SINGAPORE

ESG / Sustainability

MAS-Led Green Investments Partnership Achieves US$510m First Close

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/09/2025

Backed by global and regional investors, the fund will channel capital into renewable energy, transport, and other green projects to accelerate Asia’s energy transition.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo Proposes Streamlined Rules for ETF Market-Makers

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/09/2025

The proposal includes easing administrative requirements for ETF market-makers by scrapping notification and announcement obligations.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore FinTech Association to Launch Accelerator Programme

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/09/2025

The initiative will identify and scale high-potential fintechs with solutions in eKYC, digital onboarding, and alternative data scoring.

AML / KYC

S Korean National Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 06/09/2025

The Korean national admitted in a Singapore court to using criminal proceeds to buy gold bars, which he then smuggled out of the country disguised in shipments.

AML / KYC

Singapore Summit Calls for United Front Against Scams

By Nathan Lynch | 05/09/2025

The GASA Summit in Singapore this week brought together experts from government, non-profit organisations and regulatory bodies to dissect this evolving threat.

Enforcement

Singapore Invokes OCHA in First Directive to Meta over Facebook Scam Ads

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/09/2025

The move marks Singapore’s first use of new online harm powers, targeting a surge in scams impersonating senior officials that cost victims SGD 126 million in H1 2025.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Clarifies AUM Definition, Personnel Rules for Fund Managers

By Editors | 03/09/2025

Revised guidelines introduce a formal definition of assets under management and specify experience requirements for executive directors and VCFM personnel.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Grants Straits Millennium Licence to Offer Crypto Services

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/09/2025

The MPI license will enable Straits Millennium to provide regulated cryptocurrency trading services to institutional clients.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Director Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar AI Trading Scam

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/09/2025

Ong Kai Min has pleaded guilty to cheating investors in a bogus AI trading scheme that raised nearly SGD 4 million, with funds diverted for personal and business use instead of trading as promised.