Singapore

ASFI Academy will help ensure the financial sector workforce develops the skills needed to implement MAS' guidelines on environmental risk management.

MAS and SGX will increase support for high-growth companies seeking to list in Singapore. Temasek and EDB Investments will set up funds to facilitate fundraising.

Malicious actors gained access to the systems of overseas telecom operators to divert SMS OTPs and authenticate fraudulent card transactions.

Through the new linkage, Singapore and Thailand listed companies will be able to issue depository receipts in each other's markets.

MAS seeks feedback on draft provisions in Notice 637 relating to market risk capital and capital reporting requirements.

The PayNow-UPI linkage will be implemented in July 2022, enabling faster and lower cost fund transfers between Singapore and India.

The Singaporean businessman gave about SGD 1,000 to a Malaysian man to finance his travel to Syria to become an ISIS fighter.

SDAX allows asset owners to tokenise and list their assets as digital securities. Its first real estate token listing is expected within 2021.

RBC says the new e-FX server and pricing engine was developed with support from MAS and will be launched by year-end.

Enhanced disclosures will be required from retail ESG funds next year. NUS will launch a new centre of excellence this year to groom ESG talent.