MAS conducted thematic inspections on the operational risk management standards and practices of selected banks, with a focus on third party risk management. The paper sets out MAS’ supervisory expectations, good practices, improvement areas and case examples observed from the inspections.

The information papers on environmental risk management for banks, insurers and asset managers provide an overview of the progress made in implementing the MAS Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management.

MAS conducted thematic inspections on the AML/CFT name screening frameworks and processes of selected financial institutions in 2021. The paper sets out MAS’ supervisory expectations and good practices, areas for improvement, and illustrative examples observed from the inspections. Financial institutions should benchmark themselves against the supervisory expectations and good practices in the paper.