Paul Lau

Paul Lau is a financial services tax partner at PwC Singapore, specialising in the banking and capital markets as well as investment management industries. A member of PwC’s global financial services transfer pricing network, he is actively involved in rendering tax and transfer pricing advice to banks and investment funds in structuring cross border transactions.

In his role as technical partner, he also provides interpretation of tax laws for the firm and engages in policy discussions with the authorities. With over 20 years experience in corporate and international tax, Paul has advised on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, asset securitisation, capital market instruments, tax sparing, real estate finance, transfer pricing as well as tax risk management and governance framework.

He was a member of the editorial board for Derivatives and Financial Instruments, a publication by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation based in the Netherlands. He also chairs the Tax and Levies Committee at the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals. Paul holds a bachelor degree in accountancy from Nanyang Technological University and a master degree in taxation law from University of Sydney.