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Market Infrastructure
MAS to Migrate MEPS+ to ISO 20022 in June 2022
By Manesh Samtani | 21/06/2021
MAS is adopting a two-phased approach to migrate to ISO 20022, beginning with payments on MEPS+ in June 2022.
Market Infrastructure
US Fed Extends Swap Lines with Nine Central Banks
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2021
The Fed has extended facilities provided to the central banks of Australia, Korea, Singapore and New Zealand, among others.
Fintech / Regtech
AFIN, R3 Partner to Launch CBDC Sandbox on APIX Platform
By Editors | 16/06/2021
MAS’ Sopnendu Mohanty says the collaboration will enable the global fintech ecosystem to better understand financial innovations around digital currencies.
Market Infrastructure
Banking on API Management to Succeed in the Digital World
By David Chan | 16/06/2021
AdNovum’s David Chan discusses the need to safeguard APIs as financial institutions increasingly seek to digitalise their services.
Enforcement
MAS Reprimands Four FIs Over Remuneration Practices
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/06/2021
Two insurers, two financial advisory firms, and two individuals were reprimanded over breaches related to their risk management arrangements and remuneration practices.
Market Infrastructure
Regulatory Harmonisation Critical to OTC Derivatives Reporting
By Priya Kundamal | 11/06/2021
The fragmentation of trade reporting rules and the lack of a common data set across jurisdictions hinders transparency and global risk monitoring, writes DTCC’s Priya Kundamal.
Big Picture
MAS Sets Out Climate Strategy in Inaugural Sustainability Report
By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021
Five asset managers have been appointed to manage S$1.8bn of Singapore’s official foreign reserves under new mandates focused on climate change and the environment.
Market Infrastructure
Culture & Conduct Risk: Singapore Sets the Pace for Peers
By Stephen Scott | 08/06/2021
Among global peers, Singapore is setting the pace for effective governance of culture and conduct risks, say Starling’s Stephen Scott and Mark Cooke.
Enforcement
MAS Bans Former Representative Over Forgery Conviction
By Editors | 04/06/2021
The former representative deceived online platform OANDA into crediting money into his personal trading account through forged screenshots of a bank transfer.
Crypto / Digital Assets
MAS Issues Guidance on Managing Risks of Cloud Services
By Editors | 04/06/2021
In a new advisory, MAS highlights the key risks and control measures FIs should consider before adopting public cloud services.
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