SINGAPORE

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    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Considering Review of Liquidity Risk Framework for Asset Managers

    By Nithya Subramanian | 24/04/2025

    MAS will study the need to review the current liquidity risk management framework and engage with the industry when ready.

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    AML / KYC

    Coordinated and Agile Response Needed to Address Financial Crime Threats in APAC

    By Bradley Maclean | 22/04/2025

    Regulation Asia Co-founder Bradley Maclean discusses newly published research and what the findings say about the ongoing fight against financial crime.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore Police Arrest Man for Selling SIM Cards to Scam Syndicates

    By Editors | 21/04/2025

    The man paid several students to register SIM cards using their personal information, and then sold those SIM cards to scam syndicates.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore Panel of Cyber Experts Convenes for Inaugural Meeting

    By Editors | 21/04/2025

    The CTREX Panel, formed in August 2024, said FIs should start preparing for a post-quantum security landscape, among other recommendations.

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    Sanctions

    US Imposing New Controls on Chip Exports to China

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2025

    US lawmakers accuse China’s DeepSeek are circumventing US export controls by smuggling chips through intermediary countries like Singapore

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Singapore’s CapitaLand Seeks Regulatory Approval for REIT Listing in Shanghai

    By Nithya Subramanian | 19/04/2025

    The listing, if approved, would be the first retail REIT in China backed by an international sponsor.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore Sharpens Enforcement Focus on Money Laundering, Digital Assets, Scams

    By Nathan Lynch | 17/04/2025

    MAS has signposted a deliberate shift in enforcement priorities as financial crime risks soar across APAC, writes Nathan Lynch.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    ASEAN Ministers Endorse Sustainability and Payments Initiatives

    By Thisanka Siripala | 17/04/2025

    ASEAN ministers endorsed new financing mechanisms and welcomed new cross-border payment initiatives including Nexus.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore Jails Man for Laundering Chinese Funds with USDT

    By Nithya Subramanian | 15/04/2025

    The scheme involved using cash from China-issued bank cards to purchase gold in Singapore which was subsequently converted to USDT.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore to Tighten AML Rules for Real Estate Sector

    By Nithya Subramanian | 09/04/2025

    A new bill proposes stronger penalties for AML compliance failures by real estate professionals and developers, among other measures.

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