MAS
Menon reappointed MD of Singapore’s financial regulator
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has reappointed Ravi Menon as managing director for a further two years, effective from 1 June 2017.
Credit Suisse and UOB fined as 1MDB probe hits two years
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has fined Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB) and issued prohibition orders against three people following a two-year investigation into scandal-plagued wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
Singapore insurers can now sell advice-free life policies online
Life insurers in Singapore can now offer life policies online that can be sold without financial advice, according to new guidelines released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Singapore regulator calls for end to ‘plague of misconduct’
The financial industry continues to be “plagued by egregious misconduct” and requires signficant reform, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing director has said.
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker banned in 1MDB scandal
Former Goldman Sachs director Tim Leissner has been banned from working in Singapore’s financial services industry for 10 years for his involvement with stricken Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, with further prohibition orders expected.