Due Diligence and file Cash Transactions Reports for cash transactions $20,000 and more
  • Perform Client Due Diligence if suspicion is detected
  • Risk Assessment
  • Enhance Due Diligence
  • Internal audit
  • Appoint compliance officer
  • Training
10.15am
Panel Discussion
Exploring the evolving landscape for independent asset managers
  • How is the landscape for IAMs evolving?
  • What are the current compliance challenges for IAMs in the year ahead?
  • What do the recent regulatory changes in Singapore mean for locally based IAMs?
  • What do firms need to do if they want to operate in Singapore?
  • What are the challenges and opportunities around the use of software and technology to create solutions?
  • How do you ensure RMs have the right attitude to compliance and play within the prescribed boundaries?
Anthonia Hui
Head of Singapore
AlTi Tiedemann Global
Noor Quek
Founder & CEO
NQ International
Rolf Haudenschild
Co-founder
Ingenia Consultants Pte Ltd
Philipp Piaz
Partner
Finaport
11.00am
Refreshment & Networking
11.30am
Presentation
Data Protection and Privacy - Trends and developments
Charmian Aw
Counsel
Reed Smith
  • Proposed changes to India’s data protection legislation
  • How will these changes impact on privacy compliance for the rest of Asia
11.50am
Presentation
Next Generation Identity Matching: Reduce Regulatory and Operational Risk!
Jordan Lo
Head of APAC
IMTF
  • How it supports all regulatory challenges
  • Challenges of multi languages
  • Support of Machine Learning
  • Use cases
12.10pm
Presentation
Can AI assist in your compliance journey?
Raffael Maio
Managing Director APAC, Co-founder
NetGuardians
12.30pm
Presentation
Promoting Financial Services and Products – Different clients, different channels, different regulations
Rolf Haudenschild
Co-founder
Ingenia Consultants Pte Ltd
  • Restrictions regarding the promotion of financial services and products
  • Opt-in regime for accredited investors
  • Requirements on digital sales channels
  • Challenges of selling into other jurisdictions

 

12.50pm
Presentation
Data Retention: Evolving Best Practices
Daniel P. Levison
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
  • The importance of “appropriate” retention of company data
  • Increasing complexity and changing obligations
  • Special issues relating to messaging apps
  • Policy- and technology-based solutions
  • Today’s best practices and what’s ahead
1.00pm
Lunch & Networking
1.50pm
Workshop
Transparency Challenges for the year ahead
  • Latest developments CRS
  • Implementation challenges
  • Mandatory Disclosure - what is it, how will it affect compliance operations
  • What sort of structures are caught by MDR?
  • How to spot MDR avoidance structures
Zac Lucas
Founder, Head of Legal
Centenal
2.30pm
Panel Discussion
Cross-Border Sales - Opportunities and pitfalls to consider
  • Understanding the risks and rewards
  • Understanding the Rules of Engagement
  • Implementing Clear policies and Procedures and training
  • The commercial interplay between business development and compliance
  • What to do when things go wrong?
Evelyn Koh
Head, Network Compliance, Wealth Management
Standard Chartered Bank
Sabrina Cheng
Sanctions and Financial Security, Singapore & SEA
BNP Paribas Corporate Banking
Woon Hum Tan
Partner, Head of Trust, Asset & Wealth Management Practice
Shook Lin & Bok
Matthew Maddocks
Independent Risk Consultant
ORC Professional Services
Daniel P. Levison
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
3.20pm
Refreshment & Networking
3.40pm
Panel Discussion
Tax Compliance in the Transparent new world
  • CRS and AEOI, MDR and beneficial ownership registers. What can we expect to be targeted next?
  • FATCA – Where are we are we on enforcement of compliance breaches?
  • Mandatory disclosure of tax avoidance schemes to fight against “base erosion and profit sharing”(BEPS)
  • Prosecution of ‘enablers’ of tax evasion 
  • Unexplained Wealth Orders - Are we likely to see Asian jurisdictions follow the new UK regime?
  • How to best obtain cooperation from clients to meet tax compliance standards?
  • What more can be done to educate clients about the potential impact on them of tax transparency?
Vikna Rajah
Executive Committee Partner (Head Tax, Trust & Private Wealth)
Rajah & Tann
Zac Lucas
Founder, Head of Legal
Centenal
Laurence Lancaster
Barrister-at-law, Group Head of Tax
The Sovereign Group
4.40pm
Forum Ends