Singapore

Tokenisation

UBS Launches First Tokenised Money Market Fund

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/11/2024

The so-called uMINT fund UBS Asset Management’s first ever money market investment fund built on Ethereum distributed ledger technology.

Tokenisation

Citi and Fidelity International Announce PoC of On-chain MMF

By Editors | 04/11/2024

The solution, a tokenised MMF with an embedded digital FX swap, can “enable faster, seamless management of treasury positions, eliminate delays and improve efficiency”.

Tokenisation

MAS Unveils New Initiatives to Promote Tokenisation in Financial Services

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/11/2024

The initiatives include establishing a multi-member network to help FIs commercialise their tokenisation trials and providing access to a SGD wCBDC for market testing purposes.

Anti-Money Laundering

MAS Publishes Findings from Recent AML Inspections at FIs

By Manesh Samtani | 03/11/2024

The new information paper addresses customers with multiple nationalities, source of wealth establishment, and post-STR risk mitigation measures, among other areas.

Market Abuse

Former Dealer Jailed for Manipulating Singapore-listed Stocks

By Editors | 02/11/2024

The former dealer spoof the market 215 times between August 2020 and March 2021, resulting in over SGD 250,000 in illicit gains.

Anti-Money Laundering

Singapore Launches Law Enforcement Strategy to Tackle Money Laundering

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/11/2024

The strategy identifies 4 focus areas and 10 key actions to ensure that law enforcement agencies remain at the forefront of AML efforts.

Cryptocurrency

MAS Grants In-Principle Approval to Crypto Firm Gemini

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/11/2024

The licence will allow Gemini to provide cross-border money transfers and digital payment token services in Singapore.

Trading & Investment

SGX Expands Access to Hong Kong Market with New SDRs

By Nithya Subramanian | 01/11/2024

SGX has launched five Hong Kong SDRs offering investors cost-effective and convenient access to top Hang Seng Index stocks.

Anti-Money Laundering

Singapore Publishes National Anti-Money Laundering Strategy

By Nithya Subramanian | 30/10/2024

The new national AML strategy expands on a 2016 policy statement and introduces three building blocks and three supporting pillars to improve Singapore’s AML framework.