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    • (b) Enhanced disclosure of the MAS’ enforcement statistics through the use of infographics and dashboards in our Annual Report. This is to provide the public with a better overview of enforcement actions that the MAS has taken over the past year.
    • The timing of this forum is also apt as the MAS has just released the revised Code of Corporate Governance (“Code”) this morning.
    • This will provide more clarity on the respective roles of the various agencies – as well as MAS’ own approach to investigating misconduct.
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    • MAS recently issued a consultation paper on a set of mandatory Cyber Hygiene requirements.
    • It is this philosophy that underpins the MAS to be among the first regulators in the world to adopt a regulatory sandbox regime. 12     MAS regulatory sandbox provides a constrained but more flexible space for players seeking to test new technology or approaches before a full launch.
    • This will also allow the MAS to calibrate our final rules that are appropriate to the new business model or start-up while addressing any level-playing field concerns. 13     As another example, the MAS recently issued a consultation paper on changes to our Recognised Market Operator (or “RMO”) regime
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    • The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that Singapore’s average daily foreign exchange (FX) trading volume reached a new high of US$633 billion in April 2019, up 22% from US$517 billion in April 2016.
    • Please refer to Table 3 for interest rate derivatives average daily trading volume by currency. 5     Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director, MAS, said, "MAS is heartened to see continued robust growth in Singapore’s FX and OTC derivatives turnover across many currencies.
    • Monetary Authority of Singapore 10 Shenton Way MAS Building Singapore 079117 Telephone: (65) 6225-5577 ANNEX TABLES Table 1: FX Average Daily Trading Volume by Currency (US$ million) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Currency
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    • The staff and management of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are saddened to hear that Mr Michael Wong Pakshong, MAS’ first Managing Director, has passed away this morning.
    • that has become a hallmark of MAS. 
    • MAS conveys its condolences to the family of the late Mr Wong Pakshong. 2     Mr Wong Pakshong was MAS’ Managing Director from 1971 to 1981. He laid the foundations for MAS as a central bank and integrated financial regulator.
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    • As part of MAS upcoming supervision of DPTSPs, MAS will also give attention to how DPTSPs effectively implement their CFT controls taking into account the risks of their activities.
    • For example, MAS conducted webinars and engagement sessions for relevant financial sub- sectors, including banks, remittance agents and DPTSPs, to educate the sub-sectors on AML/CFT requirements and MAS supervisory expectations.
    • This is led by a high-level committee, the AML/CFT SC, the Permanent comprising Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
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    • The standards for trust administration, and trust and estate planning are scheduled for implementation in 2006. 24   As an example of MAS' partnership with industry for the growth of the financial sector, MAS directly supports the development of training.
    • The trust company's external auditors are also under a duty to report to MAS if they detect non-compliance or fraud.
    • It is not MAS' intention to impair the competitiveness and dynamism of individual institutions and Singapore's financial sector. 
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    • MAS Core Inflation The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) monitors a core inflation measure that excludes the components of Accommodation and Private Road Transport.
    • Source: MAS, MTI estimates * Categories below the dotted line are excluded from the MAS Core Inflation series.
    • MAS Core Inflation came in lower at 2.2% Excluding the costs of accommodation and private road transport, MAS Core Inflation fell from 2.4% in July to 2.2% in August on account of slightly lower services inflation.
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    • MAS Core Inflation The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) monitors a core inflation measure that excludes the components of Accommodation and Private Road Transport.
    • Source: MAS, MTI estimates * Categories below the dotted line are excluded from the MAS Core Inflation series.
    • MAS Core Inflation moderated to 2.0% Excluding the costs of accommodation and private road transport, MAS Core Inflation eased to 2.0% in November from 2.2% in October due to lower contributions from services and oil-related items.
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    • The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced new initiatives to further boost the growth of the Singapore Government Securities (SGS) market.
    • Improving price transparency MAS will cease performing the role of an SGS broker for primary dealers.
    • Speaking at the FIA Asian Financial Markets 2000 Conference held in Singapore this morning, Second Minister for Finance Mr Lim Hng Kiang revealed that MAS will adopt a three-pronged strategy to strengthen the market-making mechanism and improve price transparency in the SGS market. 2   MAS' initiatives