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    • QUESTION NO 1051 NOTICE PAPER 1438 OF 2018 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Date: For Parliament Sitting on 19 November 2018 Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament Mr Desmond Choo, MP, Tampines GRC Question: To ask the Prime Minister (a) how do Singapore's regulations on e-money float compare to those of the major global financial centers; (b) what is the progress on the consultation on "user protection measures in electronic payments"; and (c) how will the Ministry protect consumer interests while ensuring
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    •               Programme sponsored by Singapore banks drive home the importance of budgeting, saving and caring for the less fortunate. Singapore - The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and MoneySENSE have jointly  commissioned a two-year financial education programme for 180 primary schools to drive home the virtues of saving, budgeting and concern for the less fortunate. The skit “Save & Spend Wisely”, produced and presented by well known local drama group Act 3 Theatrics, is
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    • Singapore, 15 November 2012…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched the 2013 Year of the Snake Almanac Coins and the 2013 Uncirculated Coin Set. These coins will be issued on 4 January 2013. 2013 Year of the Snake Coins 2   The coins are part of the third Chinese Almanac Coins Series. The image of the snake is integrated with ancient Chinese seal characters in a design that combines tradition with modernity. The animal is symbolised by the Chinese characters of the “Heavenly Stems
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    • Singapore, 8 March 2013...The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will exempt borrowers who are physically disabled or who are caregivers of the physically disabled from the financing restrictions on motor vehicle loans granted by financial institutions (FIs).  MAS will also take into account the depreciation in the value of a used motor vehicle in determining the applicable loan-to-value ratio limit. Exempting the Physically Disabled 2   On 25 February 2013, MAS announced financing restrictions
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    •  Singapore, 24 August 2010... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today gave a further update on the actions undertaken by financial institutions to comply with the formal directions issued by MAS 1 following our investigation into the sale and marketing of structured notes linked to Lehman Brothers. 2   CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd, DMG & Partners Securities Pte Ltd, Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd, OCBC Securities Pte Ltd, Phillip Securities Pte Ltd and UOB Kay Hian Pte Ltd have formally
    • PDPC
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    • Response to Public Consultation on Proposed Business Operation of the DNC registry OANDA Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (“OANDA”) Contact Person: Ms. Simone Tracy Tan Email: tracytan@oanda.com DID: +65 3106 2144, extension 2103 Mobile: +65 8128 2185 OANDA Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OANDA Corporation, and holder of Capital Markets and Services Licence # CMS 100122-4. -------- Table of Contents SUMMARY OF MAJOR POINTS COMMENTS CONCLUSION
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    • A warning was issued to Information Technology Management Association (Singapore) for failing to put in place reasonable security measures to prevent the accidental disclosure of the personal data of 28 individuals via email. Click here to find out more. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION Case No DP-1708-B1019 [2018] SGPDPC 11 In the matter of an investigation under section 50(1) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 Information Technology Management Association (Singapore)
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    • Singapore, 10 September 2020... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued guidelines to strengthen the accountability of senior managers in key functions in financial institutions (FIs) and to promote ethical behaviour in FIs. The guidelines were accompanied by an information paper on good practices in these areas. 2     The Guidelines on Individual Accountability and Conduct sets out MAS’ expectations through five high level outcomes for FIs: Outcome 1: Senior managers “Senior managers
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    • 27 OCTOBER 2017 2018 SGS ISSUANCE CALENDAR The 2018 SGS the SGS website issuance calendar has been published on (http://www.sgs.gov.sg/Issuance-Calendar.aspx) (see Annex 1). Outstanding SGS bonds grew by about 5% per annum on average over the past five years. In 2 the past one to two years, there has been increased demand for high quality liquid assets from financial institutions. Subject to prevailing market conditions, MAS plans to grow outstanding
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    • Singapore, 31 March 2020 …. The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have updated the guidance for issuers on safe distancing measures when conducting general meetings. 2.     SGX RegCo had previously announced that issuers are able to defer AGMs to after 30 April 2020. This updated guidance allows issuers that choose to proceed with general meetings before 30 April 2020, to be able to do so by