SINGAPORE

    Capital / Liquidity

    Hong Kong Belatedly Joins Singapore in Pushing Back IRRBB

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Implementation delayed by a year as firms say they might not have met original deadline due to having to make substantial changes to reporting systems.

    Fintech / Regtech

    MAS Creates Advisory Panel on Cybersecurity

    By Editors | 21/09/2017

    Panel on cybersecurity and resilience includes representatives from Accenture, JPMorgan, London Stock Exchange, PwC and Standard Chartered Bank.

    Market Infrastructure

    SGX Regulatory Subsidiary Ready to Start Operations

    By Editors | 12/09/2017

    SGX RegCo will begin operations on Friday (12 September) with three new board members joining Tan Cheng Han and Tan Boon Gin at the helm.

    Singapore, Australia and ‘Fundamental Regulatory Overhaul’

    By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2017

    Requirements on balance sheet reporting a stiff challenge for banks despite regulators’ nods to technology’s potential, says Axiom SL.

    AML / KYC

    China Joins Stampede to Regulate ICOs

    By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2017

    Regulators to introduce rules on ICOs/ITOs which raised nearly $400mn in 1st half of 2017; follows moves by the US and Singapore in July.

    Capital / Liquidity

    SAS, KPMG Launch Microsoft Azure-based IFRS 9 Solution

    By Editors | 31/08/2017

    Technology will be offered 1st in Singapore to meet January 2018 IFRS 9 deadline, can be extended to stress testing and other regulatory requirements.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Singapore Regulator Issues Resolution Regime

    By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2017

    Resolution regime includes four stage assessment criteria for financial institutions, emphasises private sector role; to be operationalised ‘in due course’.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Malaysia Comes Out Against MYR Trading on SGX and ICE

    By Garima Chitkara | 10/08/2017

    Recent introduction of MYR futures in offshore exchanges a contravention to its foreign exchange management policy and rules.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BIS Releases Policy Papers on Regulatory Proportionality and Cyber-risk

    By Garima Chitkara | 03/08/2017

    Papers analyses regional divergence in frameworks across Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Singapore Brings ICO’s Within Regulatory Ambit

    By Garima Chitkara | 02/08/2017

    Singapore regulator announces intention to regulate ICO’s that share characteristics of debt or equity securities.

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