Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Singapore moots expanding deposit guarantees
Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes extending scope and limit of deposit protection as it nears exit from an emergency guarantee adopted at the height of the crisis
Corporate bond activity booming in Singapore: MAS executive director
Monetary Authority of Singapore executive director Kola Luu says the island is considered a gateway to major markets in South and East Asia
Interview: Heng Swee Keat
In an exclusive interview, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore discusses the impact of the financial crisis and how monetary and regulatory policies will change as a result
Crisis calls for more active regulation : MAS head
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Heng Swee Keat calls for central banks to examine business models and strategies
Innovation, not regulation, the challenge
Heng Swee Keat, head of Singapore’s central bank, said Asian economies have different needs in emerging from the current financial crisis
Cautious MAS maintains zero appreciation policy
The Monetary Authority of Singapore pledges to maintain its policy of zero appreciation [of the Singapore dollar’s nominal exchange rate] as confidence in global rebound wanes
Swap lines had crucial impact: Aizenman
Joshua Aizenman, an economist, on the importance of emerging-market foreign-exchange swap lines during the crisis
HK, Singapore, Malaysia to devise deposit-insurance exit
Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Negara Malaysia and Monetary Authority of Singapore set up group to work on deposit-insurance exit strategy.
MAS Guidelines on Sound Risk Management Practice
REPORT - On 30 October the Monetary Authority of Singapore published its Guidelines on Sound Risk Management Practices. This set of guidelines aims to provide banks, merchant banks, finance companies and insurance companies (referred to collectively as …
MAS Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it would formalise guidelines governing industry and public consultation and implementation of MAS-administered legislation, 22 October.
MAS unveils new rules to stop terrorist financing
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled new rules aimed at choking the flow of funds for terrorist groups.
MAS issues guidelines on internet banking
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore has called on banks to address the rising danger of new threats to Internet banking, including attacks by hackers.
Singapore central bank to revise structure
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Thursday it will introduce several structural changes "to more clearly align the organisation's resources and objectives."
MAS says recession is officially "over"
SINGAPORE - Singapore's worst and longest recession is over. The shrinkage actually ended abruptly on 31 December, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said Thursday.
Use standard loan documents: MAS
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday encouraged Singapore banks to adopt standardised templates for loan documentation, saying this would benefit them and borrowers, as well as help in the growth of the loan syndication market.
Singapore, Hong Kong sign agreement on regulation
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Friday with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Hong Kong (OCI) for cooperation in regulation of the insurance industry.
Singapore's MAS to issue currency notes, coins
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will expand its responsibilities to include the issuance of currency notes and coins from March next year, officials said Wednesday.
Koh Yong Guan to be new MAS managing director
SINGAPORE - Mr Koh Yong Guan, Permanent Secretary for National Development Ministry, will take over from Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from Monday.