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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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- Exemptions
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- This consultation seeks views on (i) MAS’ proposal to exempt foreign head offices or branches of financial institutions in Singapore from the applicable business conduct and representative notification requirements when they serve Singapore customers; and (ii) proposed notification and annual reporting forms, as well as the draft regulations and notices, for both the proposed Branch Framework and notified FRC framework. Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Consultation on Proposed Exemption Framework
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- Media Releases
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- 1 The Government announced today the following measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market: a) Increase the holding period for imposition of Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) from the current three years to four years; b) Raise the SSD rates to 16%, 12%, 8% and 4% of consideration for residential properties which are bought on or after 14 January 2011, and are sold in the first, second, third and fourth year of purchase respectively; c) Lower the Loan-To-Value (LTV) limit to 50% on housing
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- Macroeconomic Reviews
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- Presentation Slides for Briefing PDF (1.11 MB) Volume XVIII, Issue 2 October 2019 -------- Volume XVIII, Issue 2 October 2019 Economic Policy Group Monetary Authority of Singapore -------- ISSN 0219-8908 Published in October 2019 Economic Policy Group Monetary Authority of Singapore http://www.mas.gov.sg All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanised, photocopying
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- Consultations
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- This consultation sets out MAS' proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for all insurers. MAS is proposing to issue the Guidelines to enhance financial institutions' resilience to and management of environmental risk. Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Consultation Paper ENRM Guidelines Insurers (1 MB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation Paper on Proposed Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for Insurers (867.9 KB) RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED December 2020 Proposed
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- External Publications
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FATF Paper on COVID-19-related Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing – Risks and Policy Responses- Good practices and challenges in the mitigation of new money laundering and terrorist financing threats and vulnerabilities arising from the COVID-19 crisis. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a paper on COVID-19-related Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF) – Risks and Policy Responses. The paper can be found at the FATF website: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/COVID-19-AML-CFT.pdf 2 This paper was developed in response to the unprecedented and rapidly
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- Explainers
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- Macroeconomic Reviews
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- The global recovery suffered a setback in Q2 and Q3 2021, weighed down by fresh waves of COVID-19 infections. The slowdown was more pronounced in Asia ex-Japan, where vaccination rates were generally lower and public health measures have been more stringent. Growth was firmer in the major advanced economies, as vaccinations have weakened the linkage between infections and economic activity. The turnaround in global aggregate demand, alongside the pandemic-related shift in consumption from services
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- Consultations
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- Proposed revisions to licensing and business conduct requirements to facilitate the provision of digital advisory services. The paper also sets out additional expectations on the governance and supervision of algorithms. Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Feedback on Consultation Paper on Provision of Digital Advisory Services (1.58 MB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation Paper on Provision of Digital Advisory Services (869.6 KB) RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED 8 October 2018 Response
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- Speeches
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- 1 Mr Speaker Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a second time". 2 Since its introduction in Oct 2001, the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) has undergone several reviews to ensure Singapore’s regulatory framework remains robust and keeps pace with developments in the capital markets. The last amendments to the SFA were passed by this House in 2009. 3 The 2008/09 global financial crisis has led to significant reforms in regulation of financial markets. This Bill seeks to amend the
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- Speeches
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- Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, 1. A very good morning. I am glad to be back for the second edition of the ATX Summit. a. The inaugural edition last year was fully virtual. So I am happy that we are holding it in a hybrid format this year. A very warm welcome to everyone. 2. Digital technology is changing the world, and COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of change. a. AI and IoT are now more pervasive. More activities are going online. b. The digital economy is growing swiftly, even