Commentary – With lighter touch rules, the market must now live up to its end of the bargain
November 11, 2025First published in Straits Times on 10 November 2025 For years, Singapore’s capital market participants have called for less regulatory burden and more flexibility. In recent years, these calls have grown in intensity. The key takeaway from a May consultation paper was...
Read MoreCommentary – Make it a must for S’pore companies to disclose content of earnings calls and analyst briefings
September 9, 2025First published in Straits Times on 8 September 2025 When companies plan to make a significant announcement, they will halt trading in their shares, post the information on Singapore Exchange’s website SGXNet and then lift the trading halt later. This process is...
Read MoreCommentary – Unlocking higher offers: How company funds can boost prices for delisting
July 21, 2025First published in Straits Times on 21 July 2025 Over the past few years, companies that wished to privatise and delist have adopted one of three possible routes: a voluntary delisting, a scheme of arrangement, or a voluntary offer coupled...
Read MoreCommentary: Lessons for retail investors from Sinarmas Land’s revised higher privatisation offer
May 20, 2025First published in Straits Times on 19 May 2025 When a privatisation offer was made for Indonesian property developer Sinarmas Land at 31 cents per share at the end of March, there was a general sense of outrage among minority...
Read MoreCommentary: Fund managers tapping MAS’ $5b boost for markets should step up to promote good corporate governance
April 23, 2025First published in Straits Times on 21 April 2025 When the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced in February that it is launching a $5 billion programme through which it will partner with selected fund...
Read MoreCommentary – SGX delistings: The inevitable shift in an evolving market
March 25, 2025First published in Straits Times on 24 March 2025 Over the past decade, much has been made of the fact that several companies have opted to surrender their public status and delist their shares from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). These...
Read MoreCommentary: Does the existing approach to corporate governance help or hinder innovation?
February 25, 2025First published in Business Times on 23 February 2025 There is no easy answer, but current thinking suggests that governance practices may have to be tweaked to allow companies to be more flexible and risk-taking WHEN...
Read MoreThe UK Post Office scandal holds many important governance lessons
December 10, 2024First published in Business Times on 10 December 2024 Company directors must understand the importance of exercising true independence, as well as be equipped with a diverse skill set The recent scandal surrounding the UK’s postal...
Read MoreCommentary: Is the Singapore stock market as bad as it’s made out to be?
November 6, 2024First published in Straits Times on 4 November 2024 The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has come under much scrutiny lately, with a high-level committee formed in August to study ways to stimulate interest in a market that is often criticised as boring,...
Read MoreCommentary: Why ESG Investing Must Matter to Retail Investors
June 24, 2024Climate Crisis Today’s investment landscape is marked by the growing importance of ESG (environmental, social & governance) considerations, thus requiring investors to understand relatively new terms like “ESG,” “sustainability,” “decarbonisation,” “greenhouse gas (GHG),” “net zero targets,” “greenwashing,” “COP28,” “carbon credit,” and...
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