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Fund administrator opens in Cayman Islands

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... administrator opened an office in the Cayman Islands this week after receiving licence approval from the territory's monetary authority. MainstreamBPO said its board sees operations in the Cayman Islands as key to its global ambitions, including the ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... The costs associated with using the service will drop by up to 20% for clients leveraging the solution for Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and ASIC transactions, with total saving for each client dependent on volume and/or commitment term. Since ...

ASIC and Singapore regulator sign co-op agreement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
ASIC and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed a co-operative agreement to facilitate regulatory harmony between the two countries. The new Innovation Functions Co-operation Agreement is designed to give fintech companies in Australia ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... previous month and much less than expectations for an increase to a reading of 12.0. Singapore GDP When the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) shifted from a gradual appreciation policy for the Singapore dollar to zero - no appreciation - it's clear ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... food prices. Falling consumer prices and expectations for continued negative inflation this year prompted the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) decision to ease policy on 14 April -- setting the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar NEER ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Singapore trade balance A decline in Singapore's trade surplus provided almost immediate justification for the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) decision to ease policy last week -- setting the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar NEER ...

Mercer handed fine for unlicensed advice in Singapore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has fined Mercer Singapore S$15,000 ($15,100) for contraventions of the Financial Advisers Act. On 18 August, Mercer Singapore accepted composition amounts of $10,000 for contravention of section 23B(3) of the FAA ...

Singapore looks to Australia on risk reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has implemented key risk/life insurance advice reforms that were inspired by similar policies in Australia, the Netherlands and the UK. Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong said these countries' ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... funding facility. Surely, they made a sound. Three other central bank's surprised before January was over. The Monetary Authority of Singapore eased policy on the 28th by announcing that it was reducing the slope of its exchange rate band. The surprise ...

State Street appoints APAC head to global committee

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... Exchange where he was chief financial officer for eight years. Previously he held senior-level positions in the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, Lehman Brothers and DBS.