20 Nov 2025, 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Americas, Asia, Dubai, Global, Mauritius, UK & Europe
Firms are increasingly looking to Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore as strategic growth hubs to meet investor demand, diversify across jurisdictions and find clear regulatory footing.
We’ll be giving a practical overview of what it takes to get licensed in each market. Our local experts will be focusing on the real-world challenges firms face when expanding across borders - and what regulators expect in return.
We’ll cover:
- Licence types and available exemptions
- Capital and substance requirements
- Regulator mindset and timelines
- Common pitfalls and success factors
Speakers
Billie-Jo has over twenty years’ experience in financial services and is a respected expert in regulatory compliance. She helps firms decide if they need to be licenced in Singapore and guides them through the MAS licensing process and all aspects of being a licenced business.
Kevin Wong
With over 9 years of experience working in the SFC, Kevin specialising in guiding firms through the licensing process, and ongoing obligations as a regulated firm.
Anthony brings over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry and is responsible for MAS licence applications, in particular for firms that intend to deal in capital markets products. He also provides regulatory advice relating to MAS’ requirements of various capital markets intermediaries.
Veena Karuthasen
With over 15 years of global compliance and risk experience in financial services, Veena is a confident and approachable leader who embraces challenges and people development opportunities.
