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- Singapore, 9 January 2013… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) today launched the 11th MAS-ESS Essay Competition. The theme for this year’s competition is “Singapore’s Untapped Hinterlands: Opportunities and Obstacles?”
- The following prizes will be awarded for the three best essays: First Prize $3,000 Second Prize $2,000 Third Prize $1,000 5 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 ).
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- Interviewers will carry identification badges and letters of authorisation from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The information collected from the survey will be compiled and published as aggregated statistical information to ensure anonymity.
- The Committee comprises representatives from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Central Provident Fund Board, Monetary Authority of Singapore, National Library Board and People's Association.
- No individual data will be released. 4 Selected survey participants may verify the identity of an interviewer for the National Financial Literacy Survey by contacting MAS at 6229-8858/6229-8931 or consumers@mas.gov.sg . *** Note to Editor: The Financial Education Steering Committee (FESC) spearheads
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- Angelina Fernandez (Ms) Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
- For example, information on the investment performance and management expenses of the participating fund of individual life insurers is published on MAS’ website.
- To help consumers make meaningful choices, MAS has requirements on product disclosure and standards on the advisory process in place. These are complemented by industry-developed guidelines.
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- 1 The Ministry of Finance (“MOF”), Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (“IRAS”) have proposed regulations to allow Singapore to implement the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (“AEOI”) 1 , also known as
- ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE INLAND REVENUE AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE 11 JULY 2016 1 AEOI refers to the regular exchange of information between jurisdictions for tax purposes, with the objective of detecting and deterring tax evasion by taxpayers.
- More than 100 jurisdictions, including major financial centres such as Dubai, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Switzerland, have endorsed the CRS and will commence AEOI in either 2017 or 2018. 3 MOF, MAS and IRAS are inviting public feedback on the draft Income Tax (International Tax Compliance Agreements
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- Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
- MAS has been in close contact with banks here, including the major retail banks, to assess the impact of the current financial turmoil.
- Dear Editor I refer to "How are foreign banks in Singapore regulated" (Mypaper, 26 September 2008). 2 MAS requires all banks in Singapore to comply with requirements on capital adequacy, asset maintenance, liquidity, and limits on credit and investment exposures.
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- In determining if a person is carrying out such a business, MAS takes into account whether opinions or recommendations on investment products are made in a continuous manner. MAS considers the context and circumstances in assessing if a person is acting as a financial adviser.
- MAS will consider issuing guidance on the circumstances that could constitute financial advice, taking into account consumer and industry feedback, market developments, and international norms. Bey Mui Leng (Ms) Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
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- Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
- MAS has been in close contact with banks here, including the major retail banks, to assess the impact of the current financial turmoil.
- MAS requires all banks in Singapore to comply with requirements on capital adequacy, asset maintenance, liquidity, and limits on credit and investment exposures.
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- MAS Statement on Lehman Brothers Minibonds: MAS has received queries on the options available for Lehman Minibonds' noteholders.
- MAS would expect the trustee to act in noteholders’ interest by disposing of the underlying securities in an orderly fashion.
- HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (the trustee) has informed MAS that the 15 day grace period for the coupon payment for Series 5 and 6 of the Minibond programme expired today and no payment has been received. As such, an event of default has occurred.
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- The agreement was signed before the FinTech Roundtable, co-organised by MAS and AFF.
- Beijing, 13 May 2019… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Asia-Pacific Future Financial Research Institute (AFF) AFF, a leading think tank in China, focuses on research relating to future financial evolution. have signed a FinTech Co-operation Agreement to promote academic exchanges, information
- Mr Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer, MAS, said, "Singapore and China have been longstanding partners on many fronts. This agreement is another step towards closer collaboration between the FinTech ecosystems of Singapore and China to benefit consumers and businesses.
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- MAS will continue to manage issuances of SGS (Infrastructure) and SGS (Market Development) in aggregate, to ensure that overall issuance supply is calibrated to market demand. MAS will also calibrate issuance sizes of each bond to facilitate an efficient and liquid secondary market.
- The 2023 SGS issuance calendar has been published on the MAS website 2 Over the past five years, outstanding SGS bonds have grown steadily at an average rate of around 9% per annum.
- Green SGS (Infrastructure) Issuance 4 Subject to market conditions, MAS plans to reopen the 50-year Green SGS (Infrastructure) bond (Aug-72) around the later half of 2023, in addition to the bonds stated in the published issuance calendar.