Monetary Authority of Singapore

Capital Adequacy

MAS Confirms Plans to Revise Rules for Exchanges and Clearing Houses

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/03/2025

MAS will tighten solvency requirements for capital market FMIs and require them to hold sufficient cash for recovery or orderly wind-down.

Alternative Markets

MAS Proposes Framework for Retail Access to Private Markets

By Editors | 28/03/2025

MAS proposes a new framework to give retail investors greater access to private market investment funds via two novel fund structures.

Capital Adequacy

MAS Consults on Adoption of BCBS Crypto Standards

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/03/2025

MAS seeks feedback on eligible reserve assets for unbacked cryptocurrencies, and proposes that AT1 and T2 capital instruments issued to retail investors shouldn’t count as regulatory capital.

PEPs & Sanctions

MAS Releases Paper to Strengthen Singapore’s Defences Against PF Risk

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/03/2025

The paper provides guidance on PF risks and typologies, risk assessment methodologies, mitigation strategies, and AI-driven detection solutions.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

MAS Imposes Six-Year Ban on ex-Financial Adviser

By Mark Johnston | 24/03/2025

A former Professional Investment Advisory Services representative has received a prohibition order for forgery and cheating convictions.

Cryptocurrency

MAS Grants In-Principle Approval to Crypto Major Cumberland

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/03/2025

Cumberland’s regulatory progress in Singapore comes after the US SEC agreed to drop its lawsuit against the firm earlier this month.

Sustainable Finance

Singapore’s Banks Embrace the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/03/2025

MAS information paper reveals how banks are referencing the taxonomy in their sustainable financing frameworks.

Liquidity Risk

MAS Engaging with Chocolate Finance Over Suspended Withdrawals

By Nithya Subramanian | 14/03/2025

MAS said it will continue to engage Chocolate Finance to ensure that all customer withdrawals will be met in an “orderly fashion”.

Cryptocurrency

SGX to List Bitcoin Perpetual Futures in H2 2025

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/03/2025

The new contracts, which are pending regulatory approval, will be available only to institutional clients and professional investors.