64140

Merchant banks

This sub-class includes banks that are approved under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Act and operate within the Guidelines for Operation of Merchant Banks. Typical activities include corporate finance, underwriting of share and bond issues, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio investment management, consultancy and/or other fee-based activities.

SSIC hierarchy ISIC class Crosswalks

Level

final

Mapped ISIC codes

Source

SingStat

In this section: sibling codes

class 6414 Merchant Banks

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC 2025)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Mandatory at ACRA business/company registration; used by IRAS, MOM, EDB, SingStat
Active version	SSIC 2025 (15 Apr 2025)
Hierarchy level	Sub-class (5-digit) (final leaf)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Hierarchy context

L→64→641→6414→64140 Merchant banks

Parent class

6414 Merchant Banks

Parent division

64 FINANCIAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES (EXCEPT INSURANCE AND PENSION FUNDING)

Parent section

L FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES

Correspondence tables

SSIC 2020

64140 — Merchant banks

ISIC Rev. 5

6419 Other monetary intermediation

ISIC crosswalk

ISIC Rev. 5 class 6419 Other monetary intermediation Open ISIC class page with reverse SSIC links. Full table SSIC 2025 to ISIC Rev. 5 Open the full correspondence table.

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 64140 Merchant banks

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSIC 2025 classification workbook.

Last data refresh: 15 Apr 2025. Classification version: SSIC 2025.

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