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- MAS will consult on draft legislative amendments in the coming months before putting into effect the legislative amendments in the second half of 2011.
- There will be a six-month transitional period before the legislative amendments take effect. 4 To view MAS’ response to the feedback received, please click on the following link (138.8 KB) .
- MAS has issued its response to the Consultation Paper on the Review of the Regulatory Regime for Fund Management Companies and Exempt Financial Intermediaries, which was published on 27 April 2010. 2 The industry feedback we received on the proposed regulatory changes for the fund management industry
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- The MAS announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
- MAS has also entered into MoUs with other foreign regulators. The most recent of which was with the Commission des Operations de Bourse and Conseil des Marches Financier of France.
- The MoU was signed by MAS Deputy Managing Director Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam and ASIC Chairman Mr Alan Cameron in Sydney. Said Mr Shanmugaratnam, "The signing of the MoU is timely, given the increase in cross-border trades in today's environment.
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- In June last year, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) called on major banks active in the retail market to put together a Basic Bank Account (BBA). Increasing competition had put pressure on these banks to recover some of the cost of providing banking services to small depositors.
- MAS welcomes ABS' announcement of the features of the BBA. The 22 transactions provided in the BBA are reasonable, and should be adequate for the basic banking needs of lower-income Singaporeans.
- "We applaud the banks' commitment to guarantee small depositors access to basic banking services for a low and affordable fee," said Ravi Menon, Assistant Managing Director (Complex Institutions) of MAS.
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- The securities market mutual assistance agreement was signed in Singapore, by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director, Mr. Koh Yong Guan and Japan's Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Kunihiko Makita.
- The agreement is implemented by a Memorandum of Understanding between the MAS and the Financial Services Agency of Japan. Japan's Senior Vice Minister for Financial Services, Mr. Yoshitaka Murata was at the signing ceremony, along with other senior Japanese and MAS officials.
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- ”, said Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, MAS. 3.
- MAS said that it would work closely with PBC and ICBC to implement the RMB clearing arrangement in Singapore. 2.
- Singapore, 8 February 2013… MAS welcomed the announcement today by the People’s Bank of China (PBC) that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Singapore branch had been appointed as the clearing bank for Renminbi (RMB) in Singapore.
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- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) today launched the 15th MAS-ESS Essay Competition.
- First Prize: $3,000 Second Prize: $2,000 Third Prize: $1,000 4 The terms and conditions as well as entry forms for the MAS-ESS Economic Essay Competition are available on the ESS website ( http://www.ess.org.sg ). The closing date for the submission of entries is 12 May 2017. ****
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- Teo Swee Lian, Deputy Managing Director, MAS said: "MAS is committed to ensuring full, timely and consistent implementation of Basel III in Singapore.
- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) welcomes the positive assessment of Singapore’s regulations implementing the capital standards under the Basel framework by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). 2.
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- Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) believes that it is important for financial representatives to have an understanding of the wide spectrum of investment products currently available in the market so as to provide quality advice to their customers.
- By introducing the new modules, MAS aims to raise the competency standards of all representatives in the financial sector.
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- Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), in collaboration with commercial partners DBS Bank, Emirates NBD and Standard Chartered, have successfully concluded
- DBS Bank, Emirates NBD and Standard Chartered collaborated closely with IMDA, MAS and FSRA in this pilot, and used IMDA’s TradeTrust to validate, review and transfer ownership of simulated eBLs.
- IMDA, MAS and FSRA will continue to collaborate, adopting an iterative approach, with the objective of encouraging our businesses to phase out and switch from paper to digital documents as the mainstream practice to support trade finance.
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- MAS will be working with the Life Insurance Association and the Association of Banks in Singapore to carry out regular mystery shopping exercises on their members.
- For this reason, MAS started the MoneySense programme in 2003 to enhance the level of financial literacy in Singapore. MoneySense is publicly funded and we draw on the expertise of the industry and academia.
- Over the years, MAS has been working with the industry to raise the standard for financial advice. In 2009, we issued a set of Fair Dealing Guidelines, which we use in our supervision of the financial institutions.