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- are licensed under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA).
- It will also reduce duplication of work, and is part of the continuing efforts of both organisations to improve the efficiency of securities regulation in Singapore. 3 Currently, MAS has the authority to conduct inspection of SGX member companies, as well as trading and dealer representatives as they
- At the same time, SGX also carries out inspection of its member companies in its capacity as the supervisor of firms with trading and/or clearing access to the Exchange and to ensure compliance with SGX rules and the SFA. 4 MAS is working closely with SGX on staffing and other implementation issues
- MAS
- Consultations
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- futures contracts where the underlying is a debt security or an index representing a basket of debt securities). However, notional positions in zero-specific- risk securities do not attract specific risk (e.g.
- of the following: (a) apply a higher specific risk charge to such securities; (b) disallow offsetting for the purposes of defining the extent of general market between such securities and any other debt securities.
- (RMBS) Prime RMBS Mid-prime RMBS Sub-prime Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) Asset-backed securities (ABS) Student loans ABS Credit cards ABS Auto loans Collateralised loan obligation (CLO) non-CTP RMBS Prime RMBS Mid-prime RMBS Sub-prime CMBS Asset-backed securities
- MAS
- Consultations
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- consistently to all its AFS equity securities on an on-going basis.
- The book value of securities held in the banking book should also be included.
- Definition of Capital a) Revaluation Gains on Available-for-Sale ("AFS") Equity Securities 4.1 MAS allows 45% of the revaluation gains on AFS equity securities that are listed on any securities exchange in Singapore or any recognised group A exchange as set out in Table 6 of the Fourth Schedule
- MAS
- Enforcement Actions
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- 1 On 5 May 2014, Coutts & Co Ltd [“Coutts SG”] paid a composition amount of $30,000 in respect of a contravention of section 99B(3)(a) of the SFA. 2 Section 99B(3)(a) of the SFA stipulates that a principal shall not permit any individual to carry on business in any type of regulated
- activity on its behalf unless the individual is an appointed representative, provisional representative or temporary representative in respect of that type of regulated activity. 3 Coutts SG has contravened section 99B(3)(a) of the SFA as it allowed one of its representatives to carry on business
- All financial institutions should ensure that they do not permit any individual to conduct any type of regulated activity under the SFA on their behalf unless the individual is an appointed representative, provisional representative or temporary representative (as the case may be) in respect of that
- MAS
- Enforcement Actions
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- 1 On 27 July 2017, MAS reprimanded Mr Toh Ee-Han for a contravention of section 329(1) of the Securities and Futures Act (“SFA”). 2 Section 329(1) of the SFA requires a person to ensure that the information he furnishes to MAS is not false or misleading in any material particular
- Mr Toh contravened section 329(1) of the SFA, as he failed to disclose that he was a director and the sole shareholder of an investment company in his engagement with and regulatory submissions made to MAS on more than one occasion.
- MAS
- Exemptions
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- View exemptions issued under section 337(2) of the Securities and Futures Act for the period from 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2014. 1 Issue Date: 5 Sep 2014 EXEMPTIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 337(2) OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CAP. 289) (SFA) For the period from 1 April 2014
- to 30 June 2014 S/N Exemption granted Exemption provision No. of exemptions provided 2 Section 81U(4) of the SFA Exemption from being Approved Holding Companies (AHC) Description Date of exemption granted 27 June 2014 MAS granted exemptions to two foreign holding
- MAS
- Speeches
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- (b) Assetbacked securities. (c) Collateralised debt obligations. (d) Commercial mortgagebacked securities. (e) Residential mortgagebacked securities and mixed mortgagebacked securities. (f) Small and mediumsized enterprises. (g) Whole business securitisation and public finance initiatives.
- Once the safety of the system is secured, the costs of openness will be contained. The road will be clear to secure the substantial benefits of openness in supporting trade and investment. 30 Haldane (2014).
- Bonds measured by total debt securities issued by the private nonfinancial sector. Sources: Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), Securities Industry and Financial Market Association (SIFMA), Thomson Reuters Datastream and Bank of England calculations.
- MAS
- Speeches
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- Short-selling will also encourage relative value plays between securities as well as between markets, thereby leading to more efficient pricings.
- Nor was there active trading on the secondary market as most securities were held to maturity. 4 Without a viable domestic bond market, most Asian corporates relied on bank loans for their debt financing.
- Even in markets which permit short-selling, more can be done to facilitate the borrowing of securities to deliver. 13 Third, an active derivatives market will lend liquidity to the cash bond market.
- PDPC
- Commission's Decisions
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- Whether the Organisation had made reasonable security arrangements 13 Section 24 of the PDPA requires organisations to protection personal data in their possession or under their control by making reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised use, disclosure
- In any case, this does not detract from the above conclusion that the Organisation had failed to make reasonable security arrangements as required under section 24 of the PDPA.
- While such clauses are relevant to an organisation’s security arrangements to protect personal data, they are insufficient on their own because they typically do not elaborate on what constitutes personal data, nor how employees should handle and protect it.
- PDPC
- Commission's Decisions
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- However, I am of the view that since the VPN Workaround touched on secured remote access, the Organisation could have sought clarification of the impact of the VPN Workaround on its requirements for security. 12.
- It is not unreasonable for the Organisation to have expected that any such material deviation particularly when the security level is lowered would be drawn to its attention. 11. Of course, the Organisation could have asked about the security of VPN Workaround.
- When there were difficulties with the VPN access and SShang was called upon to troubleshoot, it was a natural and reasonable expectation that any workaround recommended would not materially compromise its requirement for security.