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MAS Notice 1104 (Amendment) 2026 on Weekly Report on S$ Transactions

MAS Notice 1104 (Amendment) 2026 amends the reporting requirements for merchant banks in Singapore regarding weekly Singapore dollar transactions. The amendments, effective 9 June 2026, clarify that merchant banks must report all foreign exchange transactions of at least US$1 million each, including those in demand drafts, travellers cheques, telegraphic transfers, mail transfers, bills of exchange, and currency notes with non-bank customers. Merchant banks must submit these reports via the MAS-Tx platform by 1700 hours on the working day immediately following the end of each reporting week, which starts on a Monday.

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Notice No : MAS 1104 (Amendment) 2026 Issue Date : 9 June 2026 NOTICE TO MERCHANT BANKS ON WEEKLY REPORT ON S$ TRANSACTIONS Introduction 1 For presentational purposes, the amendments in this document are compared against the version of the MAS Notice 1104 on weekly report on S$ transactions issued on 28 June 2021. 2 This document shall be interpreted as follows: (a) Text which is coloured and struck through represents deletion which will not appear in the untracked version of MAS Notice 1104 revised on 9 June 2026, which is published on MAS’ website www.mas.gov.sg (“Published Version”); and (b) Text which is coloured and underlined represents insertion which will appear in the Published Version. 3 The amendments reflected in this document shall take effect on 9 June 2026. 4 This document is to be used for reference only. In the event of discrepancies between the amendments in this document and the Published Version, the Published Version shall prevail.

Monetary Authority of Singapore BANKING ACT 1970 NOTICE TO MERCHANT BANKS ON WEEKLY REPORT ON S$ TRANSACTIONS

MAS 1104 MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Issued on 28 June 2021 (last revised on 9 June 2026) NOTICE TO MERCHANT BANKS Weekly Report on S$ Transactions 1 This Notice is issued pursuant to section 55(1) as applied by section 55ZJ(1) of the Banking Act 1970 (the “Act”) and applies to all merchant banks in Singapore (“Merchant Banks”). [MAS Notice 1104 (Amendment) 2026] 2 The expressions used in this Notice, except where expressly defined in this Notice or where the context otherwise requires, have the same meanings as in the Act. 3 A Merchant Bank must submit a weekly report on S$ transactions using the template at Appendix 1, and must ensure that the report is completed in accordance with the “Notes For Completion Of The Weekly Report On Singapore Dollar Transactions” at Appendix 2. 4 A Merchant Bank must submit the S$ weekly reports to the Authority via the Monetary Authority of Singapore - Financial Institutions Transactions Platform (MAS-Tx) or its successor electronic portal as stipulated by the Authority by 1700 hours on the working day immediately after the end of each reporting week. For the purposes of this paragraph, each reporting week starts on a Monday. [MAS Notice 1104 (Amendment) 2026] 5 The Authority may, if it deems necessary, require more frequent submission of the report. 6 This Notice takes effect on 1 July 2021.

  • Endnotes on History of Amendments
  1. MAS Notice 1104 (Amendment) 2026 dated 9 June 2026 with effect from 9 June 2026.

Appendix 1 WEEKLY REPORT ON S$ TRANSACTIONS (via online submission) FOR WEEK BEGINNING ____________ (Monday) Name of Merchant Bank : ___________________________ Merchant Bank Code : __________ Officer-in-charge : ____________________________________________Tel : ______________ SECTION A SPOT TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK S$ million PURCHASES SALES Banks in S’pore Banks Outside S’pore Non-Bank Customers in S’pore Non-Bank Customers Outside S’pore Total Banks in S’pore Banks Outside S’pore Non-Bank Customers in S’pore Non-Bank Customers Outside S’pore Total US$/S$ Other Currencies/ S$ Total SECTION B OUTRIGHT FORWARD TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK S$ million PURCHASES SALES Banks in S’pore Banks Outside S’pore Non-Bank Customers in S’pore Non-Bank Customers Outside S’pore Total Banks in S’pore Banks Outside S’pore Non-Bank Customers in S’pore Non-Bank Customers Outside S’pore Total US$/S$ Other Currencies/ S$ Total SECTION C NET OPEN S$ FX POSITION Position as at end of week (S$ million) = ____________ [Long S$ (+)/Short S$ (-)]

Appendix 2 NOTES FOR COMPLETION OF THE WEEKLY REPORT ON SINGAPORE DOLLAR TRANSACTIONS


1 A Merchant Bank must report its foreign exchange (FX) transactions against the Singapore dollar (S$) on a weekly basis using the template at Appendix 1. A Merchant Bank must submit the completed reports1 to the Authority by 1700 hours on the working day immediately after the end of the reporting week. For the purposes of this paragraph, each reporting week starts on a Monday. [MAS Notice 1104 (Amendment) 2026] SECTIONS A & B OF REPORT 2 Purchases refer to purchases of foreign currency against S$ and sales refer to sales of foreign currency against S$. A Merchant Bank must report the actual S$ equivalent. A Merchant Bank must ensure that all amounts are reported to the nearest S$ million and the reports are based on trade dates2 . 3 A Merchant Bank must report all FX transactions, whether done direct or through brokers, of at least US$1 million each. Subject to the US$1 million threshold, a Merchant Bank must include in FX transactions with non-bank customers, all transactions in demand drafts, travellers cheques, telegraphic transfers, mail transfers, bills of exchange and currency notes. A Merchant Bank need not report internal FX transactions3 within the Merchant Bank.


1 Including nil returns, where applicable. 2 For example, if a trade is transacted in Week 1 (ie. trade date in Week 1) but its value date falls in Week 2, the trade should be included in the report for Week 1 and not Week 2. 3 Internal FX transactions refer to transactions between units within the reporting institution and exclude transactions with overseas branches, head offices and/or other subsidiaries within the group.

4 "Banks in Singapore" refer to all banks in Singapore and all Merchant Banks. "Banks outside Singapore" include all banks other than a bank in Singapore and all merchant banks other than a Merchant Bank. 5 Spot transactions refer to all transactions with value dates of up to 2 working days from the date of original transaction. They exclude the spot leg of a FX swap transaction and outright forward transaction reported previously, which, because time has elapsed, now have remaining maturities or value dates of up to 2 working days. 6 Outright forward transactions refer to all transactions with value dates of more than 2 working days from the date of original transaction. They exclude the forward leg of a FX swap transaction. SECTION C OF REPORT 7 A Merchant Bank must also report, as at the end of each reporting week, its net open S$ FX position accumulated through trading spot, outright forward and other FX transactions4 (eg. FX options). A Merchant Bank should exclude positions that have been closed out or hedged in the net open S$ FX position reported.


4 The net open S$ FX position reported should include S$ FX positions accumulated by the trading units through internal FX transactions.