Singapore Risk Mitigation Requirements – Practical Considerations for Private Banks

Consistent with the recommendations in the report on risk mitigation standards for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives published by the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) introduced certain risk mitigation requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives contracts in Singapore (“RMRs”) as part of a major overhaul to the Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 289). We had in an earlier client alert summarised s