Mapletree closes US$1.3 billion private trust for student dorms | Next financial crisis may be triggered by a cyberattack, says MAS chief

If this e-mail is not displayed properly, click [here.]( [View In Browser]( WED, MAR 22, 2017 Get Briefed Daily EDITOR'S CHOICE [Mapletree closes US$1.3 billion private trust for student dorms]( MAPLETREE Investments has closed a private trust to hold US$1.3 billion in student-accommodation assets in the UK and the US - a move that makes this not only the first such product in Singapore, but also the first of a series of private trusts for the group. [Next financial crisis may be triggered by a cyberattack, says MAS chief]( EMERGING technologies help reduce risks in the financial sector, but they may also accentuate some risks or even create new ones, such as cyberattacks and runaway algorithms, warned Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. [Singapore's ties with Vietnam prospering: PM Lee]( THE bumper-to-bumper traffic jams seen throughout the day in Ho Chi Minh City, the commercial hub of Vietnam, can be seen as a sign that the country is doing well, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the first day of his official visit to Vietnam. 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