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MAS: capital inflows pose serious risks to emerging markets
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Stability Review warns accommodative monetary policies present substantial inflationary risks to emerging economies
IMF: policy prescriptions for Asean 5 economies
Fund study lays out strategy for fiscal retrenchment in Asean 5 economies
Riskier investment strategy rewards GIC
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Annual Report reports rise in portfolio returns after investment in riskier assets
Singapore tightens to spur faster appreciation
Monetary Authority of Singapore tightens policy further to allow for faster appreciation of Singapore dollar
Wellink keen on expanding Basel III rules
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says further improvements to new Basel rules will increase quality of capital base
Former BoA chief risk officer Curl joins Singapore's Temasek as president
Temasek has hired former BoA CRO Gregory Curl and promoted Simon Israel as co-presidents to work alongside existing president and former SGX chief executive, Hsieh Fu Hua
De La Rue chief quits over printing errors
De La Rue’s chief executive James Hussey resigns after taking blame for faulty banknotes; shares plunge nearly 10%
CIC arm to raise $28 billion through bond issuance: reports
Central Huijin Investment, part of China’s sovereign wealth fund, set to offer bonds to private investors; joins state investment companies in Singapore and the Middle East in tapping bond markets
Singapore slaps biggest bank with extra capital requirements after technical glitch
Monetary Authority of Singapore censures DBS and imposes additional capital requirements after technical failure caused bank’s services to shut down in July; fault pinned on poor risk oversight
Temasek Holdings’ portfolio hits record high
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings says portfolio has hit record of $135 billion; fund chief credits increased exposure to Asian emerging markets
UAE’s Al-Suwaidi says economy will grow 4% in 2010-11
UAE central bank governor Al-Suwaidi says growth will be 4% despite recent volatility in oil prices; substantial increase on IMF forecasts
Asian economies not autonomous from Europe: IMF's Shinohara
Fund deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara touches on lessons from the crisis and how shocks in Europe reverberated in Asia
Norway’s wealth fund profits again
Norges Bank’s Government Pension Fund-Global returns just under 4% for first quarter of 2010, outperforming benchmark once again; fund will set up Singapore office to strengthen Southeast Asian presence
Singapore in surprise tightening
Monetary Authority of Singapore raises centre of exchange rate band, says it will target modest currency appreciation
Chiang Mai currency swap deal comes to life
Regional $120 billion currency swap arrangement between ASEAN members and east Asian powerhouses comes into force
ADIA publishes first annual report
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund reveals rates of return and geographical split of investments
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
Kuwait SWF sells Citi stake for $1.1 bn profit
Kuwait Investment Authority announces sale of its Citigroup share; follows Singapore GIC’s sale of Citi stake in September
Temasek profits slide
Profits down 66% after bleak year for Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund
Goodyear and Temasek part, strategy differences blamed
Temasek says Chip Goodyear will not be taking over as the new CEO
Basel Committee expands membership
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Wednesday expanded its membership to include all G20 countries.
Temasek sells Bank of America shares
Temasek, one of Singapore's sovereign wealth funds, has sold its stake in Bank of America in a bid to reduce its considerable exposure to western banking stocks.
Guyana set to take on insurance role
The Bank of Guyana's regulatory ambit may expand to include the state's insurance industry if legislation tabled by the government on Thursday is passed.
Singapore warns on swine flu
Singapore's central bank said on Wednesday that swine flu will exacerbate the already severe downturn being felt by south-east Asia's most open economy.