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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
April 21, 2020
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
April 16, 2020
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
April 09, 2020
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.
March 23, 2020
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
January 07, 2020
Fintech
Ron Sim, Far East, SBF and Temasek unit Heliconia set sights on SME market with digital bank license bid
digital bank
January 05, 2020
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.
April 05, 2018
Singapore rolls out the red carpet for robo-advisers
(June 12): Singapore is thinking of making life easy for robot advisers.
June 12, 2017
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.
April 05, 2017
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.
March 13, 2017