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Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MAS Reprimands Four FIs Over Remuneration Practices
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/06/2021
Two insurers, two financial advisory firms, and two individuals were reprimanded over breaches related to their risk management arrangements and remuneration practices.
Sustainable Finance
SGX, Nasdaq Partner to Enhance ESG Visibility of APAC Issuers
By Editors | 15/06/2021
The addition of SGX data to Nasdaq’s sustainable bond network will enhance transparency of green, social and sustainability bonds in Asia Pacific.
Sustainable Finance
SGX Leverages Nikkei Partnership to Launch ESG REIT Derivatives
By Editors | 14/06/2021
The new futures contract aims to meet rising demand for integrating ESG considerations into investment portfolios, SGX said.
Cloud & Infrastructure
UOB Pilots Digital Signing Capability via SingPass
By Editors | 14/06/2021
UOB is testing the use of GovTech’s ‘Sign with Singpass’ to allow a set of retail and corporate customers to confirm transactions and product applications.
Clearing & Post-Trade
SGX Invites Feedback on Rule Amendments for ‘GIFT Connect’
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/06/2021
The proposed amendments seek to clarify the obligations of SGX-DT trading members when accessing GIFT Connect to trade Nifty derivatives.
Climate Risk
MAS Sets Out Climate Strategy in Inaugural Sustainability Report
By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021
Five asset managers have been appointed to manage S$1.8bn of Singapore’s official foreign reserves under new mandates focused on climate change and the environment.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Culture & Conduct Risk: Singapore Sets the Pace for Peers
By Stephen Scott | 08/06/2021
Among global peers, Singapore is setting the pace for effective governance of culture and conduct risks, say Starling’s Stephen Scott and Mark Cooke.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
MAS Bans Former Representative Over Forgery Conviction
By Editors | 04/06/2021
The former representative deceived online platform OANDA into crediting money into his personal trading account through forged screenshots of a bank transfer.
Cloud & Infrastructure
MAS Issues Guidance on Managing Risks of Cloud Services
By Editors | 04/06/2021
In a new advisory, MAS highlights the key risks and control measures FIs should consider before adopting public cloud services.
Trading & Investment
Singapore Seeks to Enhance VCC Fund Structure
By Manesh Samtani | 04/06/2021
The enhancements will expand the types of investors that can use the VCC and ease conversion and redomiciliation processes.
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