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    • Money and Banking Monthly Statistical Bulletin

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    • June 2015Co-ordinated by:Data Governance & Analytics UnitMonetary Authority of SingaporeMAS Building, 10 Shenton WaySingapore 079117 Republic of SingaporeMONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPOREMONTHLY STATISTICALBULLETIN -------- CONTENTS Highlights of Monetary and Financial Developments ..............5STATISTICAL SECTIONIMONEY AND BANKINGI.1Money Supply (DBU) ......11I.1AMoney Supply (DBU and ACU) ......12I.2AMonetary Survey (DBU).......13I.2BMonetary Survey (DBU and ACU) .....14I.2CMonetary
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    • Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Bank Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am happy to join you today, and I thank DBS Bank for the invitation. The American author John Maxwell once said, “The pessimist complains about the wind.  The optimist expects it to change.  The leader adjusts the sails.” As investors, you too seek to adjust the sails, to avoid being knocked over by market turbulence and to find new harbours of opportunity. So, what are the winds facing us like?  Let me offer some thoughts in
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    • Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. What a man and what a story! Shaikh’s story shows how technology can help find innovative solutions to real problems. It shows how innovation guided by empathy can help create a more inclusive society. And of course it is a story that is an inspiration to all of us – to do better, to be better, to help others. That is why we asked Saqib to kick off the third edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival this morning. Because Saqib’s story exemplifies what Singapore
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    • View video recording of the speech here . Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival. This is the largest gathering of the global FinTech community anywhere in the world. We have more than 25,000 participants from across 100 countries. “The Future is Already Here” The world is becoming more digital.  Especially here in Asia. According to Bain & Company, in the past year alone, the number of online-engaged consumers in South East Asia has
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    • Singapore, 11 January 2013 JOINT PRESS RELEASE 1   The Government announced today a comprehensive package of measures to cool the residential property market. It also introduced a Seller’s Stamp Duty on industrial properties for the first time, to discourage speculative activity in the industrial market. Cooling Measures for the Residential Property Market 2   The Government has implemented several rounds of measures to cool demand and expand supply, so as to moderate the increase in housing prices
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    • Singapore, 4 October 2018… The Tripartite Advisory on Human Capital Practices for Insurance was launched today.  The advisory sets out good human resource practices for the insurance industry in the areas of building a talent pipeline, skills-based hiring, and managing retrenchment responsibly.  It also encourages insurance firms to support their employees in acquiring relevant skills and transitioning to new job roles, as jobs are being transformed by technology. 2   The advisory will guide firms
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    • Singapore, 16 November 2017… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the three winners of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The three winners were selected from a pool of 20 finalists that presented their solutions at Demo Day today, as part of the 2nd Singapore FinTech Festival . 2   The winners are (in no order of merit): Company Name Description of winning solution Moxtra Moxtra is an embeddable Secure Messaging and Business Collaboration Service for the mobile on-demand era that helps
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    • Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Feedback on Consultation Paper on Securitisation (127.5 KB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation Paper on Securitisation (108.8 KB) RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED - CONSULTATION PAPER ON SECURITISATION 1 General Comments 1.1 In April 2005, MAS issued a consultation paper inviting views on proposed changes to MAS Notice to Banks 628 on "Asset Securitisation by Banks". The proposed revisions seek to bridge the gap between the existing requirements
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    •       Opening Address by Mr Ng Nam Sin, Assistant Managing Director (Development Group), Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the Financial Risk Management of Natural Catastrophes in Asia Pacific 2011, at the AXA University Asia Pacific Campus on 20 September 2011 Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction 1    A very good morning. It is my pleasure to join you today at this conference put together by AXA and Aon. Threat of increasing natural catastrophe risks globally, especially Asia. 2   Over the
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    • Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Feedback: Proposed MAS Notice 639 - Exposures to Single Counterparty Groups (193.3 KB) Response to Feedback: Credit Risk Mitigation Issues under Section 29 of the Banking Act (136 KB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation on Proposed MAS Notice 639 and Credit Risk Mitigation Issues under Section 29 of the Banking Act (104.3 KB) RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED MAS NOTICE 639 EXPOSURES TO SINGLE COUNTERPARTY GROUPS Definitions