The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper on the designation of tax crimes as money laundering predicate offences in Singapore. The consultation period begun on 9 October 2012 and closes on 9 December 2012.
Under this initiative, a broad range of serious tax crimes will be designated as money laundering predicate offences from 1 July 2013. With the designation, financial institutions must apply all the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering…