Investors can steer companies to be more sustainable
November 1, 2021First published in Straits Times on 31 October 2021 Quick Read Investors need to know how well companies are governed and what emphasis they place on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors before...
Read MoreCommentary: Sembmarine offer: mandatory for Temasek but not for shareholders
October 14, 2021First published in Business Times on 14 October 2021 Based on feedback received by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or Sias, there is confusion and misunderstanding within some segments of the retail investing public over Temasek Holdings' mandatory conditional general offer...
Read MoreCommentary: Hybrid AGMs and ‘live’ voting should be mandatory
September 9, 2021First published in Straits Times on 9 September 2021 When Covid-19 emerged in March 2020, the regulatory authorities here fast-tracked legislation in April to allow listed companies to hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) either virtually or...
Read MoreCommentary: SPH’s media demerger: important for shareholders to vote
September 6, 2021This is the original commentary by SIAS, unedited version from The Business Times, The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao publications on 06 September 2021 Before the end of this year, shareholders of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will have to...
Read MoreCommentary: Shareholders must decide on Sembcorp Marine’s rights issue this week
August 19, 2021This is the original commentary by SIAS, unedited version from The Business Times publication on 18 August 2021 By Friday 20 Aug, Sembcorp Marine’s (SCM) shareholders have to lodge their proxy forms for voting on the company’s recently proposed rights issue...
Read MoreLessons from Singapore restructuring attempts
August 11, 2021First published in Business Times on 11 August 2021 Quick Read The debt restructuring process in Singapore, particularly in the case of troubled companies like Hyflux, needs to be improved and streamlined to maximize...
Read MoreCommentary: Internal audit works as an insurance against corporate failures
July 12, 2021First published in Business Times on 9 July 2021 Recent developments in the local market involving Sakae Holdings and ecoWise Holdings have illustrated just how important it is that companies have strong internal controls in place, as well as a robust...
Read MoreCommentary: Why greed and envy spell trouble
July 5, 2021First published in Straits Times on 4 July 2021 So it has happened again. Investors have once again fallen prey to an alleged fraudulent scheme that promised unusually high returns. One would have thought that the offer of a 15 per...
Read MoreCommentary: Hyflux’s liquidation a sad day for corporate Singapore
June 9, 2021This is the full version of the abridged commentary first published in Business Times on 8 June 2021. News over the past week that the judicial managers of water treatment firm Hyflux have applied for the company to be liquidated, if...
Read MoreCommentary: SPH will need to clarify future plans to secure shareholder approval
May 7, 2021First published in Business Times on 7 May 2021 Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) announcement of its restructuring and hiving off of the media business into a company limited by guarantee has come as a surprise to many. For several years now,...
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