Singapore

Clearing & Post-Trade

UAE State Fund Acquires Stake in AirCarbon Exchange

By Editors | 17/11/2022

The investment will help AirCarbon Exchange establish a regulated carbon trading exchange and clearinghouse in Abu Dhabi.

Cloud & Infrastructure

MAS, UN to Jointly Develop Digital Finance in Pacific Island LDCs

By Editors | 15/11/2022

The collaboration includes measures to improve MSME access to financing and financial services, initially in Pacific Island LDCs.

Cryptocurrency

Singapore and Hong Kong Regulators Address FTX Queries

By Editors | 15/11/2022

MAS said FTX is neither licensed nor exempt from licensing in Singapore. Hong Kong’s SFC said licensed fund managers’ exposure to FTX is “immaterial”.

Trading & Investment

UOB Lists First Product on SGX Using Shenzhen ETF Link

By Editors | 15/11/2022

The SGX-listed ETF replicates the performance of SZSE’s ChiNext Index by investing in a Shenzhen-listed ETF managed by Ping An Fund Management.

Payments & Settlements

Five ASEAN Central Banks Sign MoU on Payments Connectivity

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2022

The MoU is the first that brings together multiple ASEAN central banks under a single multilateral agreement to enhance cross-border payments.

Reporting & Disclosures

UK Think Tank Accuses Singapore’s Sembcorp of Greenwashing

By Editors | 14/11/2022

The allegations relate to Sembcorp’s sale of its India coal business while still retaining “substantial liabilities” and “operational influence”.

CBDCs

NY Fed, MAS to Test CBDC-based Cross-Border Payments

By Editors | 11/11/2022

“Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+” will seek to enhance designs for atomic settlement of cross-border cross-currency transactions, leveraging wholesale CBDCs as a settlement asset.

Anti-Money Laundering

DFSA Fines Bank of Singapore for Inadequate AML Controls

By Editors | 11/11/2022

Bank of Singapore offered the DFSA an enforceable undertaking agreeing to remediate deficiencies and engage an external compliance expert for verification.

Cryptocurrency

HashKey Obtains New Approvals in Hong Kong, Singapore

By Editors | 10/11/2022

HashKey has full approval to operate a crypto trading platform in Hong Kong and in-principle approval to offer fund management services in Singapore.