Category: Markets
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Inside MAS’s Equity Market Development Programme, From Nine Managers to the First Fund on the Ground
Inside MAS’s Equity Market Development Programme, From Nine Managers to the First Fund on the Ground. When the Monetary Authority of Singapore set up its Equity Market Development Programme, the pitch was simple. Take a meaningful pool of public money, hand it to carefully selected asset managers, and use it to draw more capital and…
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Singapore Weighs Deeper Tax Relief for Fund Managers as Hong Kong Sharpens Its Pitch
Regulatory Watch Singapore Weighs Deeper Tax Relief for Fund Managers as Hong Kong Sharpens Its Pitch Regulators are reportedly looking at cutting taxes further for fund managers operating out of Singapore, a move aimed squarely at keeping talent and mandates from drifting toward Hong Kong. Markets, Singapore, HongKong, August 2026 Singapore’s financial regulator is considering…
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Singapore’s Asset Management Industry Crosses S$6.7 Trillion as MAS Moves to Defend Its Edge
Markets, Singapore Singapore’s Asset Management Industry Crosses S$6.7 Trillion as MAS Moves to Defend Its Edge Fresh inflows and a rebound in traditional assets pushed the city state’s fund industry to a record high in 2025, even as regulators quietly work on measures to stop managers looking elsewhere. Markets Desk August 2026 S$6.7tTotal AUM, end…