MAS

Oil & Gas

MAS tells banks not to pull lines on oil players here 'indiscriminately'

Banks are deened well capitalised and diversified in their exposures to these sectors

REITs

MAS raises gearing limit to 50%, defers ICR implementation, MOF, IRAS extend timeline for tax transparency

On April 16, the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that MOF and IRAS will extend the timeline for S-REITs to distribute at least 90% of

Covid-19

MAS to delay results of digital banking licenses bid till end of the year

The delay will give bidders more time to focus on handling the Covid-19 outbreak, says MAS

Covid-19

MAS tells banks to implement safe distancing measures

SINGAPORE (March 23): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is asking all financial institutions here to adopt safe distancing measures, as part of the bid to prevent further local transmission of Covid-19.

Fintech

Sea, another Temasek-linked company, joins digital bank licence bid

Sea Limited, which started as an online gaming company, is going solo in its bid for a digital full bank license here in Singapore, targeting millennials and SMEs.The bid by the New York-listed company, marks the entry of yet another bidder which counts

Singapore economy

Singapore's 1Q GDP growth to exceed 4% on-year: Maybank forecasts

SINGAPORE (Apr 5): Maybank Kim Eng expects Singapore’s central bank to normalise and shift to a “slight appreciation bias” for the S$NEER band from its current neutral stance, which has been in place since April 2016.

Singapore rolls out the red carpet for robo-advisers

(June 12): Singapore is thinking of making life easy for robot advisers.

Broker's Calls

Why DBS is starting this finco with a ‘buy’

SINGAPORE (April 5): DBS is starting coverage on Hong Leong Finance with a “buy” and target price of $3.20 on possibility of an M&A while new opportunities abound.

Fintech

FinTech cooperation framework set up between Singapore, Japan

SINGAPORE (March 13): The financial regulatory bodies of Singapore and Japan have reached an agreement to enhance FinTech linkages between the two countries.
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