Definition of “business trust”
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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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- Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Speech by Mr Ravi Menon, Assistant Managing Director (Complex Institutions), Monetary Authority of Singapore 1 Good morning. Let me congratulate PricewaterhouseCoopers for organising this conference on anti-money laundering. This is an important issue, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share with you the Monetary Authority of Singapore's perspectives. 2 First, a few quick words about the nature and scope of the problem. Money laundering
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- Opening Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, a very good morning to all of you. 2 I am delighted to be here with you today at the 14th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference. 3 This year’s conference is significant because this is the first year the SIRC becomes an annual event. It is a milestone worth commending as the SIRC is now finally able to serve as a platform for annual renewals, much like the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous and Baden-Baden Meetings of the East. And this is just
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- His Excellency Mr Manabu Sakai, State Minister of Finance His Excellency Mr Kenji Shinoda, Ambassador of Japan Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Introduction 1. Welcome to Singapore. I am delighted to speak to you at the Nomura Investment Forum Asia. This is the 13th year Nomura is holding its flagship investment event in Singapore. It underscores the abiding interest among the global investor community to tap the region’s economic potential and investment opportunities from Singapore
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- Mr David Gerald, President and CEO of the Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS), Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen Thank you for inviting me to deliver this year’s Opening Address. Subjects relating to corporate governance always attract lively debates and discussions, and I have no doubt that it will be the case over the course of this Conference. The theme of “Change and Innovation in Governance” underscores the dynamic nature of corporate governance (or CG) issues. The direction
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- Singapore, 16 November 2017…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) today awarded 10 FinTech companies a total of S$1.15 million at the FinTech Awards. 2 Reflecting the growth in the FinTech ecosystem, this year’s winning solutions span multiple business areas, such as digital advisory, investment analytics, blockchain-based biometrics, and e-payments. Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman, MAS, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and ABS Vice-Chairman, Mr
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- Guidelines on safeguards that life insurers should put in place when distributing life policies online without the provision of advice. These guidelines apply to all direct life insurers. They set out MAS' expectations on the safeguards that direct life insurers should put in place for the online distribution of life policies without the provision of advice. Guidelines on the Online Distribution of Life Policies with No Advice ID 01/17 31 March 2017 Guideline No.: Issued Date: Last
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- The interview was conducted by Joy Macknight, Editor of The Banker. Summary of remarks by Mr Ravi Menon There are three distinguishing features that make up the crypto ecosystem. First, the blockchain. It is a distributed ledger where ownership of assets is recorded and verified, and transactions take place peer-to-peer and are irrevocable. Second, the concept of tokenisation. This enables all manner of assets or items of value to be represented digitally through a smart contract on a blockchain
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- Mr Tang Liangzhi, Mayor of Chongqing, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education and MAS Board Member, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Let me first thank the Chongqing municipality for hosting the second China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative (CCI) Financial Summit . You have made us feel at home with your warm hospitality and efficient arrangements. You have also shown great vision by expanding since last year the focus of this Summit from just being between
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- Singapore, 17 April, 2017... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have formed a strategic partnership under the ongoing UNCDF’s SHIFT (Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations) programme to facilitate the development and access to digital financial services in the ASEAN region. To accelerate financial access and usage, MAS and UNCDF SHIFT will explore opportunities to work on digitisation of low-tier financial institutions (Financial Cooperatives
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- QUESTION NO 1485 NOTICE PAPER 865 OF 2017 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Date: For Parliament Sitting on 2 October 2017 Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament Assoc Prof Daniel Goh Pei Siong, NCMP Question: To ask the Prime Minister whether the Ministry will regulate transaction fees and platform rental fees charged by cashless e-payment platform providers by mandating caps on such fees so as to accelerate the widespread adoption of e-payment by small and medium enterprises and consumers. Answer by Mr