SINGAPORE

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.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Proposes Overhaul of Liquidity Risk Rules for Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/09/2025

The draft guidelines call for stronger governance, stress testing, contingency plans and early-warning systems to address fast-moving liquidity risks in the digital era.

AML / KYC

Southeast Asia Increasingly Shifting Scam Liability to Banks - Report

By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2025

A new GASA report finds consumers in Southeast Asia lost an estimated USD 23.6 billion in the last year from scams.

Securities / Derivatives

China Grants First Approval to Foreign-Sponsored REIT

By Editors | 29/08/2025

The CSRC has approved Singapore-based CapitaLand Investment's retail REIT for a Shanghai listing, a first for a foreign firm.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Extends Climate Reporting Deadlines to Support Companies

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/08/2025

SGX RegCo and ACRA have set a phased approach to climate reporting, allowing smaller listed and large non-listed companies to adopt later timelines.