How SGX tailors its operations for S'pore

MANY people who visit Singapore say that Singapore's financial district is like the one in London or New York. English is widely spoken, building lobbies are adorned with familiar names and the major hospitality and retail brands are here.

But if you look beneath the surface, there is still very much an Asian flavour. You can find temples and Peranakan shop houses amid the skyscrapers, chicken rice and coffee strained through what looks suspiciously like a sock.

The same can be said of our regulatory regime. We in Singapore operate a…