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D-SIIs will be required to meet higher capital and enhanced corporate governance requirements, and establish RRPs and robust risk management information systems.

Phase 1 of Project Orchid explored the concept of purpose-bound digital SGD, bearer instruments that enable senders to specify conditions when making transfers in digital SGD.

DBS said the partnership enables it to provide more dynamic pricing, financing, and risk solutions to investors, which contributes to Singapore’s growing influence as a global digital asset hub.

Climate Action Data Trust, or CAD Trust, will link, aggregate and harmonise all major carbon market registry data, and help with reporting under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Futures contracts based on MSCI's new Climate Action Indexes will help investors reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios and drive investment into climate transition efforts.

The consultation also proposes to require listed companies to disclose director and CEO remuneration in annual reports on a named basis.

The CFTC granted SEF registration exemptions to Bloomberg Tradebook Singapore, SGX FX Markets (BidFX), and Synoption.

Accenture's Irene Liu and team discuss the use of NLP technology within compliance functions, as well as the adoption challenges and how to address them.

Retail investors won't be allowed leverage and will have to undergo a knowledge test. Stablecoin issuers will have strict rules on reserve assets and a S$1bn capital requirement.

Singapore will develop low-carbon hydrogen as a fuel source, with a view to reaching peak emissions earlier than its stated 2030 deadline.