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- Media Releases
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- Singapore, 7 February 2014... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today released a joint consultation paper setting out proposals to strengthen the securities market in Singapore. 2 The proposals follow an extensive review by MAS and SGX of the securities market in Singapore. The review concluded that while the securities market remains sound, there were three areas for improvement: promoting orderly trading and responsible investing; improving the transparency
- MAS
- Letters to Editor
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- Dear Editor I refer to "Why no new $10 polymer notes?" (Straits Times forum, 3 Feb 2007). 2 MAS introduced the $10 polymer note in 2004. Only $100 million worth of $10 polymer notes were printed and issued at the time. Our intention was to gauge how the public, as well as ATMs and other machines would accept these notes. 3 As the response was good, MAS proceeded to issue polymer notes for mass circulation in 2006. We started with $2 notes as we had run down our stock of $2 paper notes. 4
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- Notices
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- Requirements for corporate finance advisers in relation to general business conduct and due diligence work. This Notice sets out specific requirements for corporate finance advisers to manage conflicts of interest and ensure proper governance and supervision. It also imposes detailed requirements on the conduct of due diligence, which apply to advisers acting in the capacity of an issue manager, sponsor or financial adviser (as the case may be) for initial public offers and reverse takeovers, including
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- Consultations
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- Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Feedback Received Proposed Amendments to the SFA on Regulation of Financial Benchmarks (442 KB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Securities and Futures Act on Regulation of Financial Benchmarks (231.5 KB) www.mas.gov RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED November 2016 Response to Feedback Received Proposed Amendments to the Securities and Futures Act on Regulation of Financial Benchmarks Monetary Authority
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- Exemptions
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- View exemptions issued under section 337(2) of the Securities and Futures Act for the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014. 1 Issue Date: 24 October 2014 EXEMPTIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 337(2) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CAP. 289) (SFA) For the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 September 2014 No. of exemptions provided 1 S/N Exemption granted Exemption provision Section 81SB(2) of the SFA Exemption from submitting half-yearly auditor
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- Media Releases
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- Singapore, 7 May 2009...At the 6th Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit today, MAS announced that it has issued a set of Guidelines on the Application of Banking Regulations to Islamic Banking. The Guidelines consolidate the various regulations and clarifications which MAS has issued, and offers specific information on the regulatory treatment of various Islamic structures. This set of Guidelines will provide greater clarity and certainty for financial institutions offering Islamic banking
- SSO
- Subsidiary Legislation
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- Consolidation of reconsideration applications 15. —(1) Where 2 or more reconsideration applications — ( a ) are pending in relation to the same decision of the Commission; or ( b ) involve the same or similar issues or relevant matters, the Commission may, at any time and on the request of the respondent or applicant of any of the reconsideration applications or of the Commission’s own initiative, direct that the reconsideration applications, or any particular issue or relevant matter raised in
- SSO
- Subsidiary Legislation
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- Consolidation of review applications 10. —(1) Where 2 or more review applications — ( a ) are pending in relation to the same respondent; or ( b ) involve the same or similar issues or relevant matters, the Commission may, at any time and on the request of the respondent or applicant of any of the review applications or of the Commission’s own initiative, direct that the review applications, or any particular issue or relevant matter raised in the review applications, be consolidated and reviewed
- MAS
- Exemptions
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- View exemptions issued under section 337(2) of the Securities and Futures Act for the period from 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014. 1 Issue Date: 5 Sep 2014 EXEMPTIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 337(2) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CAP. 289) (SFA) For the period from 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014 S/N Exemption granted Exemption provision No. of exemptions provided 2 Section 81U(4) of the SFA Exemption from being Approved Holding Companies (AHC) Description
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- Speeches
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- Mr Raymond Ng, Congress Chairman, Mr Vincent Ee, AFA President, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, A very good morning. Introduction Thank you for inviting me to speak at your 16th Annual Conference. It is encouraging to see so many of you here this morning. 2 We have come a long way since the introduction of the Financial Advisers Act, or FAA, in 2002. MAS now regulates more than 500 financial institutions and over 38,000 representatives under the FAA. Financial advisory (FA) firms