Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Singapore announces large loss
Monetary Authority of Singapore reveals annual net loss of S$10.94 billion ($9 billion); strong local currency to blame
Singapore’s Shanmugaratnam highlights growth opportunities in Asian insurance markets
Monetary Authority of Singapore chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam says untapped resources remain in Asia’s insurance markets
MAS’s Lim reviews universal banking model
Monetary Authority of Singapore deputy chairman Lim Hng Kiang debates strengths and risks of universal banking model
Singapore’s Tai on deepening Islamic capital markets
Monetary Authority of Singapore executive director Tai Boon Leong says wider range of products will help deepen Islamic capital markets
Singapore experiences surge in growth
Monetary Authority of Singapore Recent Economic Developments report shows 22.5% pick-up in growth in first quarter of 2011.
Asean countries no longer behind the curve: Singapore’s Menon
Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon says Asean countries are no longer behind the curve on monetary policy
Singapore challenges Hong Kong over global yuan hub status
Singapore agrees to open Chinese bank to clear yuan trades; Hong Kong’s plans to become centre for offshore yuan trade at risk
MAS appoints Menon as new managing director
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named Ravi Menon as its new managing director. He replaces Heng Swee Keat who is leaving administrative service.
Global recovery unbalanced, says IMF’s Strauss-Kahn
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn concerned with unbalanced nature of global recovery
MAS: capital inflows pose serious risks to emerging markets
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Stability Review warns accommodative monetary policies present substantial inflationary risks to emerging economies
Singapore tightens to spur faster appreciation
Monetary Authority of Singapore tightens policy further to allow for faster appreciation of Singapore dollar
MAS governor on regulatory reform
Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Heng Swee Keat notes need for better regulations, better appreciation of the macro-financial linkages, and firmer supervision
Singapore slaps biggest bank with extra capital requirements after technical glitch
Monetary Authority of Singapore censures DBS and imposes additional capital requirements after technical failure caused bank’s services to shut down in July; fault pinned on poor risk oversight
Cross-border collateral may alleviate dollar funding strains: Emeap
Executives’ Meeting of East Asia Pacific Central Banks says crisis revealed shortcomings in regional money markets; swaps deals, cross-border collateral could alleviate some problems
PBoC, MAS agree $22 billion currency swap
Arrangement follows similar swaps between China and seven other countries
Faulty paper halts note production at De La Rue
Banknote printer De La Rue suspends production at its Hampshire plant owing to paper fault; shares plummet on company statement that 2010 production and sales will be affected
MAS's Lim says integrated sovereign wealth funds beneficial for industry
Monetary Authority of Singapore deputy chairman Lim Hng Kiang says improved ties between sovereign wealth funds will improve best practice in the industry
Singapore in surprise tightening
Monetary Authority of Singapore raises centre of exchange rate band, says it will target modest currency appreciation
Singapore moots expanding deposit guarantees
Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes extending scope and limit of deposit protection as it nears exit from an emergency guarantee adopted at the height of the crisis
Corporate bond activity booming in Singapore: MAS executive director
Monetary Authority of Singapore executive director Kola Luu says the island is considered a gateway to major markets in South and East Asia
Interview: Heng Swee Keat
In an exclusive interview, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore discusses the impact of the financial crisis and how monetary and regulatory policies will change as a result
Crisis calls for more active regulation : MAS head
Monetary Authority of Singapore's Heng Swee Keat calls for central banks to examine business models and strategies
Innovation, not regulation, the challenge
Heng Swee Keat, head of Singapore’s central bank, said Asian economies have different needs in emerging from the current financial crisis
Cautious MAS maintains zero appreciation policy
The Monetary Authority of Singapore pledges to maintain its policy of zero appreciation [of the Singapore dollar’s nominal exchange rate] as confidence in global rebound wanes