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- Good morning. Thank you for attending this press conference. I would highlight some of the key issues for MAS this past year and the focus for us moving forward. Let me start with a quick review of the economy. Review of the Economy 2 Despite the recent volatility in financial markets, global economic fundamentals remain strong. Corporate earnings are robust and labour markets are strengthening in the major economies. While global monetary conditions may be further tightened in response
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- Mr Derek Teo, President, GIA Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen INTRODUCTION 1 I am happy to be here celebrating your 40th anniversary with you. As we celebrate this important milestone, let us draw lessons from the past as we consider opportunities for the future. 2 From $44m in gross premiums in 1965, the general insurance industry has grown more than 60 times, writing premiums of $2.8bn in 2005. In real terms, the compound average growth rate is a credible 8.2%, just above Singapore's
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- Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. I am pleased to join you for this Insurance CEO Summit. The theme for the Summit, “Doing business in a post-crisis world” is most appropriate as we emerge from the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. Systemic importance 2 One of the clear reactions to the crisis has been the move by governments around the world to strengthen the financial system. Much of the discussion has focussed on financial institutions that
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- Date: 13 Aug 1998 MEPS: IMPROVING THE HARDWARE OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR 1 I am pleased to officiate the launch of the MAS Electronic Payment System. With this switch to MEPS, Singapore joins the developed financial markets that have implemented real time gross settlement systems. MEPS is a significant technological improvement to our payments infrastructure, which will further enhance our financial system, in several ways. 2 First, MEPS reduces systemic risk. Since payments are settled on a
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- Keynote Speech by Ms Yeo Lian Sim, Deputy Managing Director, at the 2001 Asia M&A Forum, Raffles Hotel Date: 5 Oct 2001 1 Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to speak at this forum. I understand you have spent 2 days in gaining a deeper understanding of M&A opportunities in Asia. My brief is to outline a regulator's view of the changing landscape of corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and divestments, in the context of financial markets. Current waves: M&A, globalisation etc.
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- Mr David Gerald, President & CEO, SIAS Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Evolution of Corporate Governance 1. The corporation, as we know it today, began in England as early as the 17th century. Ownership of companies typically vested in a few individuals who were also managers of the companies. There were no organised markets for the transfer of shares in the company. Shares were transferred only to friends or relatives. 2. Industrialisation in the 19th century led to
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- Mr Mark Austen, CEO ASIFMA, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, 1 Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to join you at this 2018 ASIFMA Annual Conference. Post-crisis Regulatory Reforms 2 It has been ten years since the Global Financial Crisis. Many of you will be familiar with the post-crisis reforms to make the financial system more stable and resilient, such as on the quality and quantity of banking regulatory capital and the enhanced liquidity requirements. A minimum leverage
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- Singapore, 31 October 2022… The seventh edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) kicks off today as an in-person event from 31 October to 4 November. Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Elevandi Elevandi is a not-for-profit entity set up by the MAS to connect people and businesses, ideas and insights in the FinTech sector in Singapore and globally. , the theme of SFF 2022 is ‘Building Resilient Business Models amid Volatility and Change’ . 2. SFF 2022 will see more than
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- Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning. With Asia's increasing influence on the global commodity market, it is my pleasure to join you here this morning to discuss the latest developments and issues in the commodity derivatives market. I understand this is the first time that FOW Events is organising the Commodity Derivatives Asia-Pacific event. I would like to take the opportunity to thank FOW Events for choosing Singapore as the location to host the inaugural Commodity Derivatives
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- Professor Michael Furmston, Dean of School of Law, Singapore Management University Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning Introduction 1. It is my pleasure to join all of you at the Islamic Finance News Roadshow, held at the Singapore Management University (SMU). The SMU has been a strong proponent of people development for the Islamic finance industry. Allow me to congratulate the university on the upcoming launch of its Master of Laws programme, which comprises specialisation in Islamic Law and Finance