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AML / KYC
MAS Examining Asiaciti Trust Revelations in Pandora Papers
By Editors | 06/10/2021
The Pandora Papers show that Singapore firm Asiaciti Trust had helped politicians and public officials set up trusts and shell companies in secrecy jurisdictions.
ESG / Sustainability
HSBC, Temasek to Establish Platform to Fund Sustainable Infrastructure
By Editors | 04/10/2021
HSBC and Temasek, with support from ADB and Clifford Capital Holdings, will dispense over $1bn in loans through the platform within 5 years.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Established Green Bonds Programme Office
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021
The new office, under the Ministry of Finance, will help to catalyse sustainable finance and green investments, said minister Lawrence Wong.
AML / KYC
MAS to Deploy Information Sharing Platform for AML/CFT
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2021
The COSMIC platform will be developed and deployed in phases. The initial participants are DBS, OCBC, UOB, StanChart, Citibank and HSBC.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX Adds RFQ Functionality for FX Derivatives on OTC Platform
By Editors | 03/10/2021
The RFQ function allows market participants to negotiate and transact block trades in FX futures and options on the Titan OTC Pro platform.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Grants Two New Licences to Provide DPT Services
By Editors | 02/10/2021
DBS Vickers and Independent Reserve have received authorisation under the PSA to provide digital payment token services.
AML / KYC
US DOJ Links Singapore, Hong Kong to Tax Evasion Case
By Editors | 30/09/2021
An unsealed indictment shows that six individuals and a Swiss firm used accounts in Singapore and Hong Kong to help US clients evade taxes from 2009 to 2014.
Market Infrastructure
Singapore Seeks to Become Global Hub for Carbon Trading
By Editors | 29/09/2021
To scale up carbon trading in the city, Singapore plans to work with Climate Impact X, a collaboration between SGX, DBS, Standard Chartered and Temasek.
MAS Publishes Compliance Toolkit for Trust Companies
By Editors | 28/09/2021
The toolkit provides guidance on applications to be submitted to MAS for approval, as well as notifications and reporting requirements.
Market Infrastructure
Singapore, Malaysia to Link PayNow, DuitNow in Q4 2022
By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 27/09/2021
Customers of participating financial institutions will be able to make real-time cross-border transfers using a mobile number.
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