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Monday Wrap: MAS proposes Captive Access, DBS sees up to $2.1b from RTS, and Singtel leads a $23b divestment ppeline
Monday Wrap: MAS proposes Captive Access, DBS sees up to $2.1b from RTS, and Singtel leads a $23b divestment ppeline
Marsh estimates 50 to 90 cells within five years as Keppel and UOL add to the divestment wave.
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Singapore targets captive insurance growth
Smaller companies could gain a lower-cost way to manage risk.
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Singapore and Thailand ink pact on cybersecurity and digital fraud
Their central banks will exchange regulatory and incident updates.
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AI agents in finance now act faster than humans can directly intervene, MAS said.
MAS launches new institute for AI and tokenisation adoption
The Future of Finance Institute will update toolkits.
Singapore's revised framework for Single Family Offices goes live
Existing SFOs in Singapore have a one-year transitional period to comply.
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Headcount across 15 lenders rose just 0.005% in 2025.
MAS revokes BSQ payment licence over false disclosures and risk failures
BSQ provided false or misleading in material particulars, MAS said.
MAS says Nasdaq-SGX dual listing board received strong support
Global Listing Board issuers only need to prepare a single set of documents to list in the two exchanges.
MariBank rolls out S$1 equity fund at invite-only phase
Full public access via the MariBank app starts in April 2026, according to a press release.
MAS rolls out AI risk toolkit for financial firms
The framework was built with 24 banks insurers and industry partners to guide safe deployment.
MAS bans 2 ex-relationship managers over money laundering case
They are each given prohibition orders of 16 years and 7 years, respectively.
SGX reforms set stage for 20+ IPOs in 2026
2025 logged 13 listings raising over $2.5b, Deloitte said.
Silicon 'AI Bomb' divides analysts on MAS policy path
Maybank signals an April slope steepening whilst RHB bets on policy stability through June.
Payment Options secures in-principle approval for MPI licence in Singapore
It aims to offer payment capabilities to SMEs.
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