
AIWM Regulatory & Compliance Update
We’re thrilled to kickstart the AIWM Regulatory & Compliance Update workshops for 2025!
Drawing from the successful formula of the last workshop held in Dec 2024, join us for an insightful half-day session, as we explore the theme of managing conflicts of interests (“COIs”) within a risk management framework. In addition to regulatory updates, we will wrap up the agenda with a dynamic fireside chat to discuss the key aspects of regulators’ compliance concerns and issues with managing COIs.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 19th March 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Registration starts from 9am)
Venue: TBC
TIME | AGENDA | |
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9:00 AM | Registration | |
9:30 AM | Welcome Remarks | |
9:35 AM |
Keynote Presentation: Managing Conflicts of Interest (“COI”) within a Risk Management Framework Nithi Genesan, Managing Director, Waystone Compliance Solutions | |
10:20 AM | Network Break | |
11:00 AM |
Regulatory Updates Tan Woon Hum, Partner & Head of Trust, Asset & Wealth Management Practice, Shook Lin & Bok | |
11:30 AM |
Fireside Chat: Key aspects of regulators’ compliance concerns; issues with managing COIs Moderator:
Panellists:
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12:15 PM | Q&A | |
12:30 PM | Event Ends |
SPEAKERS

Joyce Woo

Joyce Woo
As Head of Leo Wealth Singapore, Joyce is responsible for overseeing business development, risk management and operational support. Prior to its re-branding as Leo Wealth Singapore, the company was founded in July 2014 by Joyce as Jachin Capital Pte Ltd.
The establishment of Jachin Capital in July 2014 capped her career with the private banking teams of major financial institutions such as OCBC, Citigroup, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Bank of Singapore.
Joyce has over 40 years of corporate and private banking experience in Singapore and South-East Asia. Her all-rounded experience encompasses credit, operations, compliance, risk management, investment advisory, marketing and sales.
Before her client relationship management role with the private banking institutions, Joyce spent 12 years in key regional management positions at Merrill Lynch International Bank Ltd. She was Regional Banking Operations Manager for Asia Pacific for about four years before moving on in 1997 to become Regional Compliance and Control Manager for Asia Pacific. After successfully updating and implementing a risk management framework for Merrill Lynch, Joyce took on a Regional Marketing and Sales Manager function for Asia Pacific in 1999. She stayed in this position until April 2001 when she joined OCBC to spearhead the investment advisory team.
At OCBC, Joyce was instrumental in setting up the investment advisory team for the private banking unit. Joyce also served as a member of the investment committee for OCBC Trustee Limited. Joyce cut her teeth in banking as a Credit and Marketing Officer at DBS Finance Ltd after graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honors) degree from the National University of Singapore.

Nithi Genesan

Nithi Genesan
Nithi Genesan is the Managing Director of Compliance in the Singapore operation of Waystone Compliance Solutions. A compliance and regulatory specialist, Nithi has over 15 years of experience working within the financial sector and an in-depth knowledge of the laws and regulations of the financial markets. Nithi’s vast experience includes working within securities, asset management, insurance, financial advisory and payment services.
At Waystone, Nithi manages numerous regulatory projects for large institutions and oversees the Compliance Team, providing the team with direction and oversight as they support clients with ongoing compliance matters including, obtaining licenses, internal audits, preparing for MAS inspections, providing compliance gap analysis and compliance training.
An experienced compliance trainer, Nithi conducts training for institutions ranging from asset management entities to top-tier banks. This includes working with the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) to obtain accreditation for compliance training courses in Singapore and working with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) to establish compliance training.
Prior to joining Waystone (previously Argus Global), Nithi was Head of the Singapore operation for a well-established compliance consulting firm in the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, Nithi maintained a proven track record for consulting with financial institutions and intermediaries and managed numerous compliance projects for large institutions.

Tan Woon Hum

Tan Woon Hum
Tan Woon Hum is widely regarded as one of the rare senior market leaders specialising in investment funds, REITs and trusts, especially VCCs and family offices. He heads a team of specialist lawyers in the Trust, Asset & Wealth Management practice at major Singapore independent law firm, Shook Lin & Bok LLP.
Woon Hum is ranked as a Band 1 leading investment funds lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific since 2014, Elite Practitioner by AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers in 2023 & 2024, and top 100 lawyer in Singapore by Asia Business Law Journal in 2023 & 2024, amongst other accolades.
He advises on fund formation, using Singapore funds (including VCC) and offshore funds structures (eg. Cayman LP funds, Cayman SPCs and Luxembourg funds). He is extremely well versed with independent asset managers, external asset managers, multi-family offices and single-family offices, and has an extremely strong track record in securing the relevant regulatory licences and exemptions. His excellent and long-term professional relationship with the local regulators, authorities and major industry players add credence to his practice. He has advised on and helped clients launched more than 140 VCCs as at Dec 2024.
He has extensive experience in advising private clients (including ultra-high net worth individuals and single-family offices) and trustees on the establishment of private trusts, family offices, single-family funds, Sections 13O and 13U (formerly 13R and 13X) structures and drafts trust documents, fund documents, global investor programme documents and family charters.
Woon Hum is bi-lingual (English and Mandarin), has a law degree and an MBA (Finance). He is a highly sought after speaker and speaks regularly at public conferences, forums and seminars since 2002 in Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Dubai, Seoul, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. He has also been guest speaker/trainer at various universities’ postgraduate programmes.
Important Notes:
1) Certificates of Attendance (COA) are issued based on attendance records.
2) A SGD150.00 event cancellation fee per person is applicable for this event.
3) A SGD150.00 no-show penalty fee per person applies.
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This event is for Associate / Ordinary members only.