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    • Parliamentary Replies

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    • Issues Raised in Parliament ANSWER TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOAN FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS For Parliamentary Sitting on 25 Apr 2000 Answer: 1. The restriction on foreigners obtaining Singapore dollar loans to purchase residential properties was part of the package of measures the Government introduced in May 1996 to curb speculation in our property market. The overall package was effective in cooling the property bubble. 2. Most of the anti-speculation measures have since been
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    • Media Releases

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    •  Singapore, 02 Dec 05...The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a Notice on Dual Currency Investments (DCIs) under the Financial Advisers Act. 2   The nature of DCIs is such that significant exchange rate fluctuations could result in the customer losing a substantial portion of the principal amount in terms of the base currency. In view of the higher risks of DCIs compared to traditional deposits and other structured deposits, MAS has decided to impose additional market conduct rules
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    • Letters to Editor

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    •  21 March 2012 The Editor ST Forum Dear Editor, Mr Loke Siew Keong expressed concern about an additional examination module, the Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services Module 6A (CMFAS M6A), that remisiers and futures brokers are required to take (“Puzzled and upset by extra licensing module for remisiers”, ST Forum, 16 March 2012). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) believes that it is important for financial representatives to have an understanding of the wide spectrum of investment
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    • Speeches

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    • Introduction 1   Good morning.  I would like to thank Professor Koh and the Sim Kee Boon Institute for inviting me to speak at this conference.  The market for financial advice has been much discussed since MAS announced the Financial Advisory Industry Review (FAIR) in April.  To date, we have received more than 1300 responses and have also noted many more that were published on newspapers and blogs.  The comments span an entire spectrum.  Some believed the system was working fine and we should just
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    • Consumer Price Developments

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    • This August 2013 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. ;Yah 2 Consumer Price Developments in Aug 2013 CPI-All Items inflation came in slightly higher at 2.0% y-o-y in August CPI-All Items inflation edged up to 2.0% in August from 1.9% in July, on account of stronger increases in the costs of accommodation, services and food which was partly offset by the smaller gain in private
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    • Consumer Price Developments

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    • This July 2013 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. ;Yah 2 3 Consumer Price Developments in July 2013 CPI-All Items inflation came in slightly higher at 1.9% y-o-y in July CPI-All Items inflation edged up to 1.9% in July from 1.8% in June, largely due to an increase in private road transport cost after two consecutive months of decline. Private road transport cost was
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    • Consumer Price Developments

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    • This November 2013 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 1;Yah 2 Consumer Price Developments in November 2013 CPI-All Items inflation rose to 2.6% y-o-y in November CPI-All Items inflation rose to 2.6% in November from 2.0% in the preceding month. This increase had been anticipated in the October inflation report and largely reflected higher accommodation cost, which accounted
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    • Consumer Price Developments

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    • This October 2013 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 1;Yah 2 Consumer Price Developments in October 2013 CPI-All Items inflation was higher at 2.0% y-o-y in October CPI-All Items inflation came in at 2.0% in October compared to 1.6% in September, largely on account of the increase in private road transport cost. Private road transport cost rose by 2.7% after declining by 2.0% in
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    • Consumer Price Developments

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    • This March 2014 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. l1;Yah 2 3 Consumer Price Developments in March 2014 CPI-All Items inflation rose to 1.2% y-o-y in March CPI-All Items inflation picked up to 1.2% in March from 0.4% in February, mainly on account of a smaller fall in car prices. Contributions from all other major categories, except
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    • Consumer Price Developments

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    • This March 2018 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. s dzkl1;Yah Consumer Price Developments in March 2018 In March 2018, CPI-All Items inflation and MAS Core Inflation eased to 0.2% and 1.5% respectively, from 0.5% and 1.7% in the previous month. This largely reflected lower services inflation, and in the case of CPI-All Items inflation, a decline in private road transport cost as well