Singapore

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Raises Focus on Fund Liquidity Risk Practices

By Manesh Samtani | 31/05/2021

MAS wants funds to increase the frequency of liquidity risk monitoring and to extend reporting of significant redemptions to non-retail funds.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS Partners with Mojaloop Foundation on Financial Inclusion

By Editors | 27/05/2021

The partnership will bring together MAS’ policy development perspectives and Mojaloop’s digital payments capability to advance financial inclusion.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo Extends Suspension of Issuer Watch-List

By Editors | 24/05/2021

The extension is to enable issuers to focus on Covid-19 related business and economic challenges and on dealing with any resultant liquidity crunch.

Market Infrastructure

Nomura to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Engine in Singapore

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/05/2021

The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will improve execution infrastructure, access to liquidity and price discovery for clients.

ESG / Sustainability

DBS, SGX, StanChart, Temasek to Launch Carbon Exchange

By Editors | 20/05/2021

‘Climate Impact X’ seeks to address a need for more high-quality carbon credits and promote active cross-border trading of such credits to drive global price transparency.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Sustainability Reporting Sees Marked Improvement: SGX

By Editors | 19/05/2021

In a joint review, SGX RegCo and NUS Business School found an overall increase in the depth and understanding of sustainability reporting.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Taskforce Issues Climate Disclosure Guide for FIs

By Editors | 19/05/2021

GFIT also announced a framework for green trade finance and published a roadmap to scale green finance in the real estate, infrastructure, fund management and transition sectors.

Enforcement

SG Police Issue Cheating Charges in Nickel Trading Fraud Case

By Editors | 18/05/2021

With the latest charges, Ng Yu Zhi now faces a total of 18 counts of cheating, fraudulent trading and forgery. He will return to court on 28 June.

Market Infrastructure

Is Asia Ready for the End of LIBOR?

By Li Renn Tsai | 17/05/2021

Li Renn Tsai compares progress in Asia’s main trading hubs, warning of a logjam of transition-related operational work that will pile up towards year-end.