Monetary Authority of Singapore

Anti-Money Laundering

Regulatory Advisory Firm Bovill Names New Head for Asia

By Editors | 11/05/2015

Specialist financial services regulatory consultancy Bovill said it named Eddie Lim as new head of Bovill Asia.

Capital Adequacy

MAS Announces Domestic Systematically Important Banks, Publishes Framework

By Editors | 01/05/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has published its framework for identifying and supervising domestic systemically important banks in Singapore including the inaugural list of D-SIBs.

Trading & Investment

Facilitating Securities-based Crowdfunding in Singapore

By Editors | 22/04/2015

The MAS securities-based crowdfunding consultation paper is timely, given the growing interest in recent years.

Structural Regulation

Singapore Signs Regional Pact for Cross-Border Capital Raising

By Editors | 03/03/2015

Securities market authorities from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to allow cross-border capital raising, aimed at deepening economic relationships among members of the southeast Asian nations.

Structural Regulation

SGX Urged to Rebuild Stock Market, Lose Regulatory Role

By Editors | 01/03/2015

For many in the investment and trading community, SGX chief executive Magnus Bocker’s impending departure in June represents the perfect time for the monetary authority to scrap the bourse’s regulatory role and establish an independent financial watchdog, reports Reuters.

Trading & Investment

Singapore Sets Out Plan to Boost Crowdfunding

By Editors | 17/02/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set out a proposal that will give companies easier access to alternative sources of funding through securities-based crowdfunding (SCF).

Trading & Investment

Singapore Regulator Says Prospectuses Should Be in Plain English

By Editors | 05/02/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is urging issuers of financial products to write their prospectuses in plain English, and present information in a clear, concise and logical manner to better help investors make informed investment decisions.

Structural Regulation

Singapore, Myanmar to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

By Editors | 04/02/2015

The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on areas including banking supervision.

Structural Regulation

Singapore, UK Open Dialogue on Offshore RMB, Islamic Finance

By Editors | 02/02/2015

Singapore has opened discussions with the United Kingdom on deepening cooperation on financial regulatory reforms and market developments on offshore renminbi (RMB), infrastructure funding, Islamic finance, insurance, and asset management.