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Payments & Settlements
DBS, JP Morgan, Temasek Team Up on Cross-border Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2021
An open platform will be developed to enable real-time cross-border multi-currency payments, trade finance, foreign exchange and DVP securities settlements.
Trading & Investment
MAS Forms Industry Group to Develop Asset Management Sector
By Editors | 28/04/2021
The Singapore Funds Industry Group will bring together key players to formulate strategies to develop the asset management ecosystem.
Reporting & Disclosures
IMAS Launches ESG E-Learning Module for Asset Managers
By Editors | 27/04/2021
The module covers the EnRM Guidelines issued by MAS in December, supplemented with case studies to facilitate application by the industry.
Tokenisation
DBS Goes Live on Trade Finance Network Contour
By Editors | 27/04/2021
Digital LC capabilities will be offered in Australia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore via Contour from this month.
Cloud & Infrastructure
MAS Calls on Governments to Advance Digital Infrastructure
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/04/2021
MAS will seek to build a consortium of countries to explore the potential of digital infrastructure for cross-border use.
Reporting & Disclosures
Environmental Disclosure a Focal Point for Singapore FIs: Study
By Editors | 26/04/2021
Financial institutions in Singapore place significant importance on ESG performance, with a heavy focus on climate considerations.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
SG Police Lay More Charges in Nickel Trading Fraud Case
By Editors | 26/04/2021
Ng Yu Zhi allegedly cheated five individuals into paying around S$8.8mn for nonexistent forward contracts purported to be for the sale of nickel to a metals trader.
Trading & Investment
SGX Launches New FFA, Futures For Managing Freight Risk
By Editors | 21/04/2021
The new contracts offer participants more precise hedging tools as a recovery drives demand for iron ore and minor bulks, SGX said.
Climate Risk
StanChart Commits to Cutting Emissions in Shipping Portfolio
By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2021
Standard Chartered has joined 25 other signatories to the Poseidon Principles, a global framework that targets carbon emission cuts in the shipping industry.
Trading & Investment
Deutsche to Move Pricing Engine for EM Currencies to Singapore
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/04/2021
The move is in part aimed at increasing algorithm capacity for trading Chinese yuan, the most heavily traded emerging market currency.
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