Monetary Authority of Singapore

    HKEX Risks Tech Firms’ Disfavour

    By Peter Guy | 28/08/2017

    HKEX needs to develop regulations and boards to accommodate the entire chain of technology from start-ups to unicorns.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Singapore Regulator Issues Resolution Regime

    By Samuel Riding | 24/08/2017

    Resolution regime includes four stage assessment criteria for financial institutions, emphasises private sector role; to be operationalised ‘in due course’.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Singapore Brings ICO’s Within Regulatory Ambit

    By Garima Chitkara | 02/08/2017

    Singapore regulator announces intention to regulate ICO’s that share characteristics of debt or equity securities.

    AML / KYC

    US ICO Ruling Opens ‘Can of Worms’ for Asia

    By Samuel Riding | 27/07/2017

    Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to define ICOs as securities adds to uncertainty around regulatory treatment of the virtual economy. […]

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Issues Capital Adequacy Consultation

    By Editors | 26/07/2017

    Revised Notice 637 on banks’ capital requirements set to bring Singapore in line with Basel III, starting from January next […]

    Fintech / Regtech

    Singapore Regtechs Innovate New KYC Methods

    By Editors | 24/07/2017

    Regtech firms Silent Eight and Black Swan technologies emerge from OCBC’s Open Vault to cut KYC processes from up to […]

    Capital / Liquidity

    NSFR Pushes Singapore Banks to Prioritise Long-term Funding

    By Editors | 20/07/2017

    NSFR requires locally-based D-SIBS to have customer deposits, long-term wholesale funding and equity sufficient to cover extended period of market stress.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Singapore Market Infrastructure Regime Gains CPMI/IOSCO Approval

    By Editors | 18/07/2017

    Peer review finds MAS meets all but one of 24 principles designed to shore up systemically important market infrastructure including central counterparties.

    Market Infrastructure

    Emerging Asian Markets Suffer Shutdowns, Cyberattacks

    By Editors | 17/07/2017

    Exchanges in India and Indonesia suffer outages, citing ‘technical issues’; brokers connected to Bursa Malaysia report spate of cyberattacks on two separate days.

    Capital / Liquidity

    MAS Takes Next Step Towards Increased Powers

    By Editors | 06/07/2017

    Bill would allow regulator to compel firms to prepare recovery plans, enforce mandatory bail-ins for failing institutions.

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