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Singapore finalising licences for foreign banks
MALAYSIA - Singapore will announce the winners of the Qualifying Full Bank (QFB) and wholesale bank licences in the next few weeks, in a further move to open the domestic financial sector to foreign players, according to a report.
Top Singapore civil brass in reshuffle
SINGAPORE - The chiefs of Singapore's central bank and trade ministry announced their resignation yesterday, paving the way for their likely entry into politics.
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.
Singapore MAS to review bank ATM rule in 2-3 years
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore said Wednesday it will review the restriction on foreign banks' access to local banks' automated teller machine network in two to three years.
Singapore MAS widen policy band for FX flexibility
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore said Wednesday 10 October it has decided to widen its policy band to allow a greater flexibility in managing the exchange rate, as it expects more volatility in financial markets.
Unattended bag sparks bomb scare at MAS Building
SINGAPORE - It was not business as usual down at the MAS Building in Shenton Way after an apparent bomb scare led to parts of the building being cordoned off.
Singapore sets new liquidity levels for banks
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today, 27 July, moved to introduce a new risk-based liquidity supervision system for banks, which will increase their flexibility to manage funds but may not immediately boost profits, analysts said.
30th Anniversary of MAS - prime minister speech
SPEECH - Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong at the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) 30th Anniversary Dinner, 20 July.
MAS speech - Credibility, Confidence, Dynamism
SPEECH - Keynote Address by DPM Lee Hsien Loong, Chairman MAS, at MAS 30th Anniversary Conference, 20 July.
Singapore risk management
ARTICLE - G10 central bank study says that consolidation has heightened possibility of systemic risk. Central banks of G10 countries recently released a joint study on the impact of consolidation on financial risk, payment systems and monetary policy,…
Singapore MAS to hold 30th anniversary conference
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will host a central bankers' conference tomorrow, 20 July to mark its 30th anniversary, the central bank said in a statement on Wednesday 18 July.
Singapore MAS shifts policy statement to 12 July
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it is postponing the release of its annual report and a widely anticipated monetary policy statement by a day to Thursday, 12 July.
Asia and the IMF
SPEECH - Stanley Fischer, First Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund spoke about Asia's relationship with the IMF at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore on 1 June.
Duisenberg speech on central bank responsibilities
SPEECH - Wim Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, gave a speech at the Central Bankers' Panel at the International Monetary Conference, Singapore on 4 June. The speech was titled What exactly is the responsibility of central banks of large…
Asian common currency idea given cautious welcome
SINGAPORE - Asia's economies will have to integrate further before they start thinking about creating their own monetary union, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said on 4 June.
International Monetary Conference speech
SPEECH - Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has given the luncheon address at the International Monetary Conference, Singapore on 4 June. It was titled Financial Centres Today and Tomorrow: A Singapore Perspective.
Stable Europe important to growth - Duisenberg
SINGAPORE - European Central Bank (ECB) President Wim Duisenberg told delegates at the International Monetary Conference in Singapore on 4 June that economic stability in the euro zone was the best contribution Europe could make to world growth.
Meeting the challenge of the global economy
SPEECH - Lim Hng Kiang, Singapore's second minister for finance has made the opening remarks at the 36th SEACEN Governors' Conference, Singapore. Among other things he discusses the challenges for Asia with the slowing of the US economy and the much…
SE Asian central bank governors begin meeting
SINGAPORE - The annual conference of Governors of the South-East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) needs to focus on ways to maintain its relevance amid a proliferation of regional and international forums, a Singapore government minister said on 31 May.
SE Asian ctrl bankers to meet in Singapore Jun 1-2
SINGAPORE - Southeast Asian central bankers will gather in Singapore for a two-day meeting starting on Friday 1 June to discuss developments in the financial markets, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the meeting's host, said.
MAS chairman on building one financial world
SPEECH - Lee Hsien Loong, chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has delivered the keynote address at the ACI world congress, Singapore. The speech was delivered on 25 May and concerned Asia's experience of managing financial integration.
Monetary Authority of Singapore Quarterly Report
RESEARCH - The economics department of the Monetary Authority of Singapore has published its May 2001 Quarterly Report on Financial Markets.
Monetary Authority of Singapore Amendment Bill
SPEECH - Second reading speech of the Banking Amendment Bill by Lee Hsien Loong, DPM, Singapore and Chairman, MAS.
MAS to welcome more foreign banks
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the new managaing director of Singarpore's monetary authority, has indicated that the authority plans to issue more banking licenses to foreign banks.