Search Results for: Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Malaysia and Australia seal agreement on fintech cooperation
June 29th, 2017
On 27 June 2017 the Malaysia Securities Commission (‘SC’) and ASIC signed a Co-operation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to support and understand financial innovation in each economy. Malaysia is a vibrant fintech destination. In 2015, Malaysia ...
Wikipedia vs. Banc De Binary: A 3-year battle against binary options ‘fake news’
June 1st, 2017
Binary options fraudsters employ experts to outwit Google, create laudatory news sites, engage on social media — anything to encourage new victims and keep the truth from coming out. One key battlefield: The online encyclopedia If you’re the strategist ...
Financial Penalties Imposed on Credit Suisse and UOB for 1MDB-Related Transactions
May 30th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date. In its latest regulatory actions, MAS has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas ...
Singapore imposed millions penalty to foreign banks branches
December 5th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has imposed financial penalties of S$5.2 million and S$2.4 million respectively on Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCB) and Coutts & Co Ltd, Singapore Branch (Coutts) for breaches of ...
MAS, R3 and Financial Institutions experimenting with Blockchain Technology
November 16th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that it is partnering R3, a Blockchain technology company, and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using Blockchain technology. This project could potentially avail ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Metals on China PMI as RBA Boosts Aussie
November 1st, 2016
Australian rate-cut bets pared after central bank meeting China manufacturing gauges increase to two-year highs Asian stocks reversed losses and industrial metals rallied after an unexpected pickup in manufacturing in China, the biggest driver of global economic growth. Australia’s ...
Dollar Climbs as Asian Stocks Advance Amid Earnings; Oil Falls
October 24th, 2016
Speeches by Fed officials may affect outlook for U.S. rates Offshore yuan sinks toward all-time low after record outflows The dollar strengthened versus most of its major peers, buoyed by the prospect of U.S. interest rates being raised at ...
Asian Stocks Weighed Down by Earnings as Euro Declines With Oil
October 21st, 2016
Crude falls on Russia supply concerns as dollar strengthens Hong Kong’s financial markets shut owing to Typhoon Haima Asian stocks snapped a three-day winning streak as corporate earnings gave cause for caution and the euro sank to its weakest ...
Asian Stocks Slide as Deutsche Bank Jitters Boost Dollar, Gold
September 30th, 2016
Deutsche Bank sank to record low in U.S., hitting financials Gold advances with sovereign bonds as haven assets favored What’s set to be the best quarter for Asian stocks since 2012 is ending on a sour note as concern about ...
Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance
September 8th, 2016
For weeks now, analysts have warned that the U.K.’s dominance in FX trading is waning. Now, for the first time in more than a decade, the U.K.’s share of the global currencies trading market dropped to 37.1 percent, reports ...
