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A business trust is a business enterprise structured as a trust. A business trust (“BT”) is a business enterprise structured as a trust....

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    •  MAS allows fund managers more than 5% stake in SGX, subject to 10% cap New prospectus registration regime proposed MAS clarifies SGX's regulatory role Singapore, 16 Feb 2001. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will allow fund managers to hold shares in the Singapore Exchange (SGX) beyond the current 5% limit, but up to a cap of 10% and subject to the approval of MAS. MAS also proposed a new prospectus registration regime, as it will be taking over from the Registry
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    •    Mr Olivier Oger Dean, EDHEC Business School Professor Noel Amenc Director, EDHEC-Risk Institute Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen Introduction 1   Good morning. I am delighted to join you today at EDHEC Risk inaugural Days Asia Conference. With the large turnout of speakers and participants from different backgrounds and domain expertise, I am confident that we can look forward to a fruitful conference. Key observations from the crisis 2   The global financial crisis continues to cast
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    • Singapore, 18 June 2015…The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly appointed eminent macroeconomist Professor Lawrence Christiano as the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance. Professor Christiano, who is the Alfred W. Chase Chair in Business Institutions and Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, will be hosted by the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Department of Economics during the term of the Professorship
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    • Chairman and Council Members of the ABS, Ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to join you today to officially announce the formation of the Financial Sector Tripartite Committee. On behalf of the Financial Sector Tripartite Committee or FSTC for short, I would like to thank ABS for inviting us to join you at this festive event. SkillsFuture was first announced by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam in Budget 2015, and it aims to provide Singaporeans with opportunities to develop
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    • CLOSING NOTE FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED ADVISORY GUIDELINES FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICE SECTOR 11 SEPTEMBER 2014 1 -------- PART I ........................................................................................................................ 3 1 Background and Introduction ............................................................................... 3 PART II: OVERVIEW OF ISSUES – SOCIAL SERVICE GUIDELINES ..................... 4 2 An individual making an
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    • 1. The 8th Joint Meeting of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (AFMGM) was convened under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance, and Honorable Chea Chanto, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). For the third consecutive year, the Meeting was held virtually due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. ASEAN Chair 2022 Priorities 2. The Meeting welcomed Cambodia’s theme of ‘ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together
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    •   " Prospering in a Rising Asia" Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1   Let me first welcome all of you to the Conference Board Symposium on Asian Economies and Financial Markets, held for the first time here in Singapore. ASIA'S COMEBACK SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS 2   Asian economies have come a long way since the financial crisis in 1997.  For six years they have had a tumultuous ride, marked by unexpected shocks and painful adjustments.  The September 11th attacks were followed by the
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    • MAS conducted a thematic review on banks’ operational controls in their Payments and Electronic Funds Transfer operations. This guidance sets out the key findings and recommends how banks should implement effective controls to address the operational risks. Banks should incorporate learning points from the guidance in a risk-based and proportionate manner, giving proper regard to the profile of their business activities. Banks should remain vigilant to the evolving nature and impact of payment
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    •  MAS Confident that Financial Sector will Continue to Function Normally During Crossover 01 November 1999... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today said that Singapore's financial sector is fully-prepared for Y2K, and expects the financial sector to continue to function normally during the crossover into the new millennium. 2   In an MAS press release issued today, the central bank said that the high level of readiness achieved by the financial sector was the result of a detailed and comprehensive
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    •   Singapore, 23 May 2000... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced its plans to position itself as a leading ART centre in Asia when alternative risk transfer products take off in a big way in this region. 2   Speaking at the 2nd Conference on Alternative Risk Transfers (ART) in Asia organised by Asia Insurance Review, Mrs Hauw Soon Hoon, Executive Director, Insurance Department of MAS, noted the rapid changes in the global risk landscape, and the need for the insurance industry