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Trading & Investment
UOB Lists First Product on SGX Using Shenzhen ETF Link
By Editors | 15/11/2022
The SGX-listed ETF replicates the performance of SZSE’s ChiNext Index by investing in a Shenzhen-listed ETF managed by Ping An Fund Management.
Payments & Settlements
Five ASEAN Central Banks Sign MoU on Payments Connectivity
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2022
The MoU is the first that brings together multiple ASEAN central banks under a single multilateral agreement to enhance cross-border payments.
CBDCs
NY Fed, MAS to Test CBDC-based Cross-Border Payments
By Editors | 11/11/2022
“Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+” will seek to enhance designs for atomic settlement of cross-border cross-currency transactions, leveraging wholesale CBDCs as a settlement asset.
Cryptocurrency
HashKey Obtains New Approvals in Hong Kong, Singapore
By Editors | 10/11/2022
HashKey has full approval to operate a crypto trading platform in Hong Kong and in-principle approval to offer fund management services in Singapore.
Sustainable Finance
NGFS Launches New Blended Finance Initiative
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/11/2022
The initiative, co-led by MAS and DNB, will result in a “Blended Finance Handbook” and “demonstrative projects”.
Data Privacy
Regulatory Dynamics for FinTech in Asia Pacific
By Ian Herbison | 08/11/2022
Ian Herbison and Saskia Kendall discuss three dynamics shaping the APAC FinTech industry and the need for partnership between the public and private sectors.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore Launches New Climate Finance Accelerator
By Editors | 07/11/2022
MAS, Google Cloud and KPMG launched the accelerator to channel capital toward companies with market-ready climate fintech solutions.
Trading & Investment
MAS to Ban Payment for Order Flow from 1 April 2023
By Manesh Samtani | 07/11/2022
Brokers “should not receive PFOF in placing and/or executing customers’ orders” because it “introduces conflicts of interests” and is “likely to cause harm to customers”, MAS says.
Payments & Settlements
Standard Chartered to Join Partior as Founding Shareholder
By Editors | 06/11/2022
The investment will strengthen Partior’s international reach and capabilities, while also helping StanChart accelerate the deployment of blockchain tech across its own network.
AI Risk & Governance
MAS to Expand Funding Support for Financial Sector Innovation
By Editors | 06/11/2022
MAS will provide a further SGD 150 million in funding over three years to the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation scheme.
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