MAS Announces Expansion of Equity Market Development Programme
Why this matters
The regulatory update announces the expansion of the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which is aimed at developing the local fund management industry and increasing investor participation in Singapore equities. This impacts investment management firms and capital markets participants, and involves market oversight and licensing considerations.
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What the MAS said
The expansion of the EQDP will enable more high-quality asset managers with strategies that invest significantly in Singapore equities to be funded, and also catalyse more third-party investments into the equities market.
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Context
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) — Singapore's central bank and integrated financial regulator. We track 148 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Market Abuse / Surveillance, Authorisation & Licensing, Investment Management and Capital Markets & Trading.