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Singapore’s MAS sets aside S$30 million to build insurers’ infrastructure-investment expertise

It also proposes lower capital requirements for qualifying rated infrastructure debt and certain rated asset-backed investments.

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MAS sets aside $30m for insurers' major project expertise

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MAS will set aside S$30 million to help cover insurers’ costs of building investment teams, training staff and engaging professional services for infrastructure investment. It also proposes lower capital requirements for qualifying rated infrastructure debt and certain rated investments backed by pools of assets. Further reductions could apply to investments with risk-reducing features. The capital-rule proposals are open for consultation through Dec. 18, 2026.

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will set aside S$30 million to help insurers build expertise in infrastructure investment. Minister for National Development and MAS deputy chairman Chee Hong Tat announced the allocation Nov. 2 at the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference, according to The Straits Times and The Business Times.

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The money, from the Financial Sector Development Fund, is intended to help cover the costs of dedicated investment teams, staff training and professional services, The Straits Times reports. Power grids and data centres are examples of the major projects insurers could build expertise in investing in.

MAS also proposes reducing the capital insurers must set aside against investment risks for qualifying rated infrastructure debt. The investments would have to meet credit-quality and other requirements, The Business Times reports. Investments with risk-reducing features, such as stable contractual revenues, could qualify for further reductions, according to The Straits Times.

A separate proposal would lower requirements for certain rated investments backed by pools of assets, subject to conditions including repayment priority, ease of trading and structural safeguards, The Straits Times reports. These capital changes remain proposals. The public consultation runs from Nov. 2 through Dec. 18, 2026.

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