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    • Letters to Editor

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    Response to "Review Soft Dollar Deals With Fund Management Firms" (Today, 15 February 2005)
    • Fund managers are not allowed to enter into unnecessary trades to achieve a sufficient volume of transactions to qualify for "soft dollars". 3   To help investors make informed investment decisions, MAS requires fund managers to disclose "soft dollar" arrangements in fund prospectuses and to describe
    • In the course of MAS' inspections, we will also conduct checks to ensure that fund managers comply with the rules. 4   These practices are in line with those in other leading financial centres. We will continue to monitor international developments and introduce enhancements where appropriate.
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    • Letters to Editor

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    Response to "Beware IPO Poison-Pen Letters" (Business Times, 4 February 2004)
    • Yours sincerely, Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore Cheng Lee Ching Senior Vice President and Head, Corporate Communications Singapore Exchange Limited
    • Dear Sir We refer to "Beware IPO poison-pen letters" (Business Times, 4 February 2004). 2   MAS and SGX have a similar approach to anonymous letters.  The information provided is evaluated on the basis of credibility, materiality and whether there is any supporting evidence. 
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    • Media Releases

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    Renewal of Bilateral Swap Arrangement between Japan and Singapore
    • Singapore, 21 May 2018…The Bank of Japan (BOJ), acting as agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) renewed the existing Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two countries today.
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    • Letters to Editor

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    Response to "Review bank valuation process for new launches" - The Straits Times, 3 April 2014
    • Merlyn Ee Executive Director (Strategic Planning & Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
    • MAS agrees that it is important for banks to use valuations that are reflective of actual property values. We expect banks to adopt sound valuation processes.
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    • Letters to Editor

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    Response to "Don’t let rules be obstacles for retirees" - The Straits Times, 8 October 2016
    • Bey Mui Leng (Ms) Director (Corporate Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore
    • The Monetary Authority of Singapore has not set any age limit on borrowers who wish to take up mortgage equity withdrawal loans secured on their properties. Financial institutions may, however, adopt stricter conditions based on their internal credit policies and credit assessments.
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    • Forms and Templates

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    Form 2 - Application for Variation of a Financial Adviser's Licence
    • After submission, FIs may view a record of their submission by logging into MAS-Tx .
    • The password to the Form should be separately provided to the MAS officer-in-charge.
    • The LFA should also refer to the MAS Circular on the Use of Myinfo and Customer Due Diligence Measures for Non Face-to-Face Business Relations on measures to mitigate the risk of impersonation.
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    • Media Releases

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    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, visiting the United States on skills training and IMF matters
    • DPM Tharman will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore in Washington. Jointly issued by Ministry of Finance, Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency ***
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    • Media Releases

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    Joint Press Release for MOF and MAS on the Signing of the AMRO Agreement on 10 October 2014
    • Under this agreement, ASEAN+3 members will accord AMRO with the legal status, privileges and immunities for AMRO to carry out its surveillance functions. 4    The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) provide host country support to AMRO. ***
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    • Forms and Templates

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    Form J - Certificate on the Accounts of the Insurance Broking Business of (Name of Insurance Broker)
    • After submission, FIs may view a record of their submission by logging into the MAS-Tx .
    • Monetary Authority of Singapore FORM J CERTIFICATE ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE INSURANCE BROKING BUSINESS OF ____________________________________ FOR THE FINANCIAL YE AR ENDED _______ We, the undersigned, hereby certify that in our belief the assets set forth in the balance-sheet in Form A are
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    • Parliamentary Replies

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    Written reply to Parliamentary Question on motorcycle loans with zero downpayment
    • Date: For Parliament Sitting on 28 February 2023 Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament Ms Mariam Jaafar, MP, Sembawang GRC Question To ask the Prime Minister whether MAS has seen a rise in the number and proportion of motorcycle loans with zero downpayment required.
    • Answer by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Minister in charge of MAS: 1. There is no minimum downpayment for a motorcycle loan required in legislation. However, individual financial institutions (FIs) may require a minimum downpayment as part of their credit risk management.