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G10 Currency Flows, Sovereign Debt & Central Bank Rate Path CoverageFriday, 23 October 2026

Institution record

SMS

SMS LIMITED

Risk level not supplied3 of 3 licences marked regulated
Source score
—
Warnings
0
Comments
0

Licence records

Licences within our coverage (forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.

RegulatorLicence no.StatusLicensed entityDate
CRTier-1
Companies Registry
TC006936RegulatedSMS LIMITED—
VARATier-2
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
VL/23/08/002RegulatedHex Trust MENA FZE—
MASTier-1
Monetary Authority of Singapore
TC006275RegulatedHEX TRUST LIMITED—

Peer regulatory & risk comparison

Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing SMS against peer institutions in our forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe dataset.

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InstitutionPrimary regulatorsRegulated / totalRisk classificationSource scoreWarnings
SMS (this record)
CRVARAMAS
3 / 3Risk level not supplied—0
BAM
FIBdEPolish+12
15 / 15Risk level not supplied—0
Saxo
DKFSAFINMACONSOB+5
8 / 8Risk level not supplied—0
Binance
AMFOAMFI+11
12 / 14Risk level not supplied—0
Mizuho Securities
BaFinECBFCA+4
6 / 7Risk level not supplied—0
CMCMarkets
BaFinFCAFMA+3
5 / 6Risk level not supplied—0

SMS: institutional due diligence FAQ

Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.

What is SMS's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?

In our imported dataset, SMS (legal entity reference: SMS LIMITED) holds 3 recorded licence entries, of which 3 carry a "regulated" status and 3 are marked regulated or registered: CR (Companies Registry) — licence TC006936, status: regulated, Tier-1; VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority) — licence VL/23/08/002, status: regulated, Tier-2; MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) — licence TC006275, status: regulated, Tier-1. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official CR, VARA, MAS public register.

Which of SMS's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?

SMS is registered at 45 Pottinger Street Central, 9/F, H Code, High Block, Hong Kong and tracked under our forex and cfd brokers authorised in europe scope based on its institutional service profile (CFDs, Precious metals, Stock indices, Forex) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 3 recorded licences (CR, VARA, MAS) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.

What is SMS's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?

SMS carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts. Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.

What operational due diligence steps apply to SMS's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?

Before allocating capital or executing trades with SMS, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (hextrust.com) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to CR.

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EM & Commodity FX Macro

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope: Policy Rate Differential & OIS Forward Curve Breakdown (1.50% Annualized Band Slope Benchmark)

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Central Bank Policy & G10 Rates

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope: 3-Month & 12-Month Institutional FX Hedging Cost Analysis (1.50% Annualized Band Slope Benchmark)

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope (USDSGD-MAS-SNEER) stands at 1.50% (Annualized Band Slope) (Source: Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2026-10-20), governing hedged sovereign bond pickup for Euro

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G10 FX Liquidity & Sovereign Reserves

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope: Quarter-End Cross-Currency Basis Swap Turn & USD Funding (1.50% Annualized Band Slope Benchmark)

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope (USDSGD-MAS-SNEER) stands at 1.50% (Annualized Band Slope) (Source: Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2026-10-20), governing G-SIB balance-sheet window dressing a

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Cross-Currency Basis & Swap Flows

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope: Sovereign Central Bank Reserve Manager Rebalancing Flows (1.50% Annualized Band Slope Benchmark)

USD/SGD & MAS S$NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate Slope (USDSGD-MAS-SNEER) stands at 1.50% (Annualized Band Slope) (Source: Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2026-10-20), governing IMF COFER quarterly currency share sh

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SMS — Regulation, Licence Records & Risk Profile | FXMacro Wire