Monetary Authority of Singapore

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore to Develop Metrics to Assess Fairness of AI-driven Decisions

By Editors | 28/05/2020

UOB and Element AI will develop fairness metrics for credit risk scoring; HSBC, IAG Firemark Labs and Gradient Institute will develop fairness metrics for customer marketing.

MAS Guidance for Safe Reopening of FIs’ Client-Facing Locations

By Editors | 20/05/2020

FIs will be allowed to reopen more customer service locations from 2 June. MAS will take action against FIs that fail to comply with safe management requirements.

Securities / Derivatives

LCH Launches Central Clearing for Derivatives Referencing SORA

By Manesh Samtani | 19/05/2020

The launch is heralded as a major milestone to deepen liquidity and catalyse the growth of the SORA market. StanChart was party to the first cleared derivatives trade referencing SORA.

Securities / Derivatives

HKMA, SFC to Jointly Review OTC Product Pricing at Intermediaries

By Manesh Samtani | 19/05/2020

The thematic review will assess the spreads intermediaries charge for non-exchange traded investment products such as bonds and structured products.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Sets Out Regulatory Approach for Payment Token Derivatives

By Editors | 18/05/2020

MAS will regulate payment token derivatives offered by approved exchanges – i.e. SGX Derivatives, APEX, Ice Futures – but will not regulate such products offered by other entities.

Fintech / Regtech

MAS, SFA, AMTD Jointly Launch S$6m ‘FinTech Solidarity Grant’

By Editors | 13/05/2020

Fintechs can apply for a one-time grant to cover daily working capital expenses, or for funding to cover proofs-of-concept developed with financial institutions on APIX.

AML / KYC

1MDB Tainted Swiss Bank to Exit Private Banking Business

By Editors | 13/05/2020

Falcon Private Bank was forced to shut down its Singapore operations in 2016. Nearly four years later, it has decided to exit private banking in Switzerland.

Securities / Derivatives

SGX RegCo to Scrap Minimum Trading Price Rule from 1 June

By Editors | 11/05/2020

The MTP rule is described as a “blunt tool” for addressing risk of market manipulation, compared to more effective tools that target such manipulation directly.

Big Picture

Regulatory Initiatives to Address Culture & Conduct Risk in Banking

By Editors | 11/05/2020

In its latest annual Compendium, Starling draws on survey findings and commentary from regulators to identify ten culture and conduct trends in the banking sector.