All posts tagged "Monetary Authority of Singapore"
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584Capital RegulationMAS to Expand Range of Eligible Collateral to Include Commodities for IRB Banks
Banks using internal ratings for credit risk under Basel guidelines will be allowed to have commodities as physical collateral.
December 21, 2017 -
AML / KYC
Singapore Issues 7th, 8th Bans Related to 1MDB Probe
Yeo Jiawei, a former BSI wealth manager, gets lifetime ban to add to his convictions for 1MDB related money laundering, cheating and witness tampering.
December 20, 2017 -
604JapanJapan, Singapore Developing Cross-border DLT Trade Prototype
Mitsubishi UFJ- NTT DATA distributed ledger expected to make cross-border flows more secure through single, unified platform.
December 7, 2017 -
Capital Regulation
MAS Warns of ‘Medium-term’ Cross-border Financial Stability Risks
Annual report into stability of financial system says domestic and regional lending improving, no signs of credit market overheating.
December 4, 2017 -
668Market InfrastructureSGX Revamping Securities Settlement Processes
Exchange consultation proposes move to T+2 settlement, simultaneous securities, money settlement in bid to prevent systemic risk.
November 30, 2017 -
AML / KYC
Singapore, Abu Dhabi to Cooperate on Banking Supervision, Markets, Fintech
Middle Eastern regulator has already approved one Singapore firm to provide credit services; Singapore firm won Fintech challenge.
November 27, 2017 -
AML / KYC
Singapore Launches Cybercrime Centre
Centre is a collaboration between FS-ISAC and MAS; will provide internship training cybercrime fighters from Temasek Polytechnic.
November 16, 2017 -
Fintech / Regtech
Singapore, Malaysia Take More Open Stances on Cryptocurrency
MAS executive director says ICOs could be an example for securities markets; Malaysia to consider secondary market for digital assets.
November 9, 2017 -
China
Singapore and China Regulators to Increase Mutual Market Supervision
Regulators will develop framework for supervising fund managers, share information and staff amid increasing capital market ties.
November 6, 2017 -
Enforcement
1MDB Saga Rumbles on in Singapore with Bans for Ex-Maybank, NRA Capital Staff
Individuals banned for six years after conviction for 1MDB-related bribe; former representative of BSI Bank faces lifetime ban.
November 2, 2017
