Technology for good: Challenges and progress
Ravi Menon, Singapore’s central bank chief, said fintechs must serve a larger good and create a better, greener world.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Fintech innovators and central banks: Frenemies on regulation
Where do you draw the line between regulation and innovation? Central banks are grappling with this issue in the face of rapidly changing technology.
Fintechs point to institutional resistance for open banking
Large Asian banks — trying to both mitigate risks and avoid new services cannibalizing existing ones — are moving slowly on collaborating with fintechs.
Singapore stocks to watch Tuesday: Mapletree Commercial, Sembcorp, Manulife US REIT, Nordic, Accordia Golf
These are Singapore entities which may be in focus on Tuesday, 12 Nov 2019: Mapletree Commercial Trust, NetLink NBN Trust, Sembcorp and Manulife US REIT.
MAS sets new US$2 billion green investment program
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Monday it set up a US$2 billion program to invest in public-market strategies with a strong green focus.
Sustainability will be the top topic at Singapore’s Fintech Festival
Sustainability appears set to lead discussions at Singapore’s Fintech Festival this year, as attendees look for ways to cash in on going green.
UPDATE: Singapore stocks to watch Monday: OCBC, GIC, AIMS APAC REIT, Ho Bee Land, Keppel, ART, AHT
These are Singapore companies which may be in focus on Monday, 21 October 2019: AIMS APAC REIT and Ho Bee Land.
UPDATE: Monetary Authority of Singapore eases policy less than some analysts expected
The MAS reduced the Singapore dollar’s rate of appreciation slightly Monday, taking a more prudent approach to easing policy than some analysts expected.
Singapore Deputy PM Heng: Asia remains committed to free trade
The U.S. trade war with China may be drawing unstable lines in the sand, but Singapore’s Deputy PM Heng said Thursday Asia remained committed to free trade.
DBS: This is who will benefit from new digital banking licences
Small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are likely to benefit from Singapore’s move to allow digital banks into the market, DBS said in a note Monday.
Singapore central bank to issue up to five new digital bank licences
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said Friday it would issue up to five new digital bank licences, opening the banking sector to non-bank players.
Singapore central bank keeps policy unchanged amid a lower inflation forecast
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, kept policy unchanged Friday and lowered its inflation forecast, pointing to slowing economic growth in the city-state.
Singapore 4Q18 economic growth slowdown expected to continue into 2019
Singapore’s 4Q18 economic growth slowed to 1.9% on-year as the construction and wholesale & trade sectors contracted, MTI said Friday.
Singapore NODX fell in November despite rise in electronics exports
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports, or NODX, for November fell 2.6 percent on-year after a high base in the year-ago month, and as a decline in…
MAS: Looking into roles of Noble officers as part of investigation
Troubled commodity trader Noble Group may see some of its officers come under scrutiny from Singapore authorities. In response to questions on whether authorities were…
Singapore authorities: Noble won’t be allowed to transfer listing status to New Noble amid investigation
Troubled commodity trader Noble Group won’t be allowed to transfer its listing status to New Noble, its post-restructuring entity, the Singapore Police Force, the Monetary…
SGX: Applied for first-ever tech patent for blockchain trade-settlement prototypes
Singapore Exchange and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Sunday that they successfully developed prototypes to settle trades of tokenised assets across different blockchain…
UPDATE: Singapore preliminary 3Q GDP growth slows to 2.6 percent, but above forecasts
Singapore’s economic growth in the third quarter slowed to 2.6 percent on-year from 4.1 percent in the second quarter, preliminary data from the Ministry of…
Singapore central bank tightens monetary policy
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) effectively tightened monetary policy, saying on Friday that it would slightly increase the slope of the Singapore dollar nominal…
MAS proposes six cyber-security measures for Singapore financial institutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday proposed six required cyber-security measures for financial institutions in the city-state to protect their technology systems. The six…
MAS, SGX tie up with Anquan, Deloitte and Nasdaq on blockchain project
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore Exchange said on Friday that they entered a tie-up to develop Delivery versus Payment (DvP) services to settle…
Singapore government takes fresh property cooling measures
Singapore’s government announced a fresh round of cooling measures for the property market, in a move that came a day after the central bank chief…