MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

    AML / KYC

    Singapore to Enforce AML/CTF Rules on Cryptocurrency Intermediaries

    By Garima Chitkara | 10/01/2018

    Deputy prime minister says no major AML lapses have been found at Singapore banks when asked about ‘Russian Laundromat’ probe.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Singapore Proposes Changes to Large Exposure Rules

    By Garima Chitkara | 08/01/2018

    MAS to impose large exposures limit of 25 percent of tier 1 capital on any counterparty or single counterparty group; will include large exposures to banks.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS to Expand Range of Eligible Collateral to Include Commodities for IRB Banks

    By Editors | 21/12/2017

    Banks using internal ratings for credit risk under Basel guidelines will be allowed to have commodities as physical collateral.

    AML / KYC

    Singapore Issues 7th, 8th Bans Related to 1MDB Probe

    By Editors | 20/12/2017

    Yeo Jiawei, a former BSI wealth manager, gets lifetime ban to add to his convictions for 1MDB related money laundering, cheating and witness tampering.

    Market Infrastructure

    Japan, Singapore Developing Cross-border DLT Trade Prototype

    By Editors | 07/12/2017

    Mitsubishi UFJ- NTT DATA  distributed ledger expected to make cross-border flows more secure through single, unified platform.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BoJ Expects Large IT Firms to Become Systemically Important

    By Samuel Riding | 07/12/2017

    Haruhiko Kuroda says global IT platform providers could pose systemic risk through holding vast amounts of data, adds to warnings on algo contagion.

    Capital / Liquidity

    ESMA to Bring 3rd-country CRAs, Trade Repositories Under EU Supervision

    By Samuel Riding | 04/12/2017

    ESMA executive director Verena Ross says more than 200 non-EU trading venues have asked for exemptions from MiFID II post-trade transparency, position limits.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Warns of ‘Medium-term’ Cross-border Financial Stability Risks

    By Editors | 04/12/2017

    Annual report into stability of financial system says domestic and regional lending improving, no signs of credit market overheating.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BoJ Urges Asian Local Currency Debt Market Development

    By Garima Chitkara | 30/11/2017

    Haruhiko Kuroda says firms in Asia need to diversify their sources of funding to protect against market shocks as ASEAN initiatives increase.

    Market Infrastructure

    SGX Revamping Securities Settlement Processes

    By Editors | 30/11/2017

    Exchange consultation proposes move to T+2 settlement, simultaneous securities, money settlement in bid to prevent systemic risk.

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