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- Singapore, 29 September 2005...The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that banks in Singapore will be able to offer an important form of Islamic finance known as Murabaha. It is commonly used as short-term financing and in trade finance. 2 MAS issued the Banking (Amendment) Regulations 2005 to exempt Murabaha financing from the restriction in the Banking Act against non-financial activities. With the exemption, banks may offer Murabaha financing by purchasing goods on behalf
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- Parliamentary Replies
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- Issues Raised in Parliament Reply to Parliamentary Question on the implementation of 'cash-back' systems Date: For Parliamentary Sitting on 12 Jan 2001 Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he is prepared to allow a "cash-back" system to operate in Singapore whereby customers in supermarkets can withdraw cash from the check-out counters, as like that in the UK. Answer: Cash withdrawals at point of sale, or "cash-back" schemes, are readily available in supermarkets and other retail stores
- MAS
- Letters to Editor
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- 18 June 2014 The Editor ST Forum Dear Editor, We refer to the letter “Time to review Financial Advisers Act” by Mr Martin Lee (The Straits Times, 9 June 2014), who asked under what circumstances would a person be considered as a “financial adviser”. The Financial Advisers Act (FAA) defines “financial adviser” as a person who carries on a business of providing any financial advisory service. In determining if a person is carrying out such a business, MAS takes into account whether opinions or recommendations
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- Parliamentary Replies
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Reply to Parliamentary Question on encouraging banks to help retired seniors refinance housing loans- QUESTION NO 3074 NOTICE PAPER 1206 OF 2022 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Date: For Parliament Sitting on 5 July 2022 Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament Mr Kwek Hian Chuan Henry, MP, Kebun Baru SMC Question: To ask the Prime Minister whether MAS can encourage banks to help retired seniors who are above 65 years old refinance their housing loans to adjust to the changing mortgage rates as many seniors are turned down by the financial institutions for such refinancing despite having the financial means
- MAS
- Speeches
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- Resilience, Integration, Opportunity: The ASEAN Story Mr Brian Brille, Mr Peter MacDonald, Mr Richard McCormack, distinguished speakers, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Resurgence of Asia 1. According to estimates by the late British economist, Angus Maddison, two thousand years ago, India had the largest GDP in the world. China was close behind. Together, they accounted for more than half of global GDP. Asia ex Japan was 75 per cent of world GDP. And this was at the height
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- Singapore, 26 July 2004...The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the publication of an Investor Alert List (IAL) on its website www.mas.gov.sg under the section "For the Consumer". ( Click here to view the IAL ) This is in line with our move to empower consumers to assess and assume for themselves the risks of their financial decisions. 2 The IAL lists persons whom MAS receives information on as undertaking financial services activity in Singapore without being licensed or authorised
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- Singapore, 20 Feb 2001. The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced today that Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been appointed Managing Director of the central bank, for a two-year term, with effect from 1 April 2001. Mr Shanmugaratnam takes over from Mr Koh Yong Guan, who has been the Managing Director since Jan 1998. Mr Koh will assume the position of Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of National Development on the same date, and will remain as a director on the MAS Board. 2 Mr Koh's and
- PDPC
- Public Consultations
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- Ref. 3 4.3 – 4.6 4.7 – 4.8 Topic Definition of and interpretation of what constitutes Personal Data (“PD”) Inbound Roaming Outbound Roaming 4.9 – 4.11 4.12 – 4.13 4.14 – 4.19 Provision of subscriber identity for calls or text messages Displaying PD in itemised bills Prepaid mobile services M1’s Comments - - In regard to the Transfer Limitation Obligation in respect of transfer of PD out of Singapore in the case of outbound roaming, it was noted that in
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- QUESTIONS NO 11 NOTICE PAPER 12 OF 2020 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Date: For Parliament Sitting on 4 September 2020 Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament Mr Don Wee, MP, Chua Chu Kang GRC Questions: Q 11. To ask the Prime Minister how many banks with Qualifying Full Banking Licences currently grant loans to local corporations with turnovers below S$10 million. Answer by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Minister in charge of MAS: 1. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore
- SSO
- Subsidiary Legislation
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- Application by subscriber to add or remove Singapore telephone number 3. —(1) Subject to paragraph (3) and regulation 6, an application by a subscriber under section 40(1) of the Act to add his Singapore telephone number to a register or to remove his Singapore telephone number from a register, as the case may be (referred to in this Part as a subscriber registration application) shall be made — ( a ) by making a voice call to the relevant telephone number using the relevant telecommunication service