MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Capital / Liquidity

Updated – Singapore to Delay FRTB, IRRBB, SA-CCR

By Samuel Riding | 22/06/2017

MAS has privately told banks it will alter the implementation timelines for several regulations including FRTB, Regulation Asia can reveal.

Fintech / Regtech

More Fintech Regulatory Coordination Needed – ASIFMA

By Editors | 12/06/2017

MAS (the Monetary Authority of Singapore) inked an agreement with ASBA (the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas) […]

Singapore to Ease Rules for Robo-advisers

By Editors | 08/06/2017

MAS (the Monetary Authority of Singapore) launched a consultation on digital financial advice services, a.k.a. robo-advisers, including proposals to ease […]

AML / KYC

MAS Issues Retail Derivative, OTC Licensing Consultations

By Samuel Riding | 01/06/2017

Stiffer requirements for retail dealing in unlisted derivatives; licensing exemption for remote clearing members.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Issues Retail Derivative, OTC Licensing Consultations

By Editors | 01/06/2017

MAS (the Monetary Authority of Singapore) issued a consultation paper on the regulatory framework for unlisted derivatives offered to retail […]

AML / KYC

MAS Closes Book on 1MDB

By Editors | 01/06/2017

Authority issues final fines against Credit Suisse, UOB; bans former employees of now-defunct private banks.

AML / KYC

HK Regulator, Police, Banks Set up Financial Crime Taskforce

By Editors | 28/05/2017

12-month pilot to work on ‘detection, prevention and disruption’; HKMA also joins Financial Security Expert Alliance with PBOC, Macau central bank.

Securities / Derivatives

APAC Regulators Welcome Global FX Code

By Samuel Riding | 25/05/2017

Regulators from Australia, Hong Kong, India, Korea and Singapore say they will ‘promote adherence’.

China’s Absence from FSB Shadow Banking Data

By JP Reimann | 14/05/2017

Domestic authorities’ actions, relative isolation of currency insulate global financial system from China risk.