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Market Infrastructure
LCH Extends Central Clearing for SORA Derivatives to 21 Years
By Manesh Samtani | 22/02/2021
MAS will likewise extend the tenor of its daily SORA derivatives auctions with major derivatives dealers from 5-years to 20-years.
Capital / Liquidity
MAS Proposes Revisions to Requirements for Insurers
By Manesh Samtani | 22/02/2021
MAS proposes to enhance the current requirements relating to enterprise risk management, investment risk management and disclosure practices.
Fintech / Regtech
Sea Group to Establish Digital Banking Operations in Indonesia
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/02/2021
Sea Group’s e-commerce arm Shopee plans to turn a newly acquired Indonesian bank into a digital bank. OJK is meanwhile preparing new regulations for digital banks.
Enforcement
Singapore Police Investigate Nickel Trading Investment Fraud
By Editors | 21/02/2021
Envy Asset Management and Envy Global Trading are suspected of using investors’ funds to finance nickel trading activities. Both have had their bank accounts frozen.
Securities / Derivatives
HK, Singapore on Alert for Social Media Fuelled Manipulation
By Manesh Samtani | 19/02/2021
The SFC has issued restriction notices against 54 more trading accounts. Singapore regulators are guarding against “pump and dump” and “short and distort” scenarios.
ESG / Sustainability
Budget 2021: Singapore to Finance Infrastructure with Green Bonds
By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2021
The issuance will help deepen market liquidity for green bonds, and attract green issuers, capital, and investors to Singapore, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore v EU: How Their Green Taxonomies Compare
By Shuhui Kwok | 11/02/2021
Allen & Overy’s Shuhui Kwok discusses Singapore’s proposed green taxonomy, describing how it aligns with – and differs from – the EU Taxonomy Regulation.
Singapore Launches Simplified Insolvency, Restructuring Programme
By Editors | 05/02/2021
Eligible micro and small companies severely impacted by Covid-19 can apply for help with debt restructuring, business rehabilitation or orderly winding up.
Securities / Derivatives
Asian Regulators Issue Warnings as GameStop Remains in Focus
By Manesh Samtani | 04/02/2021
Authorities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Malaysia are among those issuing warnings of possible investor losses as heightened volatility continues.
Market Infrastructure
MAS Outlines 2021 Plans to Continue Transitioning to SORA
By Manesh Samtani | 02/02/2021
SOR will now end 18 months later to reflect the IBA’s plans, but the transition to SORA in cash products and derivatives markets will continue at pace.
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