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Singapore Fintech Festival 2022
Sustainability launches aplenty at MAS, new CSO appointed
“Promoting sustainable finance and climate resilience have grown significantly in the last two years as areas of priority.”
October 27, 2022
Sustainability
ABS launches private banking and wealth management guidelines
The guidelines are principles for private banks to integrate sustainability considerations with their business models & practices.
October 14, 2022
Global Economy
Briefs: Apple to slow hiring and spending in 2023; Tesla sells majority of stake in Bitcoin
"Mission largely accomplished ... hasta la vista, baby." -UK’s Boris Johnson signing off at his final parliamentary appearance.
July 21, 2022
Banking & finance
ABS and industry steering committee finalise key settings of MAS recommended rate
The rate will serve as the contractual fallback reference rate in wholesale SOR contracts after Dec 31, 2024.
July 18, 2022
Banking & finance
MAS and ABS announce additional measures to safeguard customers from scams
The additional measures will be progressively implemented by banks and will be in full effect by Oct 31.
June 02, 2022
Global Economy
Briefs: Singapore's probe into Noble Group to reach conclusion by 3Q; MAS chief on crypto rules
Quoteworthy: "I probably should have said the acute component of the pandemic phase." - Dr Anthony Fauci.
April 28, 2022
Banking & finance
Public trust in Singapore banks remains despite Covid-19 uncertainties: ABS survey
The participating banks in this survey include Bank of Singapore, Citi, DBS, HSBC, Maybank, Nomura, OCBC and UOB.
April 26, 2022
Banking & finance
MAS and ABS introduce added measures to fortify security of digital banking
The measures will include the efficient handling of an incident, as well as customer service should a scam occur.
January 19, 2022
Property
Singapore joins Wall Street in planning for return to office: MAS, ABS
Less-crowded trading floors, facial recognition systems and split work areas could all become routine for bankers in Singapore.
March 23, 2021
Banking & finance
New banking survey shows that Singapore banks are trusted by the public
Results from the survey showed 63% of respondents had high trust in Singapore banks.
March 05, 2021