SINGAPORE (Nov 13): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday announced initiatives to enhance private markets financing channels, including a programme to place up to US$5 billion for management with private equity (PE) and infrastructure fund managers.

Peter Ong, MAS board member and chairman of Enterprise Singapore, highlighted the new initiatives at the Global Investor Summit of the Singapore FinTech Festival. These initiatives will support the growth of Asian enterprises and the infrastructure financing market.

The US$5 billion private markets programme (PMP) builds on MAS’s current external fund manager programme, which has helped to anchor global asset managers in the public markets space. Under the PMP, MAS will fund PE and infrastructure fund managers who are committed to either deepening their existing presence or establishing a significant presence in Singapore.

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