CBOE Futures Exchange officially approved in Singapore LeapRate

August 17, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CBOE Futures Exchange officially approved in Singapore

CBOE Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced CBOE Futures Exchange received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to be a Registered Market Operator (RMO) in Singapore. With this designation, CFE may now allow professional investors, accredited investors and expert investors, as defined under Singaporean law, to become CFE Trading Privilege Holders (TPHs) and…

July 21, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Authorities investigate various 1MDB-related fund flows through Singapore

The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), Singapore Police Force, and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), have announced today in a joint statement that the Singapore authorities have been investigating various 1MDB-related fund flows through Singapore, for possible money laundering, securities fraud, cheating, and other offences committed in Singapore. Singapore’s investigations began in March…

May 27, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

CME Group given Recognized Clearing House status by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

Derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced that it has been formally granted the status of Recognized Clearing House (RCH) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) with effect from May 18, 2016. With this status, the clearing house division of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., CME Clearing, is now able to sign up direct clearing members from Singapore for…

February 01, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Monetary Authority of Singapore grants status of Recognised Clearing House to LCH.Clearnet

International clearing house LCH.Clearnet Ltd today announced that it has formally received the status of Recognised Clearing House by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The status covers LCH.Clearnet’s EnClear (Freight Division), ForexClear and SwapClear services. At present, LCH.Clearnet clears Singapore Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps as well as commodities futures, including freight, iron ore, and…

November 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Singapore, China c-banks agree to renew and enhance bilateral currency swap arrangement

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have agreed to renew and enhance the bilateral currency swap arrangement (BCSA) established between the two central banks. This is one of the main outcomes of the recent visit to Singapore by the President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xi…

October 21, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

INTL FCStone obtains Capital Markets Services License in Singapore

Commodities and Forex broker INTL FCStone Inc (NASDAQ:INTL) announced on Tuesday that its Singapore-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Pte. Ltd., obtained a Capital Markets Services License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Along with that achievement, the company has markedly expanded its capabilities and key personnel in an effort to meet the growing demand for…

March 18, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Singapore to tighten up on market manipulation and insider trading

Singapore is Asia's largest institutional trading center, and the third largest electronic order flow hub in the world. From today, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Police have announced a crackdown on manipulation of markets and insider trading

February 02, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Synergy in Singapore! Britain opens dialog with Asian tiger on renminbi, financial technology, infrastructure and payments

The Dialogue facilitated deeper financial and economic cooperation between the two countries. Discussions covered a broad range of issues encompassing the global economy, financial regulatory reforms and financial market development – including offshore Renminbi (RMB), fintech and payments, infrastructure financing

April 22, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Singapore courts wealthy Brunei as commercial ally in prominent APAC region

Asia's largest FX center, Singapore, embraces free market-style currency interchangeability and majors on market commonality as it enters an MOU with Brunei The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral cooperation. Brunei, a Kingdom located in South East Asia, whilst not well…

March 18, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

MAS Highlights Intention To Regulate Virtual Currency Intermediaries

Monetary Authority of Singapore sets forth regulatory stance on virtual currency intermediaries, hinting at the nation's acceptance of Bitcoin as a viable tender How to regulate the unregulatable, that is the conundrum. Amid the continual attempts by various governmental departments worldwide during recent times to place controls on the usage, trading and flow of virtual…

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