Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
MAS appoints Menon as new managing director
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named Ravi Menon as its new managing director. He replaces Heng Swee Keat who is leaving administrative service.
Revised Basel III liquidity rules force Asia into uncharted territory
Uncharted territory
DBS risk chief fears Basel III liquidity rules still ‘not realistic’
Elbert Pattijn, chief risk officer at DBS in Singapore, believes modifications to Basel III liquidity rules made late last year may still fall short of industry requirements to meet the final regulatory definitions of high quality liquid assets.
Asian Financial Forum: Speculative capital a ‘greater risk' to Asia than global financial crisis
Speculative inflows into the region could present a greater threat to the region than the global financial crisis, according to senior regional government and regulatory officials attending the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong.
Singapore's MAS responds to feedback on product regulation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore responds to feedback on listed and unlisted investment products.
Product suitability top concern for Asia op risk managers
A suitable ploy
2010 Asia Pacific CVA Forum: Singapore going live with CVA, Korea next?
Domestic banks in Singapore are starting to set up CVA desks at the behest of their regulator, but elsewhere in Asia there are significant obstacles to CVA
Cost of op risk failings rising
Outlook: fines
SGX AsiaClear sets sight on becoming Asia's CCP for rates and FX swaps
SGX president Muthukrishnan Ramaswami says the new interbank OTC clearing service for SGD and USD interest rate swaps will target Asian banks as a start, and soon global investment banks that trade with Asian counterparties. Asian local currencies non…
Singapore’s commodities derivatives exchange to go live
Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gives the green light for new commodity and currency derivatives bourse
MAS ups DBS's op risk capital number
DBS censured by Singapore regulator for IT outage, required to hold more op risk capital
Desperately seeking a benchmark
The market for exchange-traded funds in Asia has been slow to develop. A regional benchmark ETF is still lacking, while the promise of high-volume trading in products cross-listed from Europe and the US has yet to materialise. Richard Jory reports from…
DBS Bank suffers IT outage
Singaporean bank suffers IT collapse of front-line and back-up systems
Asian supervisors look to central clearing
Clearing the way
MAS consults on changes to corporate governance framework
New roles and responsibilities for directors proposed as part of Singapore regulator’s response to the financial crisis
MAS consults on changes to corporate governance framework
The financial crisis prompts the Singapore regulator to tighten corporate governance rules with a focus on management boards and directors
