Singapore

Structural Regulation

Letter from SGX RegCo Chairman and CEO for FY2020

By Prof Tan Cheng Han | 04/09/2020

SGX RegCo’s chairman and CEO share lessons from the Covid-19 on building immunity, taking a proportionate response and increasing resilience.

Trading & Investment

UOB Issues First Dual Tranche SORA-SOFR Loan for CapitaLand

By Manesh Samtani | 04/09/2020

UOB and CapitaLand aim to enhance market confidence in adopting SORA and help accelerate the transition away from SOR, in line with MAS objectives.

Liquidity Risk

MAS to Launch SGD Liquidity Facility, Enhance USD Facility

By Manesh Samtani | 03/09/2020

The enhancements will fortify the resilience of Singapore’s banking sector and financial markets, and enable banks to continue to support the needs of businesses and individuals.

Structural Regulation

DBS Approved to Establish Securities Joint Venture in China

By Editors | 02/09/2020

DBS has become the eighth foreign financial institution to win approval to take majority ownership of a securities venture in China.

Cryptocurrency

SGX to Launch Crypto Indices as Part of iEdge Index Suite

By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2020

The first batch of new crypto indices will track Bitcoin and Ethereum, and are expected to drive exposures to digital assets in Asia.

Structural Regulation

Singapore: SOR Fallback Rate to Only be Available Temporarily

By Manesh Samtani | 01/09/2020

Fallback Rate (SOR), the primary fallback reference rate for SOR derivatives, will be permanently discontinued about three years following the fallback trigger.

Tokenisation

SGX Completes Asia’s First Digital Syndicated Public Corporate Bond

By Editors | 01/09/2020

SGX’s vision is to fully digitalise the end-to-end corporate bond issuance and asset servicing process, according to senior managing director Lee Beng Hong.

Trading & Investment

SGX, GF Securities to Jointly Promote Sino-Singapore Connectivity

By Editors | 31/08/2020

Under an MoU, GF Securities will promote SGX listed derivatives and securities including REITs and fixed income products to its clients.

Trade Based Money Laundering

Trade-based Money Laundering: Avoiding Murky Waters

By Jamil Ahmed | 31/08/2020

HSBC Singapore’s Jamil Ahmed calls for continued vigilance, the use of technology, and participation in public-private partnerships to mitigate trade-based money laundering risks.