Regulators in both countries aim to help smooth the path for local fintech firms.
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Singapore’s financial regulator steps up enforcement
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced plans to set up a new department to centralise and strengthen its enforcement capabilities.
Fund selectors warm to Asian equities
Surveys conducted at the FSA Growth Forums in Singapore and in Hong Kong suggest where the region’s fund selectors may allocate over the next 12 months.
Video: FSA Growth Forum Singapore
We present highlights from the Fund Selector Asia Growth Forum in Singapore, held on 31 May at the Swissotel.
Singapore regs help drive fintech
The Lion city is busy building a infrastructure, but Hong Kong can serve as a base for China fintech companies, according to law firm Baker & McKenzie.
Survey: WM way behind digital trend
Wealth management is one of the least tech-literate sectors of the financial services industry, and is falling well behind non-financial services industries, according to a PWC report.
Pictet taps GS for Singapore CEO
Pictet Group’s private banking unit in Singapore has appointed an ex-Goldman Sachs managing director as its new CEO.
BNY Mellon IM names APAC distribution head
The boutique manager has hired Invesco’s ex-head of regional institutional sales.
MAS shuts down BSI Bank in Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore also slapped BSI with a $9.5m fine and sent six senior managers and staff to the public prosecutor to evaluate whether they have committed criminal offences.
Singapore widens retail investor bond access
Retail investors are now able to invest in a suite of bonds previously closed to them after the Singapore Exchange introduced a new “bond seasoning framework”.