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A business trust is a business enterprise structured as a trust. A business trust (“BT”) is a business enterprise structured as a trust....
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- Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Consultation Feedback On Proposed Revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance (686.7 KB) Proposed Code of Corporate Governance (146.8 KB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Proposed Revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance (155.2 KB) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COUNCIL RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 22 NOVEMBER 2011 -------- Response to Consultation Feedback on Proposed Revisions to the
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- I. INTRODUCTION 1 We are gathering in an uncertain environment. On the economic front, Asia's key export markets 'the US, EU and Japan' remain weak, blighting South East Asia's prospects for recovery. In Northeast Asia, China's vitality and transformation continues to dominate investor interest. After September 11, security has become the top concern worldwide. The bomb blasts in Bali and the recent hostage taking in Moscow are sobering reminders that the war on international terrorism has
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- Remarks by Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director, MAS Introduction 1 Good morning. I am delighted to be here for IMAS' 7th Annual Conference. 2 As some of you may be familiar, the fund management industry in Singapore has seen continuous stellar growth. Over the past 5 years, total assets under management registered strong double-digit percentage increases. In the latest survey, AUM in 2004 grew 23% over the previous year. Industry asset under management in Singapore is now about S
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- Chairman and Council members of ABS, Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to join you at the 43rd ABS Annual Dinner this evening. The global economy: slower for longer 2 Since I addressed the ABS in 2014, the global economy has continued to recover. But growth has been lacklustre and uneven. Risks remain, not least the prospect of political instability and the possibility of a rise in protectionist tendencies in the major economies. 3 In the near term, the unexpected results of the UK’s EU
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- Sets out the conduct requirements for credit rating agencies (CRAs) and their representatives, covering topics such as quality and integrity of the rating process, independence of CRAs, responsibilities of CRAs to the investing public and issuers and required disclosures. Code of Conduct for Credit Rating Agencies 1 -------- Code of Conduct for Credit Rating Agencies TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble
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- MAS Staff Paper No. 55, January 2017 - By Naohisa Hirakata, Yosuke Kido, and Jie Liang Thum Abstract This paper examines a sample of Japanese regional banks’ exposure to market risk factors and how it affects systemic risk through portfolio composition or revenue source, using Adrian and Brunnermeier’s (2016) CoVaR to proxy for systemic risk. We find evidence of “systemic as a herd” behaviour among Japanese regional banks, as portfolio and revenue components associated with market activities exert
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- Mr Wee Ee Cheong, Deputy Chairman and CEO, UOB Professor Howard Hunter, President, SMU Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 I am delighted to join you at this graduation event. Today’s event marks several firsts. UOB is the first financial institution inSingapore to partner academia to design and deliver an FICS accredited diploma programme that is customised to its in-house development needs. This SMU-UOB Advanced Diploma in Private Banking is the first FICS programme that is linked to an advanced diploma
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- Singapore, 31 March 2021… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that Singapore intends to join international efforts to enhance the capacity of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to assist vulnerable low-income countries in dealing with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. This will enable the IMF to support the surge in requests for financial assistance, from these countries. 2. Subject to Parliament’s approval The Bretton Woods Agreements Act enables MAS to
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- Singapore, 31 March 2021… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that Singapore intends to join international efforts to enhance the capacity of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to assist vulnerable low-income countries in dealing with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. This will enable the IMF to support the surge in requests for financial assistance, from these countries. 2. Subject to Parliament’s approval The Bretton Woods Agreements Act enables MAS to
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- by Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore and Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the William Taylor Memorial Lecture Basel, Switzerland, 21 September 2000, 4.15pm Basel, 10.15pm Singapore INTRODUCTION 1 Three years have passed since the Asian crisis struck in 1997. The crisis showed how unstable the international financial system could be, and how vulnerable apparently strong Asian economies were to a sudden shock. It has caused a searching reappraisal of the benefits and