Monetary Authority of Singapore

MAS to ‘harmonise’ securities laws to facilitate dual listings under new Bill

The proposed legislation will ‘position Singapore to capture future opportunities’: Chee Hong Tat

The Republic emerged with stronger ratings than its previous Financial Action Task Force assessment in 2016.

Singapore earns top rating in fight against financial crime despite shadow of S$3 billion money laundering scandal

Despite high marks, a global watchdog flags gaps in sanctions and oversight of certain sectors

The central bank says the proof-of-value exercise will lay the groundwork for deeper industry collaboration.

MAS partners banking industry to tap AI, machine learning to combat financial crime

It will use these techniques to enhance scam-detection capabilities

The profile of the companies that have expressed interest is exactly the profile SGX had expected to see, says Tan Boon Gin, CEO of SGX RegCo.

SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge to debut in mid-2026; resulting IPOs could tap EQDP funds

The changes to the Securities and Futures Act could pave the way for more tie ups between SGX and other exchanges

In a joint statement on Apr 23, MAS and MTI flagged that Singapore’s imported cost pressures are expected to pick up and broaden in the months ahead.

Economists expect broader price hikes amid Gulf war, as Singapore’s core inflation rises in March

More sectors to be hit by higher energy and input costs, with firms to pass them down to consumers

Robinhood is expanding internationally as it seeks to become a financial “super app", used by customers for all of their finance needs, from banking and investing to retirement.

Robinhood gets Singapore regulators’ nod for brokerage offerings

MAS’ in-principle approval lets the firm tap Asian retail demand for buzzy overseas stocks

Anthropic sees its new AI model Mythos as too dangerous to release widely.

Singapore urges banks to fix security gaps amid concerns over Anthropic’s Mythos AI

Anthropic held back a wider release after finding the model was capable of discovering security holes that have gone undetected for years

The Monetary Authority of Singapore tightens monetary policy on Tuesday and raised its inflation forecasts.
BROKERS’ TAKE

Defensive S-Reits emerge as analysts’ top picks amid macro jitters

Slower global growth, heightened inflation risks and asset value depreciation for China properties may persist

From left: Don Guo, chief investment officer, SMU; Gillian Tan, assistant managing director (development and international), MAS; Ng Yao Loong, head of equities, SGX; and Pauline Ng, head of Asean equity, emerging markets and Asia-Pacific equities at JP Morgan Asset Management, at a panel discussion during the IMAS conference.

SGX seeks greater sector diversity in IPOs

A wider mix of investors and EQDP fund managers is also critical, say MAS and JP Morgan Asset Management

MAS raised its core and headline inflation forecasts to 1.5% to 2.5% for 2026, from 1% to 2% previously.

More monetary policy tightening moves on the cards this year: economists

April’s revisions seen as pre-emptive; inflation pass-through from Iran war yet to show up in data