Organised a Compliance Roundtable “The Singapore Variable Capital Company (S-VACC), Companies (Amendment Bill), and LLP (Amendment) Bill”, 7 Apr 2017
Organised a Compliance Roundtable “MAS Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulatory Regime for VC Funds”, 1 Mar 2017
Corporate Service Providers Conference 2017, organised by SAICSA – Moderated a session on AML/CFT Risk Management, 26 May 2017
ASEAN Regulatory Summit 2017 by Thomson Reuters – Moderated a session on BSI Bank, trade based money laundering, financial crime and AML/CFT regulations, 9 May 2017
1st Asia InsurTech Summit “Riding the InsurTech Wave” – Presented on complying with regulations, overcoming regulatory hurdles and navigating regulations, 26 Apr 2017
OJK, BI, World Bank Seminar in Jakarta – Presented on regulatory sandboxes, 27 Mar 2017
FPAS Financial Planning Conference 2017 – Presented on AML/CFT compliance and how regulatory awareness and ethical conduct impact a company’s performance and the society at large, 10 Mar 2017
Co-organized Corporate Transparency Seminar – Moderated a session on new regulatory obligations for companies, 14 Feb 2017
EY Fraud Investigation and Dispute Service APAC Leadership Seminar – Presented on regulatory changes and AML enforcement, discussing financial institutions and the regulatory space, 20 Jan 2017
Organising a Compliance Roundtable “2016 in Review – Key Issues for Compliance”, 5 Dec 2016
Spoke at FIX Conference on “Whether your Surveillance Program can get you Off the Hook,” 17 Nov 2016
Fintech and Innovation Seminar – Moderated a session on whether FinTech platforms should disrupt or collaborate with Banks, 13 Oct 2016
Organised Fintech Fiesta – “Surging Ahead on the Fintech Wave”, addressing various issues affecting FinTech platforms in the region (180 attendees), 5 Oct 2016
Organised Compliance Summit 2016 – “Getting Smart and Getting Tough”, addressing various topical regulatory and compliance issues, including AML/ CFT, anti-corruption, RegTech, asset forfeiture, handling investigations (250 attendees), 22 Sep 2016
Organised Compliance Roundtable discussing MAS Consultation Paper on a new proposed activity based Payments Framework and establishment of a National Payments Council, 7 Sep 2016
2nd ASEAN Regulatory Summit – Event partner with Thomson Reuters, moderated a session on Navigating the Shifting Boundaries of Trade Finance a Risk, and spoke on a panel discussing fostering compliance culture, 1 Sep 2016
Organised Compliance Roundtable discussing MAS Consultation Paper newly-issued Guidelines for Outsourcing Risk Management, 18 Aug 2016
Organised Compliance Roundtable in KL on Bank Negara’s Discussion Paper on Regulatory Sandbox, 15 Aug 2016
Asia Anti-Money Laundering Summit – Spoke at a Panel discussing “Special Regulatory and Enforcement Roundtable: Strategies Against White-Collar Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering”, 13 Jul 2016
TRAINING
AML/CFT training for Providence Capital Management Pte Ltd, 5 Jun 2017
LinkedIn Training for Partners and GOC Leaders, 28 Mar 2017
AML/CFT training for BNP Private Banking Team , 21 Sep 2016 & 6 Oct 2016
AML training on behalf of RHB for its stakeholders (moneychangers and remittance agents) – Conducted 3-hour training on AML/CFT, 3 Aug 2016
Financial Planning Association of Malaysia – Conducted training for registered financial advisors on regulatory compliance, 26 May 2016, Kuala Lumpur
RHB Investment Bank – Conducted Training for research analysts for the Malaysia office on confidentiality, data security and market misconduct risks, 5 May 2016, Kuala Lumpur
Moneychangers Association of Singapore – Conducted AML/CFT training, 7 Apr 2016
Nomura Malaysia – Training for licensed representatives on AML/CFT, 18 Feb 2016, Kuala Lumpur
PUBLICATIONS
Regulatory Regime for Managers of Venture Capital Funds. Uploaded on RHTCS Website. 10 Apr 2017
APAC CIO Outlook 2016 – RHTCS is featured as one of 25 promising compliance solutions providers, 26 Aug 2016
Thomson Reuters Article on new Payments Regime, August 2016
MAS Outsourcing Guidelines, August 2016
Proposed Payments Regime Publication, August 2016
Taylor Wessing – Sharpened Focus on AML/CFT in Southeast Asia, 28 Jun 2016
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Channel NewsAsia – Singapore Tonight and Live News, Nizam Ismail was interviewed on MAS enforcement actions against UOB and Credit Suisse, in connection with 1MDB, 30 May 2017
Channel NewsAsia – Singapore Tonight and Live News, Nizam Ismail was interviewed on MAS warning to investors on the risks of trading binary options on unregulated platform, 14 March 2017
Channel NewsAsia – Singapore Tonight and Live News, Nizam Ismail was interviewed on live broadcast on closure of Falcon Bank, 11 Oct 2016
Channel NewsAsia – Asian Business Morning Show, Nizam Ismail was interviewed on Fintech and Regulations, 6 Oct 2016
Channel NewsAsia – Sunday Night Show, Nizam Ismail interviewed on Indonesia tax amnesty programme, 3 Oct 2016
Channel NewsAsia – Live News, Nizam Ismail interviewed on Indonesia tax amnesty programme and the filing of STRs, 16 Sep 2016
Channel NewsAsia – Singapore Tonight and Prime Time Asia, RHT Compliance Solutions shared our thoughts on the BSI bank closure matter, 25 May 2016
The Straits Times Singapore – RHT Compliance Solutions shared our thoughts on what’s next in relation to the investigations done by MAS and CAD on private banks in Singapore, relating to 1 MDB, 4 Feb 2016
