Singapore

    MAS Proposes to Revise Fair Dealing Guidelines

    By Editors | 15/12/2022

    MAS proposes to widen the Guidelines to explicitly include all FIs and the corresponding products and services that they offer to their customers.

    Enforcement

    Singapore Jails Man for Exporting Beverages to North Korea

    By Editors | 14/12/2022

    The man, while working as a manager for Pokka International, sold beverages he knew would later be exported to North Korea for commercial trade.

    Enforcement

    Singapore: Ex-Agritrade CFO Pleads Guilty to Deceiving Banks

    By Editors | 12/12/2022

    The former CFO used false financial statements to obtain loans for Agritrade International and its suppliers, causing over $469mn in losses for up to 12 banks.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Industry Ranks Singapore Top APAC Market to Operate In

    By Editors | 11/12/2022

    In an ASIFMA survey, capital market participants ranked Singapore as the top market for its political environment and predictable and transparent regulatory policy.

    Enforcement

    MAS Bans Former UOB, OCBC Representative for 15 Years

    By Editors | 08/12/2022

    The former representative deceived seven customers into transferring S$2mn to his personal bank accounts by promoting fictitious fixed deposits and other investment products.

    Market Infrastructure

    Chinese, Hong Kong Firms Increasingly Setting Up in Singapore

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    Up to 500 Chinese companies are estimated to have set up in Singapore this year. Meanwhile Hong Kong hedge funds are increasingly setting up operations in the city-state.

    Market Infrastructure

    Full Launch of SGX-NSE Trading Link Planned for Q2 2023

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    The trading link enables orders from SGX members to be routed to NSE IFSC for trading and execution. To date, 14 SGX clearing members have been onboarded.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Grants MetaComp Licence to Offer DPT Services in Singapore

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    MetaComp, a unit of MetaVerse Green Exchange, is now able to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Singapore Deputy PM Defends Temasek Over FTX Loss

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2022

    The FTX loss is disappointing, but it does not imply that the governance system is not working, deputy PM Lawrence Wong said.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Experian Appointed Bureau Operator for Singapore BNPL Industry

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    Experian will facilitate creditworthiness checks for consumers using credit information submitted by all accredited BNPL players in Singapore.

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