{"id":"mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","canonicalSlug":"mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","language":"en","title":"MAS assigns S$1.45 billion to five managers under Singapore equities programme","summary":"The new placements bring the Equity Market Development Programme’s allocation to S$5.4 billion; MAS also committed S$20 million to a market-making grant.","body":["The Monetary Authority of Singapore appointed five asset managers to a third batch under its S$6.5 billion Equity Market Development Programme on 29 September. MAS will place S$1.45 billion with Amundi, Franklin Templeton, HSBC Asset Management, M&G Investments and Natixis Investment Managers, taking programme allocations to S$5.4 billion across 14 managers.","MAS also committed S$20 million to a new market-making grant for SGX-listed shares through 31 December 2028. The initial scheme is designed to support liquidity in around 80 eligible small- and mid-cap stocks as well as newly listed shares, with the aim of narrowing bid-ask spreads, lowering execution costs and improving price discovery."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"MAS assigns S$1.45 billion to five managers under Singapore equities programme\n\nThe new placements bring the Equity Market Development Programme’s allocation to S$5.4 billion; MAS also committed S$20 million to a market-making grant.\n\nThe Monetary Authority of Singapore appointed five asset managers to a third batch under its S$6.5 billion Equity Market Development Programme on 29 September. MAS will place S$1.45 billion with Amundi, Franklin Templeton, HSBC Asset Management, M&G Investments and Natixis Investment Managers, taking programme allocations to S$5.4 billion across 14 managers.\n\nMAS also committed S$20 million to a new market-making grant for SGX-listed shares through 31 December 2028. The initial scheme is designed to support liquidity in around 80 eligible small- and mid-cap stocks as well as newly listed shares, with the aim of narrowing bid-ask spreads, lowering execution costs and improving price discovery.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-29","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-29","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Monetary Authority of Singapore","url":"https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2026/MAS-Appoints-Third-Batch-of-EQDP-Asset-Managers","publishedAt":"2026-09-29","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/mas-allocates-s1-45-billion-to-equities-programme-managers"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}