Singapore

Securities / Derivatives

SGX to Develop New Products Using China Bond Indices

By Editors | 27/11/2019

SGX, ICBC and the CCDC will explore the development of new index fund products using newly-launched China Bond Indices as the underlying, to be listed in Singapore.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX Becomes First Asian Exchange to List Catastrophe Bonds

By Editors | 27/11/2019

The ‘World Bank Philippines Catastrophe Bonds’ will finance up to $225mn of financial protection against earthquakes and tropical cyclones for the Philippines over the next three years.

SGX RegCo Rewards Good Governance with ‘Fast Track’ List

By Editors | 26/11/2019

SGX RegCo has named 95 companies that will receive prioritised responses on selected corporate action submissions for maintaining high standards of governance, compliance and reporting quality.

AML / KYC

Singapore Company Director Jailed for North Korea Trade

By Editors | 25/11/2019

The Singapore man was reportedly selling luxury goods to a North Korean shop, shipping the goods via Dalian, and receiving payment via front companies in China and Hong Kong.

Market Infrastructure

MAS, ABS Conclude 6th Crisis Response Testing Exercise

By Editors | 23/11/2019

‘Exercise Raffles’ brought together the public and private sectors – including the FS-ISAC, HKMA, CSA, SGX, SWIFT and FIS Global – to test cyber and operational disruption response capabilities.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Consults on Regulatory Approach for Crypto Derivatives

By Garima Chitkara | 21/11/2019

The MAS has received indications of interest for bitcoin and ether derivatives, regulated under the SFA, to be made available to investors in Singapore.

Market Infrastructure

EP Association Adopts 4th Iteration of ‘Equator Principles’

By Editors | 21/11/2019

DBS becomes the newest of 101 financial institutions to adopt the ‘Equator Principles’, a globally recognised framework for determining, assessing and managing environment and social risk in project finance.

AML / KYC

Singapore Re-Rated on Four FATF Recommendations

By Editors | 19/11/2019

Singapore is still rated ‘partially compliant’ on three FATF Recommendations for technical compliance, and will remain in enhanced follow-up.

Enforcement

Fostering Customer Trust in the Financial Industry: MAS

By Editors | 18/11/2019

Regulators and FIs alike have an important part to play to build trust in the financial industry, MAS deputy managing director Ong Chong Tee said in a speech on Saturday.