Christopher C. Chen

Singapore Management University School of Law

Assistant Professor of Law

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Singapore, 179943

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Law and COVID-19

Singapore Management University School of Law 2020
Number of pages: 256 Posted: 08 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2020
Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Mark Findlay, Yihan Goh, Edward Ti, Henry S. Gao, Hang Wu Tang, Man Yip, Jerrold Soh, Nicholas Liu, Pasha L. Hsieh, Christopher C. Chen, Pearlie M.C. Koh, Wei Zhang, Nydia Remolina, Warren Chik, Maartje De Visser, Benjamin Joshua Ong, Gary K. Y. Chan, Eugene Kheng Boon Tan, Ee-Ing Ong, Seow Hon Tan, Kee Yang Low, Dorcas Quek Anderson, Lau Kwan Ho, Chen Siyuan and Nadja Marie Alexander
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COVID-19, law, contract, commercial, corporate, insolvency, privacy, technology, AI, trust, governance, public law, dispute resolution, legal education, judicial system, society

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Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises: An Empirical Survey of the Model of Temasek Holdings in Singapore

Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 6/2014, 21st Century Commercial Law Forum: 13th International Symposium 2013, pp. 1-29, 2013
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2014
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Temasek Holdings, state-owned enterprises, corporate governance, Singapore

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Regulatory Sandboxes in the UK and Singapore: A Preliminary Survey

Regulating FinTech in Asia: Global Context, Local Perspectives (Mark Fenwick, Steven Van Uytsel and Bi Ying ed., Forthcoming, August 2020)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2020
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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financial technology, fintech, regulatory sandbox, innovation, financial regulation

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The Promise and Perils of InsurTech

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The Promise and Perils of InsurTech

Forthcoming, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 2020, NUS Law Working Paper No. 2019/021, NUS Centre for Banking & Finance Law Working Paper 19/03
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Oct 2019
Lin Lin and Christopher C. Chen
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law and Singapore Management University School of Law
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InsurTech, FinTech, Sandbox, Investors, Insurance, Artificial Intelligence

The Promise and Perils of Insurtech

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, Mar. 2020, pp 115-142
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jul 2020
Lin Lin and Christopher C. Chen
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law and Singapore Management University School of Law
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Regulatory Sandbox and InsurTech: A Preliminary Survey in Selected Countries

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Nov 2018
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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fintech, financial technology, financial regulation, insurance, insurtech

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Insurance Act 2015 in the UK and Lessons for Singapore

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Mar 2017
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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insurance contract law, Singapore law, duty of disclosure, utmost good faith, warranty, Insurance Act 2015

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Transplantation of Fiduciary Duties into Civil Law Jurisdiction: Experiences from Taiwan

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 06 Jul 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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fiduciary duty, transplantation of law, civil law, Taiwan, company law, directors' duties

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Public and Private Enforcement of Corporate and Securities Laws: An Empirical Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore

University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2018/025
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 29 May 2018
Wai Yee Wan, Christopher C. Chen and Say Hak Goo
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law, Singapore Management University School of Law and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law
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Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Enforcement, Singapore, Hong Kong

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Board Independence as Panacea to Tunneling? An Empirical Study of Related Party Transactions in Hong Kong and Singapore

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Jun 2017
Christopher C. Chen, Wai Yee Wan and Wei Zhang
Singapore Management University School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law and Singapore Management University
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Corporate Governance, Board Independence, Tunneling, Related Party Transaction, Independent Director, Hong Kong, Singapore

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Regulation of Over-the-Counter Derivatives: A Comparative Study of Proposals in Singapore and Hong Kong

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Jun 2012
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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derivative, financial regulation, Hong Kong, Singapore, OTC derivative, clearing, CCP, trade reporting

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由比較法觀點論金融機構之適當性義務 (The Construction of Suitability Obligation of Financial Institutions When Selling Structured Products: From Comparative Law Perspective)

軍法專刊，57卷2期，2011年4月，頁75-98 (Military Law Journal, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 75-98, 2011)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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推介適當性、妥適性、適合性、行為規範、比較法、投資顧問、連動債（結構債）、衍生性金融商品、結構型產品 (Suitability, appropriateness, conduct of business, comparative law, investment advice, structured notes, derivatives, structured products)

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由經濟觀點論金融市場上以衍生性商品進行市場投機之管制 (Regulation of Speculation in the Financial Market: Focusing on Derivative Instruments)

