Monetary Authority of Singapore

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Finalises New Leverage, Disclosure Requirements for REITs

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/11/2024

A minimum interest coverage ratio of 1.5 times and a 50 percent aggregate leverage cap apply to all REITs with immediate effect.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS: Singapore Banks Show Resilience to Global Risks

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/11/2024

Singapore banks still met the minimum capital and liquidity requirements in the Adverse scenario of the industry-wide stress test.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Revises Notice 637 on Risk-based Capital Adequacy

By Editors | 28/11/2024

MAS updated Notice 637, which sets out risk-based capital adequacy requirements for locally-incorporated banks.

Enforcement

MAS Bans Former UOB Representative for 14 Years

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/11/2024

MAS has prohibited Loh Sheng Yang from offering financial advisory and capital markets services after he defrauded 17 victims of over S$1 million.

MAS Streamlines Product Approval Process for Life Insurers

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/11/2024

Revised notices ease the approval process, requiring life insurers to seek prior approval only for products with features entirely new to the industry.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Issues Response on Enhancing Deposit Insurance Scheme

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2024

MAS released a second set of responses to proposals aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the deposit insurance scheme.

ESG / Sustainability

EU-China CGT Expanded to Include Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2024

The Multi-Jurisdiction Common Ground Taxonomy establishes a comparative framework of the sustainable finance taxonomies of China, the EU and Singapore.

Fintech / Regtech

APAC Regulatory Environment for GenAI Needs to Remain Flexible

By Eugene Goyne | 15/11/2024

As the use cases for GenAI in the financial sector grow, regulators will play a critical role in how GenAI applications are shaped and brought to market.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Releases Interim Report from Transition Credits Coalition

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2024

The report describes the issues involved in developing and applying transition credits, and sets out a framework to scale these credits for coal phaseouts.