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Credit Risk
MAS Announces ‘Final’ Extension of Credit Relief Measures
By Editors | 24/06/2021
MAS says this is likely the final extension and that loan repayments must start normalising to minimise debt accumulation.
Cloud & Infrastructure
SFA Forms ‘Club’ to Drive Fintech Community Development
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 24/06/2021
SG FinTech Club will enable fintech professionals to make deeper connections with industry peers, upskill and access growth opportunities.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Financial Advice Standards Have Improved, MAS Finds
By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2021
Financial advisers have enhanced their standards and raised the quality of advice provided to customers, MAS found in a mystery shopping exercise.
Payments & Settlements
MAS to Migrate MEPS+ to ISO 20022 in June 2022
By Manesh Samtani | 21/06/2021
MAS is adopting a two-phased approach to migrate to ISO 20022, beginning with payments on MEPS+ in June 2022.
Liquidity Risk
US Fed Extends Swap Lines with Nine Central Banks
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2021
The Fed has extended facilities provided to the central banks of Australia, Korea, Singapore and New Zealand, among others.
CBDCs
AFIN, R3 Partner to Launch CBDC Sandbox on APIX Platform
By Editors | 16/06/2021
MAS’ Sopnendu Mohanty says the collaboration will enable the global fintech ecosystem to better understand financial innovations around digital currencies.
Cybersecurity
Banking on API Management to Succeed in the Digital World
By David Chan | 16/06/2021
AdNovum’s David Chan discusses the need to safeguard APIs as financial institutions increasingly seek to digitalise their services.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
MAS Reprimands Four FIs Over Remuneration Practices
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/06/2021
Two insurers, two financial advisory firms, and two individuals were reprimanded over breaches related to their risk management arrangements and remuneration practices.
Structural Regulation
Regulatory Harmonisation Critical to OTC Derivatives Reporting
By Priya Kundamal | 11/06/2021
The fragmentation of trade reporting rules and the lack of a common data set across jurisdictions hinders transparency and global risk monitoring, writes DTCC’s Priya Kundamal.
Climate Risk
MAS Sets Out Climate Strategy in Inaugural Sustainability Report
By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021
Five asset managers have been appointed to manage S$1.8bn of Singapore’s official foreign reserves under new mandates focused on climate change and the environment.
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