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Securities / Derivatives
Singapore Extends Measures on Electronic Offer Documents
By Editors | 29/09/2020
Listed issuers and parties involved in rights issues and takeover or merger transactions can electronically disseminate offer documents for 9 more months.
MAS in Talks with Banks on Extending Relief for Borrowers
By Editors | 29/09/2020
MAS may extend relief measures announced in March which allowed principal and interest payments on loans to be postponed until year-end.
Fintech / Regtech
HKMA Selects ConsenSys to Lead Next Phase of CBDC Project
By Editors | 28/09/2020
Project Inthanon-LionRock studied the application of a CBDC for cross-border payments. ConsenSys will lead implementation of the project’s next phase.
Capital / Liquidity
Too Big to Fail: Markets Abhor a Vacuum
By Jamie Lloyd Evans | 24/09/2020
Some characteristics of the TBTF challenge are specific to Asia, but these may be intractable from ‘winner-takes-all’ capitalism and national interests, writes industry veteran Jamie Lloyd Evans.
AML / KYC
MAS ‘Closely Studying’ Singapore Mentions in FinCEN Files
By Editors | 21/09/2020
The SARs contained in the FinCEN Files flagged 1,781 transactions that flowed through Singapore as potentially suspicious.
Securities / Derivatives
Barclays to Build Out FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore
By Editors | 19/09/2020
Barclays will launch an FX trading and pricing engine in Singapore by mid-2021, adding to existing platforms in New York, London and Tokyo.
Securities / Derivatives
SGX to List World’s Largest Chinese Pure Government Bond ETF
By Editors | 17/09/2020
CSOP Asset Management’s inaugural ETF on SGX will track the performance of fixed-rate government bonds issued in China as measured by a FTSE Russell index.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Fund Industry to Collaborate to Address Skills Gap
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/09/2020
The first phase of the initiative will equip asset management trainees with foundation skills as well as future-ready skills in fintech, impact investing and ESG.
Market Infrastructure
Data, Technology Crucial for New Normal, LIBOR Transition
By Bing Li | 15/09/2020
The LIBOR transition opens the door to a fundamental rethink of the use of data and technology, and how firms provide products and services to customers, says Bloomberg’s Bing Li.
Market Infrastructure
A Detailed Look at MAS’ New Accountability Guidelines
By Grace Chong | 11/09/2020
Grace Chong and Si Rong Low at Simmons & Simmons JWS detail the key points of MAS’ final guidelines on individual accountability and conduct.
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