台大法學論叢，39卷3期，2010年9月，頁167-222, 2010 (NTU Law Journal, Vol. 39, Issue 3, pp. 167-222, 2010)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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投機、避險、衍生性商品、期貨、信用違約交換、經濟分析、系統性風險、賭博、保險利益、集中清算 (speculation, hedging, derivatives, futures, credit default swap, economic analysis, systemic risk, gambling (wagering), insurable interest, clearing)

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Managing the Risks of Corporate Fraud: The Evidence from Hong Kong and Singapore

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Managing the Risks of Corporate Fraud: The Evidence from Hong Kong and Singapore

Forthcoming, Honk Kong Law Journal, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2018/020
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 May 2018 Last Revised: 29 May 2018
Wai Yee Wan, Christopher C. Chen, Chongwu Xia and Say Hak Goo
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law, Singapore Management University School of Law, Xiamen University - Institute for Financial and Accounting Studies and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law
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corporate fraud, independent directors, corporate governance, foreign listings

Managing the Risks of Corporate Fraud: The Evidence from Hong Kong and Singapore

Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 17
Posted: 13 Sep 2018
Wai Yee Wan and Christopher C. Chen
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law and Singapore Management University School of Law

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Corporate fraud, independent directors, corporate governance, foreign listings

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Equity Swaps and Implications in Company Law: An Examination of Singapore Law

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Jan 2012
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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financial derivative, equity swap, company law, fiduciary duty, financial assistance, disclosure, interest in shares, corporate governance

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Information Disclosure, Risk Trading and the Nature of Derivative Instruments: From Common Law Perspective

National Taiwan University Law Review, Vol. 4, No. pp. 1-53, 2009
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Derivatives, Duty of Disclosure, Information, Insider Dealing, Utmost Good Faith

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論結構債之契約關係及指定用途金錢信託之法律性質 (Contractual Structure of Structured Notes and Legal Characterisation of Non-discretionary Trust)

軍法專刊，第55卷第3期，2009年6月，頁111-133 (Law Journal, Vol. 55, Issue 3, pp. 111-133, 2009)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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結構債、連動債、衍生性金融商品、證券、投資、指定用途金錢信託 (Structured note, derivatives, security, non-discretionary trust)

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A One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Corporate Governance Codes and Compliance by Smaller Listed Firms: An Examination of Companies Listed in Hong Kong and Singapore

Berkeley Business Law Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2019
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Mar 2019
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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corporate governance; smaller listed companies; Singapore; Hong Kong; board independence; audit committee; remuneration

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Product Intervention for Retail Structured Investment Products: A Comparison of Rules in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 19/2016
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2016
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Financial Consumer Protection, Product Intervention, Structured Products

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ASEAN Financial Integration and ‘One Belt, One Road’: Legal Challenges to and Opportunities for China in Southeast Asia

In: International Governance and the Rule of Law in China under the Belt and Road Initiative, edited by Yun Zhao, 163–96. Cambridge University Press
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Mar 2019
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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ASEAN; financial integration; ASEAN banking integration network; ABIF; insurance; Southeast Asia; AEC

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Measuring the Transplantation of English Commercial Law in a Small Jurisdiction: An Empirical Study of Singapore's Insurance Judgments between 1965 and 2012

Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 49, No. 3, p. 469-505, 2014, Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 34/2014
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2014
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Legal transplantation; Singapore; insurance law; law reform

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The Resolution of the Structured Notes Fiasco in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan

Company Lawyer, 34(4), pp.119-125, (c) Sweet & Maxwell 2013, available via Westlaw, Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 20/2013
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2013
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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structured note, misselling, consumer protection, minibond

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Enforcement of the Duties of Directors by the Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center in Taiwan

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Apr 2015
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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securities litigation, securities regulation, investor protection centre, enforcement

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ISDA總契約、利率交換與消費者保護法：評高等法院96年金上字第3號判決 (ISDA Master Agreement, Interest Rate Swap, and Consumer Protection Law: Comment on Higher Court 97 Jin-shan No. 3 Judgment)

律師雜誌，2008年8月，第347期，頁65-76 (Taipei Bar Journal, No. 347, pp. 65-76, 2008)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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利率交換、提前終止 (Early termination, ISDA Master Agreement, Interest rate swap)

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Hedging the Aging Society: Challenges to the Insurance Market and Law in Singapore

Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 15/2016
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2016
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Hedging, Ageing Society, Longevity Risk, Singapore

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Liberalization of Taiwan’s Securities Markets – The Case of Cross-Taiwan-Strait Listings

Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 26, pp. 259-282, 2011
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2011
Wen-Yeu Wang Wallace and Christopher C. Chen
National Taiwan University - College of Law and Singapore Management University School of Law
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cross-listing, securities regulation, Taiwan, China, Sino-Taiwan relationship, alternative trading, financial supervision

