Small, mid-cap stocks ride MAS liquidity boost
The Republic’s small and mid-cap stocks are gaining fresh momentum, buoyed by initiatives from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to deepen the equity market and broaden investor…
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Imas, UK’s Investment Association join MAS’ Project Guardian focused on asset tokenisation
The Investment Management Association of Singapore (Imas) and Investment Association (IA) on Wednesday (Aug 6) announced their participation in Project Guardian, an international…
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 Asia-Pacific, to revitalise investor interest in…
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 announced by authorities earlier this year. The…
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 Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will consult on…
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 security over convenience especially when dealing…
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 retirement of its long-time chief Derek Lau. The…
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 found potential lapses in regulatory compliance.…
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 the third Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce…
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 the third Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce…
Singapore sustainable bond issuances rebound 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 S$13.3 billion last year, up 79.7 per cent from…
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 S$13.3 billion last year, up 79.7 per cent from…
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 framework for complex products signal a major shift in…
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 proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)…
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 where they may not have the relevant…
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 laundering and countering the financing of terrorism…
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 investment trust, or S-Reit, marking what is likely to be…
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 request to meet chairman Gan Kim Yong or a senior…
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, as well as The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s…
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 permit to plan for a hasty exit. Bitget and Bybit –…
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 able to serve only overseas customers, said the…
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 (MAS) on Friday (Jun 6). The regulator has clarified…
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 Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore…
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 feedback given by industry participants to the…