プロフィール
Melvin Ng advises on the establishment and registration of onshore and offshore investment funds for private and retail investors in Singapore. He counsels fund managers and trustees on cross border fund regulatory matters, including fund licensing, offering and marketing of private and retail funds, and related ongoing legal and compliance obligations. His experience also covers advising fund managers on the listing of exchange traded funds, related regulatory requirements and post-listing compliance matters.
Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Melvin served as legal counsel at an international asset management group gaining valuable industry perspective on fund operations and regulatory compliance. He also previously practiced at reputable international and Singapore law firms.
Concentrations
- Fund formation and structuring
- Registration and marketing of private and retail funds
- ETF listing and related regulatory compliance
- Licensing and regulatory compliance for fund managers
取扱分野
実績紹介
- Acting as legal counsel for a major U.S.-based asset manager in the establishment and authorisation of a tokenised fund structured as a variable capital company as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian Initiative, and in advising on their on-going regulatory and compliance matters.°
- Acting as legal counsel for a leading Chinese asset manager in the establishment, authorisation and listing of an exchange traded fund (“ETF”) structured as a variable capital company on the Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) under the product link between SGX and Shanghai Stock Exchange, and in advising on their on-going regulatory and compliance matters.°
- Acting as legal counsel for a major US-based asset manager in the establishment, authorisation and listing of a climate-focused ETF structured as a unit trust on the SGX, and in advising on their on-going regulatory and compliance matters.°
- Acting as legal counsel for a Singapore banking group in the establishment and authorisation of a fund structured as variable capital company investing in debt and money market instruments, and in advising on their on-going regulatory and compliance matters.°
- Acted as legal counsel for a Swiss banking group in the establishment and authorisation of a fund structured as a variable capital company investing in Indian companies.°
- Acted as legal counsel for a Singapore asset manager in the termination and delisting of ETFs structured as unit trusts from the SGX.°
- Acted as legal counsel for a European asset manager in the cross-listing of ETFs structured as fonds communications de placement and Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable on the SGX.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Ng. prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Singapore LLP.
- Associate Corporate Counsel, Franklin Templeton, 2022-2023.
受賞歴・所属団体
- Member, Legal Committee, Investment Management Association of Singapore, Present
学歴・資格・言語
- LL.B. (Honours), National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- 英語, Native
- 中国語（マンダリン）, Conversational