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Fintech / Regtech
DBS Completes First Intraday Repo Trade on JPM Blockchain Network
By Editors | 24/11/2022
DBS said it is the first Asian bank to complete an intraday repo transaction using the Onyx network, created by JP Morgan in 2020.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Explains Different Treatment of Binance, FTX
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/11/2022
While both Binance and FTX are not licensed Singapore, only Binance was “actively soliciting users” in Singapore, so it was added to the Investor Alert List.
Enforcement
Singapore Charges Former Hyflux Execs for Disclosure Failures
By Editors | 18/11/2022
A joint investigation by the CAD, MAS and ACRA found lapses in Hyflux’s disclosures and non-compliance with accounting standards.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS, UN to Jointly Develop Digital Finance in Pacific Island LDCs
By Editors | 15/11/2022
The collaboration includes measures to improve MSME access to financing and financial services, initially in Pacific Island LDCs.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Singapore and Hong Kong Regulators Address FTX Queries
By Editors | 15/11/2022
MAS said FTX is neither licensed nor exempt from licensing in Singapore. Hong Kong’s SFC said licensed fund managers’ exposure to FTX is “immaterial”.
Securities / Derivatives
UOB Lists First Product on SGX Using Shenzhen ETF Link
By Editors | 15/11/2022
The SGX-listed ETF replicates the performance of SZSE’s ChiNext Index by investing in a Shenzhen-listed ETF managed by Ping An Fund Management.
Fintech / Regtech
Five ASEAN Central Banks Sign MoU on Payments Connectivity
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/11/2022
The MoU is the first that brings together multiple ASEAN central banks under a single multilateral agreement to enhance cross-border payments.
Crypto / Digital Assets
NY Fed, MAS to Test CBDC-based Cross-Border Payments
By Editors | 11/11/2022
“Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+” will seek to enhance designs for atomic settlement of cross-border cross-currency transactions, leveraging wholesale CBDCs as a settlement asset.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HashKey Obtains New Approvals in Hong Kong, Singapore
By Editors | 10/11/2022
HashKey has full approval to operate a crypto trading platform in Hong Kong and in-principle approval to offer fund management services in Singapore.
ESG / Sustainability
NGFS Launches New Blended Finance Initiative
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/11/2022
The initiative, co-led by MAS and DNB, will result in a “Blended Finance Handbook” and “demonstrative projects”.
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