Monetary Authority of Singapore

Structural Regulation

MAS Amends Adviser Rules for Global Listing Board

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/06/2026

MAS has updated its business conduct notice for corporate finance advisers, introducing specific due diligence provisions for a new category of internationally-listed products.

AI Risk & Governance

MAS to Launch Finance Institute to Scale AI and Tokenisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/06/2026

MAS will establish a new institute to accelerate technology adoption, providing industry toolkits, sandboxes, and a knowledge hub.

Payments & Settlements

Singapore Charts Path for 'PayNow Gen 2' Payments Overhaul

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/06/2026

MAS and ABS have announced QR code interoperability, streamlined online checkouts, and new business capabilities to future-proof the nation’s instant payments infrastructure.

Trading & Investment

GTN and Koscom to Build Global Order Hub for Korean Firms

By Editors | 28/06/2026

The partnership will provide Korean securities firms with a one-stop gateway to upgrade their infrastructure for accessing more than 90 global markets.

Sustainable Finance

MAS-backed Energy Transition Fund Reaches $250m First Close

By Editors | 26/06/2026

A blended finance fund under the FAST-P initiative will support grid modernisation, energy storage and other projects aimed at displacing fossil fuel-based power generation.

Market Abuse

Abaxx Seeks Canada, Singapore Probes After Short-Seller Attack

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/06/2026

Abaxx has hired a top US law firm and asked regulators to investigate alleged manipulative trading by Viceroy Research.

Trading & Investment

MAS Grant Scheme Triples Research on SGX Firms

By Nithya Subramanian | 24/06/2026

Expanded funding and incentives under the GEMS scheme have boosted analyst coverage of Singapore-listed firms, helping to improve investor visibility and trading activity.

Cryptocurrency

MAS Adds Crypto Exchange Bybit to Investor Alert List

By Editors | 19/06/2026

The regulator has warned that the major cryptocurrency exchange is not licensed or regulated to provide services to users in the city-state.

Structural Regulation

MAS Revises Takeovers Code to Curb Anti-Competitive Practices

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/06/2026

The changes, effective 16 July, introduce new rules on break fees, exclusivity arrangements, offeror statements, and schemes of arrangement.