FAQs on Risk Based Capital Adequacy Requirements for Capital Markets Licensees
Summary
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has updated its FAQs regarding risk-based capital adequacy requirements for capital markets services licensees. The revisions, dated March 25, 2026, provide guidance on compliance with financial and margin requirements and the lodgement of financial returns.
What changed
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning the risk-based capital adequacy requirements for entities holding capital markets services licenses. These FAQs clarify compliance with the Securities and Futures (Financial and Margin Requirements) Regulations and the Notice on Risk Based Capital Adequacy Requirements, focusing on capital and financial resources, financial returns, and other related requirements.
Capital markets services licensees, including those involved in dealing in capital markets products, product financing, providing custodial services, corporate finance advisory, licensed fund management, REIT management, securities crowdfunding, and credit rating agencies, should review these updated FAQs. While the document is dated March 25, 2026, it serves as ongoing guidance for compliance with existing regulations, and no new immediate actions are mandated beyond adherence to the established requirements.
What to do next
- Review updated FAQs on risk-based capital adequacy requirements.
- Ensure compliance with financial and margin requirements as per MAS guidance.
- Follow procedures for lodgement of financial returns.
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FAQs on the Risk Based Capital Adequacy Requirements for Capital Markets Services Licence Holders
This set of FAQs aims to guide and assist capital markets services licensees in complying with the risk based capital adequacy requirements under the Securities and Futures (Financial and Margin Requirements) Regulations and the Notice on Risk Based Capital Adequacy Requirements for Holders of Capital Markets Services Licences.
- Capital and Financial Resources
- Financial Returns
Applies to: Dealing in Capital Markets Products, Product Financing, Providing Custodial Services, Corporate Finance Advisory, Licensed Fund Management Company, REIT Management, Securities Crowdfunding, Credit Rating Agency
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- How to comply with risk based capital adequacy requirements.
- Provides guidance on the requirements and procedures relating to the lodgement of financial returns by capital markets services licensees.
- Sets out the minimum capital and financial resources, and other financial and margin requirements.
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