Rachel 

PHANG

Rachel is a Research Associate at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law. Prior to joining the Centre, Rachel was awarded an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was placed on the Dean’s List. Rachel also holds an LL.B. from the National University of Singapore and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2017.

From 2017 to 2020, Rachel practised as a lawyer in the Financial Institutions Group of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. Her experience in legal practice focused on financial services regulation, and covered legal and regulatory issues relating to banking, capital markets products, payment services, insurance, and fintech.

Rachel’s research interests are in the area of financial services law and regulation. Her work during her time at the Centre has focused on regulatory issues relating to applications of distributed ledger technology in the financial sector, including the regulation of cryptocurrency derivatives, and Singapore’s emerging regulatory approach to stablecoins.

Presentations

• “Regulating Cryptocurrency Derivatives: A Comparative Analysis of Approaches in the UK, the EU, and Singapore”, Conference on Financial Law and Regulation, University College London Faculty of Laws, 30 June-1 July 2022

Publications

Journal Articles

• Rachel Phang, “Regulating Cryptocurrency Derivatives: A Comparative Analysis of Approaches in the UK, the EU and Singapore” (2023) 3 Journal of Business Law 222
• Rachel Phang, ““Takings” and “Givings” in Singapore: Land Law and Policy in the Search for Justice” 51(1) Fordham Urban Law Journal (forthcoming, November 2023
• Rachel Phang, “Proposals for a Regulatory Approach to Stablecoins under Singapore Law” Banking and Finance Law Review (forthcoming)

Report

• Rachel Phang, “Observations on the Conference on Financial Law and Regulation” (2022)  CBFL-REP-2201