Singapore

Market Infrastructure

HK Market Infrastructures Pass CPMI-IOSCO Test With Aplomb

By Samuel Riding | 25/05/2017

Study confirms frameworks for payment and securities settlement systems, CCPs and trade repositories meet PFMI.

AML / KYC

MAS, Singapore Police Set up AML/CTF Partnership

By Samuel Riding | 25/04/2017

Group including 8 Singapore banks will ‘enhance detection and mitigation of transnational risks’.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Confirms Regulatory Subsidiary Chairman

By Samuel Riding | 07/04/2017

Professor Tan Cheng Han will take up role in the 3rd quarter this year, exchange says.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX Accepts Order to Improve Resilience

By Samuel Riding | 22/03/2017

Exchange needs to improve six measures over the next 24 months, will contribute costs.

Market Infrastructure

SGX Moots Reintroduction of Trading Lunchbreak

By Samuel Riding | 27/02/2017

Break in trading was scrapped in 2011; exchange said to also widen spread on buying, selling shares.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX Sets out ‘False Market’ Criteria

By Samuel Riding | 23/02/2017

Chief regulatory officer says exchange will consider five factors when deciding offences.

AML / KYC

Singapore Accounting Regulator to Enhance Reporting Transparency

By Samuel Riding | 19/01/2017

Move aims to enhance governance standards, align with global AML, CTF standards.

Market Infrastructure

SEBI Approves BSE Listing

By Samuel Riding | 04/01/2017

Indian exchange will seek to sell stake of just under 30%; SGX to divest its 4.7% stake.

Singapore – 2016 in Review

By Samuel Riding | 22/12/2016

MAS gained power as it sought to bolster Singapore’s reputation as a financial centre.