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 Portal Sites FT
New York Institute of Finance is a well-known total solution
financial training provider with its Asia Pacific headquarters in
Singapore. It has received Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF)
support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for five of its
courses. This means that companies sending their staff for training in
these courses get to offset up to 80% of the course fees per delegate.  AsiaUnitTrust.com is an Asian
portal on unit trust; comprehensive coverage. Includes screening and
financial calculations.
DollarDex.com dollarDEX financial
superstore. Insurance, loans, unit trusts in Singapore.
FirstIndependent.com.sg
is the website of independent financial planners. It offers unit
trusts, money market funds as well as stocks to investors.
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New York Institute of Finance is a well-known total solution
financial training provider with its Asia Pacific headquarters in
Singapore. It has received Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF)
support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for five of its
courses. This means that companies sending their staff for training in
these courses get to offset up to 80% of the course fees per delegate.
Moneycast.com.sg
has an online stock game in which you can win a grand cash prize
of S$10 000. The Game is divided into 6 weekly contests and
starts on 17 Apr 2000. Uneedtrust.com
is a one-stop unit trust portal; includes detailed and comprehensive
information on Singapore funds industry.
VirtualBanking2000.com is
an online web conference co-ordinated by RMR Plc It provides over 100
papers, audio and video presentations from key players in the industry.
It also has 'live' discussion forums, an online exhibition hall and free
Internet-based training on a variety of subjects in the e-college. All
free for those who sign up as delegates. For more information, please
e-mail jay.mandevia@rmrplc.com.
NEWS SNIPPETS
2006
Challenges for the Asia Bond Market |
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Mr Heng
Swee Keat Managing Director of the Monetary Authority
of Singapore |
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"Most Asian markets are still dominated
by local investors, comprising mostly banks, insurance companies
and pension funds. Anecdotal evidence suggests that on average,
non-resident investors hold less than 5% of Asian bonds... |
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"After the financial crisis, most Asian
economies lifted restrictions on foreign participation in their
bond markets... |
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"But I believe we need to go much
further - beyond removing barriers to foreign participation, we
should be actively facilitating foreign participation, and
integrating our markets into the global system..." |
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More..... |
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- MAS
conducts first mystery shopping survey on financial advisory practices
2005
Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre launched |
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"First, by
handling all disputes that relate to forms of
financial transactions, it provides consumers the
convenience of a one-stop centre... |
| "Third, FIDReC is
affordable. To ensure easy access, mediation services
will be free. If current trend continues, it means
that 95% of all cases handled by FIDReC will be free.
Should adjudication be needed, consumers will pay just
$50." |
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Securities & Futures (Amendment) Bill 2005 passed
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Financial Advisers (Amendment) Bill 2005 passed
2003
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The
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday it is
delaying, by three months to July 1, the start date of the
"cooling off" or cancellation period for unit trusts so
that fund managers can comply with it. (Straits
Times 21 Mar 2003) (A19) |
Deputy Prime Minister Lee
Hsien Loong on 6 Sep 2000 outlined the Monetary Authority of Singapore's
(MAS) groundrules for regulating the fast-expanding array of
securities-related websites, including news and research portals;
chatrooms and bulletin boards. MAS would distinguish between "fact
and opinion" and require a website to be licensed if it made
interpretive or subjective statements, as opposed to merely stating
facts. He added that websites that are "passive conduits" for
the distribution of online information and services will not need to be
licensed. These include sites that contain only links to research
reports or merely reproduce them in full, as well as those that refer
investors to brokers for the opening of trading accounts. Online
bulletin boards and chatrooms for "public discussion of
securities" also need not be licensed - and neither do their
participants, so long as these participants are not in the business of
providing investment advice. |
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