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    • Forms and Templates

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    • SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT 2001 SECURITIES AND FUTURES (LICENSING AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS) REGULATIONS FORM 30 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS LODGED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 3(4)(c) AND/OR 3A(4)(c) OF THE SECOND SCHEDULE TO THE REGULATIONS BY A PERSON EXEMPTED FROM HOLDING A CAPITAL MARKETS SERVICES
    • All terms used in this Form shall, except where expressly defined in this Form or where the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings as defined in the Securities and Futures Act (the Act) or the Regulations.
    • MAS
    • Letters to Editor

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    • Mr Sivanithy mentioned that trading representatives (TRs) of broking houses are prohibited from offering investment advice under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA).  We would like to clarify that the provision of financial advice is regulated under the Financial Advisers Act (FAA). 
    • MAS will work with the relevant industry stakeholders such as the Society of Remisiers (Singapore), the Securities Association of Singapore and the Securities Investors Association of Singapore to provide greater clarity and guidance to the industry on the scope of financial advice that can be provided
    • MAS
    • Explainers

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    • She has an outstanding bank loan of $150,000, secured on the same property. The total value of the two loans is 22.5% of the property's market value, so her TDSR does not need to be calculated.
    • Applying for a New MWL Mortgage equity withdrawal loans (MWLs) are loans secured against the value of the borrower's residential property. Certain facilities are excluded. Maximum Loan Tenure The loan tenure for MWLs is capped at 35 years.
    • It does not apply if the MWL amount, together with any other outstanding loan secured on the same property, is 50% or less of that property's current market valuation. Example Mrs Wong is seeking an MWL of $300,000 on her property worth $2,000,000.
    • PDPC
    • Commission's Decisions

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    • A financial penalty of $15,000 was imposed on SCAL Academy for failing to put in place reasonable security arrangements to protect the personal data of individuals on its website.
    • this regard, while the Organisation had instructed the Vendor to prevent the Documents from being leaked online, it did not check with the Vendor what security arrangements had been put in place to ensure this.
    • Since this was not done, it therefore follows that the Organisation did not conduct any tests, or verify whether the Vendor had conducted any tests, to ensure that the security arrangements were effective in protecting the Documents from unauthorised disclosure. 9 As observed in
    • MAS
    • Media Releases

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    • IOSCO is the global standard setter for the securities industry.
    • Proposed Regulatory Framework for Financial Benchmarks 10   The proposed new regulatory framework for financial benchmarks 3 has two key thrusts. 11   First, MAS will introduce specific criminal and civil sanctions under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) for manipulation  of any financial benchmark
    • MAS will have the powers under the SFA to designate key benchmarks based on considerations such as the systemic importance of a benchmark and an assessment of its susceptibility to manipulation.
    • MAS
    • Media Releases

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    • Making digital payments accessible to consumers and merchants in a safe and secure way through industry-wide collaboration will maximize the potential of Project Orchid.
    • Please refer to this link for more information. . 2 A digital SGD can take different forms: a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which is the digital equivalent of today’s notes and coins issued by MAS; or privately issued money, which could include tokenised bank deposits or securely backed
    • stablecoins Please refer to MAS consultation paper on securely backed stablecoin. . 3 While MAS has assessed that the case for a retail CBDC in Singapore Please refer to MAS paper "A Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): Economic Considerations in the Singapore Context" dated 9 November 2021.
    • MAS
    • Consultations

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    • Innovation should not come at the expense of security.
    • the SFA regime for capital markets intermediaries)?
    • As to circumstances where the Sandbox may not be suitable, we would submit that any FinTech solution that could compromise cyber security or increases cyber-security risks for globally accepted network and messaging standards and/or an undue cyber security risk exposure
    • MAS
    • Circulars

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    • Other Debt Securities that the insurer has.
    • Insurers should then revalue the security by adding this constant credit spread adjustment on the relevant yield curve for the security, calculating the resulting fall in value of the security.
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    • Consultations

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    • and Futures Act (Cap. 289) (SFA).
    • For example, a capital markets services (CMS) licensee that allows customers to use the same account for dealing in both securities and PSMs would have to comply with MAS Notice SFA 04-N02 with respect to its securities dealings, and the PSM Notice for its regulated dealings.
    • ; or intends to transfer any securities or is the intended recipient of any securities, from one Depository account to another Depository account or other equivalent account in Singapore or elsewhere, that does not relate to a trade on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited; FATF
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    • Media Releases

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    • and preference shares Perpetual securities are a type of debentures with no specified maturity date and the issuer has the discretion whether or not to redeem the security or to defer interest payments.
    • Preference shares have similar characteristics as perpetual securities. , and suitable safeguards for investors who invest in these products; and (d) removing the requirement for FIs to conduct separate assessments on the investment knowledge and experience of customers when advising customers on products
    • on the following: (a) classifying collective investment schemes that are authorised or recognised by MAS, as simple investment products; (b) classifying debentures with varying interest payments or convertible features as complex investment products; (c) the appropriate classification of perpetual securities