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Judicial Inactivitism in Protecting Financial Consumer Against Predatory Sale of Retail Structured Products: A Reflection from Retail Structured Notes Lawsuits in Taiwan

Columbia Journal of Asian Law, Vol. 27, No. 2, p.165-220, 2014, Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 35/2014
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2019
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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financial consumer protection; Taiwan; structured notes; misselling; product disclosure; suitability

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論權益交換與大股東持股揭露問題 (Equity Swaps and Disclosure of Shareholding of Major Shareholders)

法學新論，7期，2009年2月，頁105-131, 2009 (Journal of New Perspectives on Law, No. 7, pp. 105-131, 2009)
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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權益交換、衍生性商品、揭露、購併、經營權爭奪 (Equity swap, disclosure, Securities Exchange Act article 43-1, corporate control, merger & acquisition)

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Dividing Hedging and Gambling: Legal Implications of Derivative Instruments

Opticon1826, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 1, 2006
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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derivative, hedging, gambling, wagering

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Following English Footsteps? An Empirical Study of Singapore's Reported Insurance Judgments and Disputes between 1965 and 2012

Singapore Management University School of Law Research Paper No. 19/2013
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2013
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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insurance law, Singapore, legal transplant, common law, empirical study, law reform

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Transnational Corporate Governance Codes: Lessons From Regulating Related Party Transactions in Hong Kong and Singapore

Forthcoming in Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Feb 2019
Christopher C. Chen and Wai Yee Wan
Singapore Management University School of Law and City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law
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transnational law; corporate governance code; related party transaction; board independence; independent director; audit committee; gatekeeper

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Labeling Genetically Modified Food - Comparative Law Studies from Consumer's Perspective

National Taiwan University Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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food labelling, consumer protection, genetically modified food

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由美國次級房貸市場風暴論信用衍生性商品及信用證券化產品之使用及管制 (The Use and Regulation of Credit Derivatives and CDOs after the Subprime Debacle)

律師雜誌，第338期，2007年11月，頁77-89 (Taipei Bar Journal, No. 338, pp. 77-89, 2007)
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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CDO, credit derivative, financial regulation

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The Boundary of Futures Regulation: From UK and US Judgments Regarding Commodity Forward Contracts

Soochow Law Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 165-197, 2009
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Futures, forward, commodity, commercial purpose, investment purpose, futures trading, cash forward, notional trading; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Commodity Exchange Act

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Product Due Diligence and the Suitability of Minibonds: Taking the Benefit of Hindsight

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, No. pp. 309-329, December 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 10 Feb 2012
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Regulating Squeeze-Out Techniques by Controlling Shareholders: The Divergence between Hong Kong and Singapore

Forthcoming in Journal of Corporate Law Studies
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2019
Christopher C. Chen, Wei Zhang and Wai Yee Wan
Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore Management University and City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law
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Squeeze-Outs, Delistings, Going Private Transactions, Controlling Shareholders, Takeovers, Hong Kong, Singapore

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Structured Notes Fiasco in the Courts: A Study of Relevant Judgments between 2009 and 2010

Academic Sinica Law Journal, Issue 10, pp 161-223 (March 2012)
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 05 Oct 2012
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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structured note, structured financial product, derivative, duty to explain, suitability, duty to report, sale restriction, dispute resolution, investor protection, trust

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Post-Contractual Duties of Financial Institutions Regarding Wealth Management Products

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Feb 2017
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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financial consumer protection, financial regulation, conduct of business, post-sale duty, fiduciary duty, redemption, financial advice

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Comment on Re Sigma Finance Corp [2009] UKSC 2

SMU Highlights, No. 11, 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 06 May 2011
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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derivative, insolvency, special purpose vehicle, structured note

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Book Reviews: Financial Services Law and Regulation by Dora Swee Suan Neo, Hans Tjio and Luh Luh Lan, eds

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, Sept. 2019, pp 489-491
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 26 Dec 2019
Christopher C. Chen
Singapore Management University School of Law
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Board Independence as a Panacea to Tunneling? An Empirical Study of Related‐Party Transactions in Hong Kong and Singapore

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 15, Issue 4, pp. 987-1020, 2018
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Nov 2018
Christopher C. Chen, Wai Yee Wan and Wei Zhang
Singapore Management University School of Law, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law and Singapore Management University
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Financial Transnationalism and Financial Regulation Change: A Case Study of Derivatives Markets

European Business Organization Law Review, 2017
Posted: 27 Dec 2016
Simin Gao and Christopher C. Chen
Tsinghua University Law School and Singapore Management University School of Law

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over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, Financial Transnationalism