27 April 2018 Announcement – Scheduled Maintenance of SingPass Gateway
The SingPass gateway will not be available from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (GMT +8) on 29 April 2018. During this time, you will not be able to access your OPERA account using SingPass.
28 March 2018 Announcement – Scheduled Maintenance of SingPass Gateway
The SingPass gateway will not be available from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (GMT +8) on 1 April 2018 and 29 April 2018 and from 10:00 p.m. on 21 April 2018 to 10:00am (GMT +8) on 22 April 2018
. During this time, you will not be able to access your OPERA account using SingPass.
1 March 2018 Announcement – Scheduled Maintenance of SingPass Gateway
The SingPass gateway will not be available from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (GMT +8) on 11 March 2018. During this time, you will not be able to access your OPERA account using SingPass.
24 January 2018 Announcement – Scheduled Maintenance of SingPass and CorpPass Gateway
The SingPass and CorpPass gateway will not be available from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. (GMT +8) on 4 February 2018. During this time, you will not be able to access your OPERA account.
17 January 2017 Announcement – Change in URL for OPERA
The website address for OPERA will be changed to
https://eservices.mas.gov.sg/opera with effect from Monday, 23 January 2017.
9 February 2015 Announcement - Implementation of Two Factor Authentication ("2FA") for access to OPERA
On 26 January 2015, we commenced a trial for users to use 2FA to access OPERA. The second factor authentication is a one-time pin to be generated by hardware
token. The trial period ends on 29 March 2015 at 0030 hours. During this trial period, users have the option to use 2FA, in addition to SingPass, to access OPERA. After 0030 hours on 29 March 2015 (when 2FA ‘goes live’), it will be mandatory for users to use
2FA in addition to SingPass to access OPERA. For more information on how to use 2FA to access OPERA, you may wish to refer to the chapter on “Log In” under the various User Guides obtained by clicking on this link (https://opera.mas.gov.sg/ExtPortal/Public/FAQ_02.aspx).
24 July 2014 Announcement - Go-Live of the CIS module
On 28 October 2013, we launched the Collective Investment Schemes module ("CIS module") on OPERA. Since then, applications for authorisation and recognition of collective investment schemes ("CIS")
and the lodgements of their prospectuses have been made electronically on OPERA as well as in hard copies at our office under a parallel run arrangement. A parallel run also applied to the process of informing MAS about changes in details of existing CIS.
The CIS module will be fully implemented on 29 July 2014 and the parallel run arrangement will cease. Persons seeking authorisation and recognition of CIS and registration of their prospectuses
will only need to lodge the required documents with MAS electronically on OPERA and make the requisite payments on-line with credit cards. Lodgement of hard copies of documents by physical attendance at our office or submissions by post will not be required.
Similarly, updates to particulars of authorised and recognised CIS will only need to be made electronically on OPERA. Updates via letters will cease.
Please refer to "CIS Practice Note 1/2005 - Administrative Procedures for Retail Schemes" (at
http://www.mas.gov.sg/Regulations-and-Financial-Stability/Regulations-Guidance-and-Licensing/Securities-Futures-and-Funds-Management/Practice-Notes.aspx)
for details of the procedures for lodgement of documents which will apply from 29 July 2014.
3 January 2014 Announcement – Go-Live of the Shares module
On 4 February 2013, we launched the Offers of Shares, Debentures and Business Trust Units module (“Shares module”) on OPERA. Since then, lodgments for offers
have been made electronically on OPERA as well as in hard copies at our office or by post under a parallel run arrangement.
The Shares module will be fully implemented on 13 January 2014 and the parallel run arrangement will cease. Persons making an offer of shares, debentures,
and business trust units and/or their representatives will only need to lodge the required documents with MAS electronically on OPERA and make the requisite payments on-line with credit cards. Lodgment of hard copies of documents by physical attendance at
our office or submissions by post will not be required.
From 13 January 2014, please refer to “Shares and Debentures Practice Note 1/2005 – Lodgment of Documents” and “Business
Trusts Practice Note 1/2005 – Lodgment of Documents” (at http://www.mas.gov.sg/Regulations-and-Financial-Stability/Regulations-Guidance-and-Licensing/Securities-Futures-and-Funds-Management/Practice-Notes.aspx)
for details of the procedures for electronic lodgment of documents.
