Monetary Authority of Singapore

    Capital / Liquidity

    Don’t Expect New EU Equivalency Decisions for Asia

    By Samuel Riding | 07/09/2017

    Ben Pott, head of government affairs at NEX Group, suggests Brexit and the time taken to resolve US-EU CCP issue, make equivalency rulings unlikely.

    AML / KYC

    China Joins Stampede to Regulate ICOs

    By Samuel Riding | 31/08/2017

    Regulators to introduce rules on ICOs/ITOs which raised nearly $400mn in 1st half of 2017; follows moves by the US and Singapore in July.

    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.

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