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- By Stephen Cecchetti and Kermit Schoenholtz This study was published as Special Feature B in the October 2021 Macroeconomic Review. 102 Macroeconomic Review | October 2021 Special Feature B Monetary Policy Strategy Review: The Fed and the ECB Stephen Cecchetti and Kermit Schoenholtz1 1 Introduction When the ECB began operation in 1999, many observers focused on its differences from the Federal Reserve. Perhaps the most widely cited distinction is the one between the ECBs hierarchical mandate
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- Professor Bernard Yeung, National University of Singapore Business School, and President of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) Professor Steven J Davis, University of Chicago, Hoover Institution, and EXCO Member of ABFER Distinguished speakers and guests, ladies and gentlemen GETTING IN ALL THE CRACKS OR TARGETING THE CRACKS? At the inaugural Asian Monetary Policy Forum in 2014, I spoke about the challenge of securing both price stability and financial stability. Menon (2014
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- Mr Taktoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, Colleagues from the IMF, fellow Central Banks and Ministries of Finance, 1 My colleagues and I at the MAS warmly welcome you to Singapore and to this high-level seminar on Crisis Prevention in Emerging Market Economies. This seminar is organised by the IMF and the Singapore government in the run up to the 2006 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, which will be held here in September. We are delighted to have here today a group of economists and
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- Guidelines to enhance banks’ resilience to and management of environmental risk. These guidelines set out MAS' expectations on environmental risk management for all banks, merchant banks, and finance companies. The guidelines cover: Governance and strategy Risk management Disclosure of environmental risk information Monetary Authority of Singapore GUIDELINES ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT (BANKS) December 2020 -------- GUIDELINES ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT (BANKS) DECEMBER
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- Tharman Shanmugaratnam Chairman, MAS Ravi Menon Managing Director, MAS Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen 1 I am happy to join MAS and our distinguished central bank governors, regulators and CEOs to celebrate MAS’ 40th anniversary. This is a significant milestone for MAS. 2 Central banks and regulators play important roles in modern economies. Their policies have profound impact on the economic and financial stability of their countries and, ultimately, the lives of their citizens
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- Only governments and large conglomerates can readily and economically issue unsecured debt securities. The market remains relatively inaccessible to the majority of borrowers. 5 Here is where securitization comes in.
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- Luca Bertalot, Secretary General, European Mortgage Federation and European Covered Bond Council Distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen 1. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to join you here today at The Asian Covered Bond Roadshow 2023 - the first physical comeback of this event in Singapore in four years. Resilience of the Covered Bond Market 2. Since we last gathered together in 2019, financial markets globally and in the region has gone through a period of heightened uncertainty. The market
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- Singapore, 7 April 2020...The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will adjust selected regulatory requirements and supervisory programmes to enable financial institutions (FIs) to focus on dealing with issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting their customers during this difficult period. 2. MAS will take the following regulatory and supervisory measures: • adjust banks’ capital and liquidity requirements, to help sustain their lending activities; • allow
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- Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Introduction 1. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to join you today for the inaugural DBS Institutional Investor Symposium at the National Gallery. The theme of this Symposium, “The Art of Seeking New Investment Value” is apt for both the investment climate we face, and the venue where we are gathered. The National Gallery is a vibrant centre bringing together the best modern artists and influences from Asia and beyond. As the financial gateway to
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- On receiving the award and paying tribute to MAS’ staff 1 I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive the “Central Bank Governor of the Year in Asia-Pacific” Award by The Banker. 2 This award is a tribute to the collective contribution of the staff of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) who had worked hard to ensure that our monetary policy stance was appropriate for the economy during the downturn and the eventual recovery; and to foster a sound and progressive financial system, which overall