Notice 1005 Credit Files, Grading and Provisioning

Requirements for merchant banks on maintaining credit files, grading credit facilities and determining credit loss allowance.

Credit Risk

Issued pursuant to:

Banking Act (Cap. 19) section 55(1)

Applies to: Merchant Bank (Locally Incorporated) , Merchant Bank (Branch)

View Notice Notice 1005 Credit Files, Grading and Provisioning (254.2 KB)

This notice applies to all merchant banks in Singapore. It covers requirements for:

Maintenance of credit files and the basic information required for objective credit assessment.
Grading of credit facilities.
Recognition of loss allowance for expected credit loss.

Please refer to MAS Notice 1005A for the credit grading treatment in relation to the credit facilities granted support measures by merchant banks in response to the on-going novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") outbreak.

01 Jul 2021: MAS Notice 1005 dated 29 June 2021 takes effect.
01 Jul 2021: MAS Notice 1005 dated 29 December 2017 (last revised on 15 March 2021) (240.7 KB) is cancelled .
16 Mar 2021: MAS Notice 1005 (Amendment) 2021 (245.5 KB) takes effect.
01 Jan 2018: MAS Notice 1005 dated 29 December 2017 (358.9 KB) takes effect.
01 Jan 2018: MAS Notice 1005 dated 11 March 2005 (41.3 KB) is cancelled.
14 Mar 2005: MAS Notice 1005 dated 01 November 1985 is cancelled.