Asia-Pacific funds & financial regulatory newsletter: Q3 2026 edition

Welcome to the tenth edition of Reed Smith’s quarterly Asia Pacific funds and financial regulatory newsletter.

This edition covers a range of timely topics, beginning with a detailed commentary on recent enhancements to fund management tax incentives in Singapore and Hong Kong. Next, we delve deeper into MAS’s proposed amendments to the Code on Collective Investment Schemes (CIS Code) to enable a wider range of new fund types to be authorised for retail offer more quickly, subject to appropriate safeguards.

We also discuss MAS’s response to feedback on updates to the guidelines on liquidity risk management practices for fund management companies and proposed amendments to the Payment Services Act 2001 for the regulation of stablecoins.

Finally, we examine recent enforcement trends, cross-border regulatory developments, and practical considerations for compliance teams operating in the Asia Pacific region.