Wealthtech
MAS Completes Its First Digital Asset Live Trades Under Project Guardian
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Project Guardian, its project exploring decentralised finance (DeFi) applications in wholesale funding markets, has completed its first live trades. The trades were conducted under Project Guardian’s first industry pilot which saw DBS,
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Singapore, China Strengthen Green Finance and Capital Market Cooperation
New initiatives to expand cooperation in green finance and deepen capital market linkages with China were recently announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) at Singapore’s 18th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC). Among the initiatives is the establishment
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Wise Granted CMS License to Launch Its New Investment Product
Online money transfer service Wise has received a Capital Markets Services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allowing it to bring its new investment product to the country. The announcement, which was made at the Singapore Fintech Festival,
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Singaporeans View Digital Technology as Critical to Support Longevity
In the face of increasing life expectancy, Singaporeans are confident that personal health and financial technologies will play a critical role in helping them manage their lives, a new study commissioned by Prudential Singapore and conducted by Economist Impact found.
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The 1st Foreign Owned Company in Japan to Successfully Apply a Financial Services Intermediary License
Singapore Japan Mobile Labs (SJ Mobile Labs Pte Ltd.) was launched in late 2021 to tackle the massive social problem of helping Japanese savers to put their financial assets to work. The team led by co-founders Samantha Ghiotti and Liam
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Leverage in Forex Cent Account for Beginners
For those just starting out in forex trading, leverage can be a confusing concept. That’s why we decided to explain what leverage is, and how it works in a cent account forex so that you can use it safely to
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The Meteoric Rise of Retail Traders
It is no secret that trading activity blossomed over the last couple of years, as an army of small investors entered the financial markets. With everyone stuck at home during the pandemic while market volatility exploded thanks to unprecedented stimulus
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Endowus Acquires Carret Private to Serve as Launchpad for Entry Into Hong Kong
Digital wealth advisory platform Endowus announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based wealth manager Carret Private Investments. Continuing to operate under the individual Endowus and Carret Private brands, the group’s expertise in technology, talent, systematic wealth
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Thailand Stock Exchange Launches an ESG Data Platform
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has launched an ESG Data Platform to strengthen the capital market’s ecosystem on sustainability. The platform offers an end-to-end ESG data management system from listed companies’ data filing to analytics and distributed ESG data
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Endowus Appoints Former Stash Exec Vinod Raman as Chief Product Officer
Endowus, a Singaporean digital wealth platform licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), announced that it has appointed Vinod Raman as its Chief Product Officer. Vinod will lead product management, data and design while driving product strategy, roadmap and
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