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Commentary: Has SGX managed to address all governance concerns on SPACs?

May 6, 2021

First published in Business Times on 6 May 2021 Latest proposal suggests several ways to protect investors; with additional safeguards proposed by Sias, its third try to list SPACs may succeed The Singapore Exchange's (SGX) Consultation Paper on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies...

Commentary – AEM offer for CEI: Important for CEI shareholders to be aware of the dividend outlook

April 16, 2021

First published in Lianhe Zaobao on 13 April 2021 In January, semiconductor firm AEM Holdings proposed to buy all the shares of contract manufacturer CEI Limited for S$99.7m or S$1.15 per share. The consideration can be paid either all in cash,...

Commentary: SIAS reminds unitholders of Soilbuild Reit to take action

March 5, 2021

First published in Business Times on 5 March 2021 In less than a week, unitholders of Soilbuild Business Space Reit will have to vote on a proposed privatisation offer from Blackstone Real Estate and the executive chairman of the Reit's sponsor,...

Commentary: SIAS reminds Sunningdale shareholders to cast their votes

February 17, 2021

Minority independent shareholders of plastic component suppliers Sunningdale Precision have until 3pm today to vote on the offer made by the company’s chairman Koh Boon Hwee via a holding company named Sunrise Technology Investment Holding (STIH) to take Sunningdale private. Since...

Commentary: 5 investment tips for the new year

February 17, 2021

First published in Straits Times on 14 February 2021 Knowledge and education are the fundamentals that will help investors As we usher in the Year of the Ox, many are hopeful that 2021 will be better than the one that has just...

Commentary – First Reit’s EGM: What unitholders should know

January 15, 2021

First published in Business Times on 15 January 2021 ON JAN 19, unit holders of healthcare real estate investment trust First Reit, whose assets are mainly hospitals in Indonesia, will attend an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at which two resolutions have...

Commentary: Hyflux • Hoping for deal with some form of recovery for all parties

January 12, 2021

First published in Straits Times on 11 January 2021 It's been a very long wait for the thousands, in fact, 34,000 preference shares and perpetual securities (P&P), and bond holders of Hyflux to see light at the end of the tunnel....

Commentary: Board diversity: More needs to be done

January 6, 2021

First published in Business Times on 6 January 2021 Singapore companies risk being sidelined as they fall behind on gender ratio The United States tech exchange Nasdaq has proposed new listing rules that, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...

Investors should look at how companies are run

January 6, 2021

First published in Business Times on 22 November 2020 Picking firms with strong governance will reduce risk of loss due to corporate misbehaviour When it comes to choosing stocks, most investors use traditional financial metrics...

Commentary: Sabana-ESR-Reit merger: Minority unitholders should make voices heard

November 30, 2020

First published in Business Times on 30 November 2020 It is not often that minority shareholders get the chance to determine the outcome of a significant corporate deal, but the proposed merger between Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust...

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