Business
Singapore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPMAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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MAS appoints first 3 asset managers to inject initial S$1.1 billion into Singapore equities
Temasek-backed Fullerton Fund Management will be among the first of three asset managers to tap a S$5 billion investment fund initiative…
Business
MAS to beef up civil recourse, legal action for investors amid shift to disclosure-based regime
Retail investors who suffer losses in the stock market due to market misconduct could soon find it easier to seek civil recourse. The…
Culture
Society has to choose security over convenience when dealing with scams: MAS chief
Regulator is working to strengthen user authentication toolkit to defend against phishing As a society, there is a need to choose more…
Business
Temasek’s Heliconia Capital awaits MAS approval for new CEO after departure of Derek Lau
Temasek-owned Heliconia Capital Management is awaiting regulatory approval for a new chief executive, some four months after the…
Business
MAS scrutinises some VCC managers after review finds potential regulatory lapses
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is looking more closely into certain variable capital companies (VCC) managers, after its review…
Business
MAS, PBOC to deepen collaboration in green and transition finance
The central banks of Singapore and China reaffirmed their commitment to push on with their cooperation in green and transition finance. At…
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MAS, PBOC to deepen cooperation in green and transition finance
The central banks of Singapore and China reaffirmed their commitment to push on with their cooperation in green and transition finance. At…
Business
Singapore sustainable bond issuances jump 80% to S$13.3 billion in 2024: MAS
The volume of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSSL) bonds, as well as transition bonds issued in Singapore, hit…
Business
MAS proposals a step forward in ‘democratising’ investing, ‘strikes right balance’: observers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) proposals to strengthen product highlights sheet (PHS) requirements and streamline the…
Business
MAS proposes to improve complex product labelling and disclosures for investors
Investors in Singapore may soon gain clearer disclosures and improved guidance for complex investment products if a set of amendments…
Business
No compulsory financial advice needed for most retail investors under proposed MAS changes
Retail investors may soon be able to invest in products that are deemed complex without seeking the now-mandatory financial advice, even…
Business
MAS fines 5 payment firms S$960,000 for anti-money laundering lapses
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has fined five major payment institutions a total of S$960,000 for breaches of its anti-money…
Business
Japan’s NTT files billion-dollar Reit listing with MAS; IPO set to be SGX’s biggest in four years
Japanese telco Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) is spinning off some of its data centres into a Singapore-listed real estate…
Business
MAS turns down ex-NTUC Income CEO’s request to meet chairman Gan Kim Yong over Allianz matter
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Monday (Jun 23) that it has rejected former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Suee Chieh’s…
Business
JPMorgan, Macquarie bet on S-Reits amid falling borrowing costs, MAS mandates
Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could gain from falling interest rates, particularly those with a domestic focus,…
Business
MAS orders unlicensed crypto exchanges to weigh exit
A final warning from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has prompted major crypto exchanges operating in the country without a…
Business
MAS order prompts unlicensed crypto exchanges to plan exit
A final warning from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has prompted major crypto exchanges operating in the country without a…
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Licensed digital token service providers to mainly serve Singapore-based customers: MAS
The bar for licensing is high and it will generally not issue one, the regulator notes Digital token service providers (DTSP) will not be…
Culture
Digital token service providers to mainly serve Singapore-based customers: MAS
The bar for licensing is high and it will generally not issue one, the regulator notes Digital token service providers (DTSP) will not be…
Culture
Digital token service providers need licence to solely serve overseas customers: MAS
Digital token service providers (DTSP) will need a licence to serve overseas customers only, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore…
Business
MAS, SPF to block website access to unlicensed trading platforms Octa and XM from Jun 20
The websites of unlicensed trading platforms Octa and XM will be blocked for Singapore residents with effect from Jun 20, said the…
Business
Protect investors, but give private market fund managers flexibility, industry players tell MAS
The transparency of private market funds, the amount they charge in fees, and the methods of valuation were among key points raised in the…
Business
MAS proposes to remove some exemptions from advertisement regulations to better protect consumers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing to amend financial advertisement requirements in a bid to boost protection for…