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- Good morning ladies and gentlemen, 1 I am delighted to be here, to deliver the opening remarks for the launch of the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at the Singapore Management University. 2 The establishment of this Centre is timely, given the increased global demand for hedge fund and absolute return products, as well as the growing interest in hedge fund activities. 3 The tag "hedge fund" itself has and still evoked a mix of emotions. To some, these are greedy, relentless and at times,
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- Mr Peter Wuffli, Mrs Kathryn Shih, Distinguished Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen, 1 A very good afternoon to you all. I am delighted to join you here to celebrate the official opening of the UBS Wealth Management Campus – Asia Pacific. Asia’s Prosperity 2 Asia’s growth trajectory upward is not only led by economic powerhouses China and India, but also a re-energised Japan, and an increasingly integrated ASEAN. This mounting prosperity has led to unprecedented wealth creation. By market estimates
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- Good Evening, 1 I am delighted to be with you this evening to help celebrate DZ Bank’s official opening of its new Capital Markets Department. I am also very happy to note the rapid developments of DZ Bank’s operations in Singapore. Just last September, the bank opened a new branch in Singapore to conduct private banking business and this new capital markets department headed by Mr Mahmood Jumabhoy is testimony to DZ Bank’s continued commitment to Singapore and the region. 2 The new capital
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- Members of the IBF Council, Chairperson & Members of the FICS Steering Committee, Colleagues from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, Ladies and gentlemen. 1 On behalf of the Institute of Banking and Finance, I bid you a warm welcome to today’s launch event, entitled “Powering Growth with Effective Learning”. 2 In 2007, the financial sector has continued to power ahead. In the first quarter, financial sector GDP grew by 12.9% year-on-year, twice the overall GDP growth. Employment growth
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- Mr Lester Gray Chairman Investment Management Association of Singapore Mr Chan Lee Mun Principal & CEO Nanyang Polytechnic Distinguished guests Ladies & Gentlemen Good afternoon. Introduction 1 I am pleased to join you today for the MOU signing ceremony between Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) and the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS). 2 I would like to commend IMAS and NYP for joining hands to provide training in the areas of fund management and administration. With its focus
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- Professor Tan Chin Tiong, Deputy President, Singapore Management University Mr Peter Flavel, Global Head of Private Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Ladies & Gentlemen, A very good evening to everyone. I am most delighted to join you at this special event. To the 15 graduates of the Advanced Diploma programme, let me extend my heartiest congratulations to you. I am sure that you worked very hard to earn this Diploma. The knowledge and competencies that you have gained from the programme will be
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- JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Singapore, 1 December 2016… The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that they will collaborate to establish an Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Intelligence and Analysis Centre to encourage regional sharing and analysis of cybersecurity information within the financial services sector. This Singapore-based Intelligence Centre is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2017. 2
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- His Excellency Mr Duan Jielong, China’s Ambassador to Singapore Mr Tian Guoli, Chairman, Bank of China Limited Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen Good morning. 1 It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to be here for this important event. Bank of China has a long history in Singapore. It was first established in 1936 as a branch in Cecil Street, and over the last 3-4 decades, it has played a significant role in Singapore’s economic development. 2 Today, Bank of China is the largest
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- Ambassador Chen Xiaodong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Singapore Mr Zheng Chao, Economic & Commercial Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Singapore Mr Yuan Linjiang, Chairman of China Reinsurance Group Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Opening Remarks Good evening. I’m very happy to join you here at the official opening of China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation’s new office in Singapore. 2. This is an occasion of double celebration. Firstly
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- Singapore, 21 June 2022…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the first use case of NovA! to help financial institutions (FIs) assess the sustainability performance of Singapore’s real estate sector. Real estate has been identified as one of the priority industries with a large share of economic activity in ASEAN and accounts for a significant amount of GHG emissions. Based on the 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction, building construction and operations account