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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- CLOSING NOTE ON THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED ADVISORY GUIDELINES ON THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT FOR NRIC NUMBERS Issued 31 August 2018 -------- CLOSING NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED ADVISORY GUIDELINES ON THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT FOR NRIC NUMBERS (Issued 31 August 2018) (issued DD Month YYYY) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .............................................................................. 3 PART
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- 1 Good morning to everyone. First, let me thank Ai Boon and her team in ABS The Association of Banks in Singapore. for organising this Roundtable session, and inviting me to speak. It is heartening to see the large number of participants comprising banks, as well as corporates, SME and retail customers joining this virtual session. This reflects the importance of the topic that we’re discussing today - the shifts in the interest rate benchmark landscape, and what we must do in preparation. 2 Interest
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- Singapore, 8 April 2020… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced a S$125 million support package to sustain and strengthen capabilities in the financial services and FinTech sectors amid the current economic slump. The support package will help to position financial institutions (FIs) and FinTech firms for stronger growth when the threat of COVID-19 recedes and economic activity normalises. 2 The support package, funded by the Financial Sector Development Fund, has three main
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- MAS Staff Paper No. 44, April 2007 - By Andrew K. Rose Abstract This paper studies the characteristics of departures from monetary unions. During the post-war period, almost seventy distinct countries or territories have left a currency union, while over sixty have remained continuously in currency unions. I compare countries leaving currency unions to those remaining within them, and find that leavers tend to be larger, richer, and more democratic; they also tend to have higher inflation. However
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- MAS Staff Paper No. 26, January 2004 - By Audrey Low, Sam Ouliaris, Edward Robinson and Wong Yuet Mei Abstract This paper examines the education premium in Singapore. Using a large dataset drawn from the 2000 Survey on Educational Qualifications, we estimate the premium on various levels of education. The average number of years of schooling among the employed was estimated to be 10.1 years, which suggests a general increase in educational attainment when compared to earlier studies. The proportion
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- Singapore, 15 November 2018… The Bank of Canada, Bank of England and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have today jointly published a report (4.4 MB) which assesses alternative models that could enhance cross-border payments and settlements. The report examines existing challenges and considers alternative models that could in time result in improvements in speed, cost and transparency for users. 2 The report, “Cross-border interbank payments and settlements: Emerging opportunities for digital
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- Commodity Trading (Amendment) Bill 2007 Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, “That the Bill be now read a second time”. Objective 2 Commodity futures trading is currently regulated under the Commodity Trading Act (CTA) by IE Singapore, while financial futures trading is regulated by MAS under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and the Financial Advisers Act (FAA). Accordingly, commodity futures and the associated markets, clearing facilities, brokers and advisers are regulated under the CTA while
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- Opening Address by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the Institute of Banking & Finance Annual Conference Building Talent in the Financial Sector Ms Kate Sweetman, fellow Council Members of the IBF, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. 1. The financial crisis has triggered a fundamental shift in the global financial landscape. There has been much discussion globally on levelling up regulatory standards to meet the risks of an increasingly complex and inter-connected
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- Singapore, 1 April 2014… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) commenced civil penalty court action against Mr Norman Phua Chun Han and has been awarded a default judgment of $2,965,414.75 against Mr Phua, comprising a civil penalty amount of $2,865,414.75, for insider trading under Section 218(2)(a) and/or Section 218(2)(b) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), and $100,000, for the employment of manipulative and deceptive devices in connection with the purchase and sale of securities under
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- OVERVIEW OF SINGAPORE’S REGULATIONS His Excellency, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam His Excellency, Nguyen Trung Thanh, Vietnam's Ambassador to Singapore Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen 1 It is a pleasure to join you today. 2 These are challenging times for financial markets and regulators around the world. A significant amount of wealth has been eroded and the global market outlook remains uncertain. 3 It is clear that global conditions