[SMULA Masterclass] FinTech, Cryptoassets and Anti-Money-Laundering

Cryptoasset markets have lost approximately US$ 2 trillion in value since their 2021 peak. This situation and the collapse of some stablecoins and service providers worldwide are changing the regulatory landscape in this field. Also, legal questions about the legal nature of digital assets, conflict of laws, and the treatment of cryptoassets in insolvency proceedings are at the centre of the current developments. 

By the end of this Masterclass, participants will be able to understand the main risks of cryptoassets, such as consumer protection, technology risks, money laundering and terrorist financing, and systemic risk. The course also provides an overview of the different regulatory approaches adopted worldwide and in Singapore to mitigate those risks, and therefore, learners will be able to assess how the different legal categories to virtual assets apply to the variety of cryptoassets deployed in markets (i.e. stablecoins, governance tokens, cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens.). Likewise, participants will be able to critically analyse the regulatory responses, the gaps the regulators still need to address and its impact for these markets and consumers. Finally, the Masterclass will discuss some practical recent cases to shed light on the relevance and implications of some of the legal challenges in this field.

The SMU Law Academy Expert Masterclasses are advanced skills and case-study based programmes where participants will learn from the industry’s top experts in a specific area of practical importance. Typically taught in a face-to-face format, such sessions will help participants to acquire practical in-depth knowhow to aid their development. All the masterclass instructors are specially curated and are recognised as experts in their areas. 

 

SPEAKER

Nydia Remolina is Assistant Professor of Law at Singapore Management University where she leads the research group on FinTech at the Centre for AI and Data Governance. Nydia focuses her research on the intersection of law, finance and technology. Nydia has more than 10 years of experience in the financial sector and has been a Senior Advisor to the OECD and she worked at Sullivan & Cromwell’s New York Office. Nydia has a Master in the Science of Law (JSM) from Stanford University, and is completing her PhD in Law at the University of Zurich. Nydia’s research has been published in internationally recognised peer review journals, cited in media outlets such as Forbes, and featured on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, the Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, the Oxford Business Law Blog, and the Machine Lawyering Blog of the Chinese University of Hong-Kong.
 

 

FEES

GST Rate Change The Singapore Government has announced that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate will be increased from 7% to 8% with effect from 1 Jan 2023. All invoices issued in 2023 will be subject to the prevailing GST of 8%. All 2022 billings will reflect 7% and must be paid in full by 31 Dec 2022, failing to do so might result in the re-billing of course fees in 2023, at the prevailing GST of 8%.

 

a. Early Bird Price (registration by 13 January 2023)

Timeline	Fees inclusive of GST
Fees before 1 Jan 2023 (7% GST)	$288.90
Fees from 1 Jan 2023 (8% GST)	$291.60

b. Regular Price (registration after 13 January 2023)
Registration fee of S$324.00* (inclusive of 8% GST) applies.

*Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email: smulawacademy [at] smu.edu.sg, by 20 January 2023.

SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.  

SMU Law Academy has an established track record of providing the legal profession with high quality seminars and other opportunities to remain fully informed about contemporary legal developments in Singapore and beyond. Its carefully curated listing of seminars is developed with the profession’s multi-faceted needs in mind and meets the requirements of the CPD scheme. The Academy also administers the Auditing Scheme which enables members of the legal profession to consolidate and upgrade their understanding of the law by auditing courses in the School’s LL.B., J.D. and LL.M. programmes. For an overview of upcoming SMU Law Academy events, please click here.

This programme is an Accredited CPD Activity under the SILE’s CPD Scheme. Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.silecpdcentre.sg for more information.

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