Monetary Authority of Singapore

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Meets to Discuss Investor Protection, Emerging Risks

By JP Reimann | 15/05/2018

Board to develop support framework to help members address impact of ICOs on investor protection; agree to launch ‘Fintech Network’ to facilitate collaboration on fintech.

Supervision & Enforcement

SFC Signs Enhanced MoU on Cross Border Enforcement Cooperation

By JP Reimann | 13/05/2018

Enhanced IOSCO framework enables securities regulators to obtain and share audit working papers, telephone, internet records; compel attendance at interviews; provide guidance on freezing of assets.

AI Risk & Governance

Singapore Fast Tracks AI Adoption in Financial Sector

By JP Reimann | 08/05/2018

MAS partners with government agency, media regulator and professional body to promote adoption of AI products and services in financial sector.

Anti-Money Laundering

MAS Hits Former Credit Suisse Banker with Prohibition Orders

By Editors | 07/05/2018

Former representative deliberately concealed identity of beneficial owner on three accounts, making it difficult for the bank to monitor and detect suspicious transactions.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Singapore to Mandate Central Clearing of OTC Derivatives

By Editors | 02/05/2018

Mandatory clearing to apply to SGD and USD fixed-floating interest rate swaps; applicable to banks with OTC derivatives exceeding SGD20 bn.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Singapore Raises Accountability, Conduct Standards at FIs

By Garima Chitkara | 30/04/2018

MAS has released guidelines on promoting individual accountability of senior managers, strengthening employee oversight, and embedding ‘proper conduct’ standards at financial institutions.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Singapore, Vietnam Sign Fintech, Banking Supervision Agreement

By JP Reimann | 26/04/2018

The central banks have agreed on a partnership to encourage fintech innovation and strengthen banking supervision.

KYC & CDD

Banks Should Implement Wolfsberg KYC Initiative – MAS

By JP Reimann | 23/04/2018

MAS urges Singaporean banks to incorporate Wolfsberg due diligence questionnaire in risk assessment processes relating to correspondent banking relationships.

Cybersecurity

Philippines Targets Retail Finance Digitalisation

By Garima Chitkara | 19/04/2018

BSP governor laid out the central bank’s regulatory priorities in fintech and regtech while revealing regulation around AML/KYC requirements and mitigating the risks surrounding data security.