Monetary Authority of Singapore

Monetary Authority of Singapore
Headquarters10 Shenton Way, MAS Building, Singapore 079117
Established1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)
OwnershipGovernment of Singapore (overseen by the Prime Minister's Office)
Key peopleGan Kim Yong (Chairman)
Chia Der Juin (Managing Director)
Central bank ofSingapore
CurrencySingapore dollar (S$)
SGD (ISO 4217)
Reserves US$419.1 billion
Bank rate2.3176% (6 March 2025)
Preceded byBoard of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore
Websitewww.mas.gov.sg

The Monetary Authority of Singapore or (MAS), is the central bank and financial regulatory authority of Singapore. It administers the various statutes pertaining to money, banking, insurance, securities and the financial sector in general, as well as currency issuance and manages the foreign-exchange reserves. It was established in 1971 to act as the banker to and as a financial agent of the Government of Singapore. The body is duly accountable to the Parliament of Singapore through the Minister-in-charge, who is also the Incumbent Chairman of the central bank. In May 2025 the fund had US$629 billion in assets under management.