MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Enforcement

MAS Bans Former UOB Representative for 14 Years

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/11/2024

MAS has prohibited Loh Sheng Yang from offering financial advisory and capital markets services after he defrauded 17 victims of over S$1 million.

MAS Streamlines Product Approval Process for Life Insurers

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/11/2024

Revised notices ease the approval process, requiring life insurers to seek prior approval only for products with features entirely new to the industry.

Capital / Liquidity

MAS Issues Response on Enhancing Deposit Insurance Scheme

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/11/2024

MAS released a second set of responses to proposals aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the deposit insurance scheme.

ESG / Sustainability

EU-China CGT Expanded to Include Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2024

The Multi-Jurisdiction Common Ground Taxonomy establishes a comparative framework of the sustainable finance taxonomies of China, the EU and Singapore.

Fintech / Regtech

APAC Regulatory Environment for GenAI Needs to Remain Flexible

By Eugene Goyne | 15/11/2024

As the use cases for GenAI in the financial sector grow, regulators will play a critical role in how GenAI applications are shaped and brought to market.

ESG / Sustainability

MAS Releases Interim Report from Transition Credits Coalition

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2024

The report describes the issues involved in developing and applying transition credits, and sets out a framework to scale these credits for coal phaseouts.

MAS and Industry Partner to Launch Online Philanthropy Platform

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/11/2024

The online platform will provide tools and resources to enable finance professionals to enhance their philanthropy advisory services.

ESG / Sustainability

COP29 Countries Approve Global Carbon Market Framework

By Mark Johnston | 15/11/2024

Countries at COP29 have endorsed a global carbon market framework which forms the basis for operationalising Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Pledges $500m in Concessional Funding for Climate Action

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/11/2024

The government will match every dollar, up to $500mn, of concessional capital committed by other partners involved in the FAST-P initiative.