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    • Issues Raised in Parliament ANSWER TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON: Recent Increase in Speculative Interests in Low-priced Shares and Warrants For Parliament Sitting on 11 Feb 1999 Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Government will act to cool the speculative fever and protect the investing public, in view of the increase in speculative interests in recent months in low-priced shares and warrants traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore where prices and volumes of such shares and
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    • Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.  And to all our foreign guests, a warm welcome to Singapore. The sun is shining on Islamic finance. Let me highlight three promising global developments. First, Islamic finance continues to grow rapidly.  The industry grew at double digits last year, as it has for the previous five years, despite global economic uncertainties and market volatility.  Global Islamic financial assets are estimated to have reached US$1.8 trillion by the end of
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    • Singapore, 10 February 2014… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has received feedback from borrowers who face challenges refinancing loans for owner-occupied properties which were bought before the introduction of the Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) rules . MAS has decided to broaden the existing exemption from the TDSR threshold of 60 per cent for such loans to ease the debt servicing burden of these borrowers. Refinancing of owner-occupied property loans 2   Under the revised rules, a
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    • Criteria to be met by a related corporation, which intends to enjoy the exemption granted under regulation 12(b) of the the Insurance (Authorised Reinsurers) Regulations. This notice applies to all authorised reinsurers. It sets out the criteria to be met by a related corporation that intends to enjoy the exemption granted under regulation 12(b) of the the Insurance (Authorised Reinsurers) Regulations. Regulation 12(b) of the Regulations provides that section 56A of the Insurance Act (Cap.142) shall
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    •  4 October 1999... MAS today announced that it will establish a Y2K liquidity scheme to help meet temporary Y2K-related liquidity needs of banks and finance companies. The liquidity scheme will be available for a two-month period, from 29 November 1999 till 28 January 2000. In a circular addressed to the CEOs of banks and finance companies in Singapore, MAS said that the liquidity scheme would be an additional measure to provide temporary assistance to banks and finance companies in the unlikely
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    •   Singapore, 1 October 2002. The remaining provisions of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and the Financial Advisers Act (FAA) come into operation today. 2   The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today released a package of Notices and Guidelines to support the implementation of the SFA and the FAA. These will be phased in over the next 6 to 12 months to facilitate a smooth transition to the new regulatory regime. The Acts will be fully operative at the end of this final phase in period
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    • Singapore, 30 May 2017…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date.  In its latest regulatory actions, MAS has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB), as well as issued Prohibition Orders (POs) against three individuals and served notice of its intention to impose the same regulatory action on three others. Regulatory actions against Credit Suisse
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    • Singapore, 9 May 2019… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued prohibition orders (POs) against three individuals for dishonest conduct. The individuals are: Name Duration of Prohibition Orders Mr Jeremy Lee Seow Poh, former representative of Jefferies Singapore Limited (JSL) 4 years Mr Ong Eng Keong, former representative of JSL 2 years Mr Yap Chee Hoe, former representative of Legacy FA Pte. Ltd. (Legacy) 2 years All three prohibition orders took effect from 8 May 2019. POs issued
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    • His Excellency U Win Shein, Union Minister, Ministry for Finance and Revenue, His Excellency U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, Governor, Central Bank of Myanmar, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. A defining moment I am pleased to be here for this high-level seminar on financial liberalisation.  This collaborative event is a clear testimony to two things: first, the commitment and resolve of the Myanmar government and central bank to modernise and develop the financial sector; and second,
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    • Singapore, 9 May 2019… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued prohibition orders (POs) against three individuals for dishonest conduct. The individuals are: Name Duration of Prohibition Orders Mr Jeremy Lee Seow Poh, former representative of Jefferies Singapore Limited (JSL) 4 years Mr Ong Eng Keong, former representative of JSL 2 years Mr Yap Chee Hoe, former representative of Legacy FA Pte. Ltd. (Legacy) 2 years All three prohibition orders took effect from 8 May 2019. POs issued