# Proposed Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management for Financial Institutions

- **Jurisdiction:** Singapore (SG)
- **Type:** Guideline · **Status:** In consultation · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
- **Proposed:** 13 Nov 2025 · **Adopted:** — · **Effective:** —
- **Obligations:** Risk classification, Human oversight, Data governance, Security testing, Incident reporting
- **Sectors:** Finance

## Summary
Proposed supervisory guidelines requiring financial institutions to identify and inventory AI use, assess risk materiality, and apply proportionate controls across the AI lifecycle, with board and senior-management oversight. MAS proposed a 12-month transition after issuance.

## Why it matters
Once issued, Singapore banks, insurers and capital-markets firms will have about a year to build AI inventories and lifecycle controls.

## Source
[MAS](https://www.mas.gov.sg/publications/consultations/2025/consultation-paper-on-guidelines-on-artificial-intelligence-risk-management) · [secondary](https://covarage.com/guides/regulatory-change/mas-airg-imda-mgf-eu-ai-act-singapore-sme-compliance-timeline)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Consultation closed 31 Jan 2026. Final guidelines not issued as of 1 Oct 2026 (secondary source). Guidelines are not law but MAS expects compliance; 12-month transition detail from secondary source.

## Cite
Proposed Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management for Financial Institutions. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Status: In consultation. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/sg-mas-ai-risk-management-guidelines-consultation-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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