Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 30)

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MAS sets up finance and technology network to be chaired by Ravi Menon

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set up a new firm to further strengthen Singapore’s position as a global fintech hub, with its board to be chaired by the central bank’s former managing director, Ravi Menon.

Investment bankers helped polluters make ‘too much money’, says ex-PBOC chief economist

WHEN Dr Ma Jun was hosting a conference in Beijing more than a decade ago in 2013, he noticed that many in the audience were coughing incessantly.

Crypto exchange Gemini gets MAS’ in-principle nod for major payment institution licence

AMERICAN cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a major payment institution licence.

MaNaDr’s exit highlights need for tighter telemedicine audits

AS NEWS of MaNaDr Clinic losing its licence spread last week, social media users responded with a wave of memes on the exit of the prolific medical certificate (MC) provider.

Singapore stocks end lower despite Hongkong Land’s rally; STI declines 0.9%

SINGAPORE shares finished in negative territory on Wednesday (Oct 30), before the Deepavali public holiday.