Monetary Authority of Singapore

Cryptocurrency

US ICO Ruling Opens ‘Can of Worms’ for Asia

By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2017

Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to define ICOs as securities adds to uncertainty around regulatory treatment of the virtual economy. […]

Capital Adequacy

MAS Issues Capital Adequacy Consultation

By Editors | 26/07/2017

Revised Notice 637 on banks’ capital requirements set to bring Singapore in line with Basel III, starting from January next […]

KYC & CDD

Singapore Regtechs Innovate New KYC Methods

By Editors | 24/07/2017

Regtech firms Silent Eight and Black Swan technologies emerge from OCBC’s Open Vault to cut KYC processes from up to […]

Liquidity Risk

NSFR Pushes Singapore Banks to Prioritise Long-term Funding

By Editors | 20/07/2017

NSFR requires locally-based D-SIBS to have customer deposits, long-term wholesale funding and equity sufficient to cover extended period of market stress.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Market Infrastructure Regime Gains CPMI/IOSCO Approval

By Editors | 18/07/2017

Peer review finds MAS meets all but one of 24 principles designed to shore up systemically important market infrastructure including central counterparties.

Cybersecurity

Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks

By Editors | 17/07/2017

Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.

Resolution & Recovery

MAS Takes Next Step Towards Increased Powers

By Editors | 06/07/2017

Bill would allow regulator to compel firms to prepare recovery plans, enforce mandatory bail-ins for failing institutions.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO – Sri Lanka Regulator Urgently Needs Independence

By Editors | 03/07/2017

Report also finds outdated legislative, regulatory framework; says several sectors ‘largely unregulated’.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Fintech Innovation vs. Regulation

By Peter Guy | 03/07/2017

Hong Kong needs to beware as Australia and Singapore regulators issue game-changing initiatives.