Singapore legislation

Section 123ZL

of Securities and Futures Act 2001

Section 123ZL

General obligations

Amended by4/20174/2017

(1)

Every authorised benchmark submitter, exempt benchmark submitter and designated benchmark submitter must, in relation to the designated benchmark in respect of which it provides information —

(a)

manage any risks associated with its business and operations prudently;

(b)

ensure that the systems and controls concerning its performing the activity of providing information in relation to a designated benchmark are adequate and appropriate for the scale and nature of its operations;

(c)

have sufficient financial, human and system resources —

(i)

to carry on a business or activity of providing information in relation to a designated benchmark; and

(ii)

to meet contingencies or disasters; and

(d)

in the case of an authorised benchmark submitter or a designated benchmark submitter, ensure that it appoints or employs fit and proper persons as its chairperson, chief executive officer, directors and key management officers.

Amended by4/2017

(2)

In subsection (1)(c), “contingencies or disasters” includes technical disruptions occurring within automated systems.

Amended by4/2017
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