Regulation

THE BROAD VIEW

More countries are outlawing social media for children. Will Singapore join them?

2026-07-24T04:00:00.000Z
The new structure relies on three core requirements: notifying MAS, maintaining a relationship with a regulated bank and filing an annual return.

One-year countdown: Existing SFOs evaluate how they can align with revised MAS framework

2026-06-22T06:33:10.000Z
The regulatory overhaul comes as Beijing grows increasingly concerned about unregulated capital outflows.

China expands outbound investment rules to cover individuals

2026-06-03T03:33:36.000Z
The move comes as Beijing and Washington are racing to dominate artificial intelligence and other key technologies.

China tightens outbound investment rules with eye on security

2026-06-01T06:22:13.000Z
Source of wealth establishment processes are typically the most time-intensive elements in onboarding ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Battle for Asia’s ultra-rich: ‘Singapore can’t afford to keep losing clients to Dubai, Hong Kong’

2026-05-31T23:00:00.000Z
Initiatives such as the Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Information & Cases platform contribute to MAS’ risk-surveillance capabilities, according to a Financial Action Task Force report.

Singapore banks getting better at spotting dirty money, but penalties still lack bite, says global watchdog

2026-05-06T07:00:00.000Z
The resource that has not received comparable attention, despite being consumed at significant scale by every data centre running those workloads, is water.

Watt about water? The green AI conversation we need to have now

2026-04-13T07:02:02.000Z
For South-east Asia, payments are the critical foundation for cross-border digital growth.
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Payments infrastructure – not apps – will define South-east Asia fintech’s next decade

2026-04-10T04:52:54.000Z
The writer suggests that AI "scrapers" compensate the owners of the copyright they use - or even that a tax on big AI businesses be used to support the creative commons, that is, human-created arts and sciences.

What to do when the ‘public good’ of information goes bad

2026-03-30T22:30:00.000Z
A jury in California has ruled that Meta and YouTube must pay financial damages to a 20-year-old who testified that beauty filters caused her serious anxiety.

The terrible cost of the infinite scroll

2026-03-27T04:00:00.000Z