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- Mr Manuel Bauer Dr Dieter Wemmer Dr Maximilian Zimmerer Dr Christoph Mascher Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Good evening. I am pleased to join you this evenin g at the official opening of Allianz’s new regional centre in Asia Square. Allianz and Singapore This marks a major step forward for Allianz in Singapore and in Asia. For the first time, we will see Allianz’s 450 staff across 11 entities coming under one roof. This new centre will strengthen synergies across business units, enabling
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- Chongqing Financial Affairs Office Chongqing, 4 September 2017… Financial regulators and private sector participants from Singapore and Chongqing discussed today, at the second Singapore-China (Chongqing) Financial Conference (SCFC) in Chongqing, opportunities for deeper financial collaboration between the two cities. The areas discussed include financing infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, promoting cross-border asset securitisation, and developing insurance and risk management
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- 12 October 2012 INTRODUCTION 1 In April 2012, MAS increased the slope of the S$NEER policy band slightly. A narrower policy band was restored, with no change to the level at which the band was centred. This policy stance was aimed at anchoring inflation expectations, ensuring medium-term price stability and keeping growth on a sustainable path. Chart 1 S$ Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (S$NEER ) 2 The S$NEER has appreciated towards the upper bound of the policy band over the last six months
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- To Commemorate The Opening Of The Monetary Authority of Singapore's Overseas Promotion Offices, London Date: 15 Apr 1999 Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen 1 I am happy to welcome our guests, both here and in New York via video-conference link, to this simultaneous opening of the MAS' overseas promotion offices in London and New York. We are honoured that so many distinguished members of the financial community on both sides of the Atlantic have joined us today. I would like to thank Mr
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- 23 November 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the supervision of cross-border operations of banking institutions. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of the annual Abu Dhabi Singapore Joint Forum (ADSJF) in Abu Dhabi today. MAS and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM share a common objective to develop sound and robust financial markets and
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- 28 January 2015 INTRODUCTION 1. Since the last Monetary Policy Statement in October, developments in the global and domestic inflation environment have led to a significant shift in Singapore’s CPI inflation outlook for 2015. As part of its ongoing economic surveillance, MAS has assessed that it is appropriate to adjust the prevailing monetary policy stance. 2. In October 2014, MAS maintained a modest and gradual appreciation path of the S$NEER (Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange
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- 14 October 2015 INTRODUCTION 1. In April 2015, MAS maintained the modest and gradual appreciation path of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER) policy band, with no change to its slope, width and the level at which it was centred. This policy stance, which has been in place since January 2015, was assessed to be appropriate in view of the moderate growth and inflation prospects. Chart 1 S$ Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (S$NEER) 2. Following the Monetary Policy Statement
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- Singapore, 25 November 2020... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the 20 finalists for the 2020 Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The finalists this year comprise several unique solutions that seek to drive positive social and environmental impact within the financial sector, in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 and climate change. The Global FinTech Hackcelerator identifies innovative market-ready solutions to address real industry needs. The finalists will pitch their
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- Singapore, 17 September 2021… Singapore announced a package of initiatives to support high-growth enterprises to raise capital in Singapore’s public equity market and broaden Singapore’s proposition as a financing hub. 2. Speaking at the Singapore Exchange’s Securities Market Open event today , Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong will announce the following initiatives: a. Establishment of a co-investment fund named Anchor Fund @ 65 that will help promising high-growth enterprises raise
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- Dr Choi Kwang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Pension Service Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I am delighted to join you to celebrate the opening of the Singapore office of Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS). This is an exciting development for Singapore’s asset management industry. NPS manages one of the largest pension funds in the world, with KRW 500 trillion of assets under management. The decision by NPS to set up an office here is significant. This will be NPS’s first