Commentaries

Commentary: Understand firms’ cash needs when it comes to issue of dividends

First published in Straits Times on 21 April 2020 During this difficult time, it may be necessary to sacrifice short-term needs to ensure long-term corporate survival Market regulators have recently stepped up to the plate with timely measures to ease financial pressure...

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Commentary: Considering the FLT-FCOT merger holistically

First published in Business Times on 7 March 2020 There should be a balance between the interests of both sides, especially when it is a merger of equals which have done well The consolidation in the S-Reits market that began two years...

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Commentary: Covid-19: Important that retail investors do not panic

First published in Business Times on 22 February 2020 Markets trade on fundamentals over the long run so holding on to your positions makes the most sense The Covid-19 virus outbreak has complicated an investment scenario that was already difficult to read....

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Why we should all be active investors

First published in Business Times on 16 November 2019 Quick Read Investors should take an active interest in stocks or bonds in their portfolio even if they might consider themselves passive...

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Enhancing protection for minorities during times of corporate distress

First published in Business Times on 21 October 2019 Quick Read Sias believes that retail investors are disadvantaged in such situations and proposes these initiatives to protect their interests. Sias has been involved in...

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Commentary: SGX’s new delisting measures: Crucial that intent and disclosures are clear

First published in The Business Times on 19 August 2019 Companies and offerors should reach out to all shareholders by all means possible about what exactly is on the table to ensure that minorities will not be shortchanged. FOR far too long,...

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Commentary: Hyflux saga: Judicial management not the panacea for company’s restructuring

First published in The Business Times on 17 May 2019 It is almost exactly one year since water treatment firm Hyflux applied for a moratorium while it sought to restructure its finances. A crucial part of that restructuring process involved finding...

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Commentary: Can the Hyflux restructuring be resurrected?

First published in The Business Times on 11 April 2019 It was hugely disappointing to learn last week that troubled water treatment firm Hyflux Ltd has terminated its agreement with SMI, the only “white knight’’ that has emerged over the past...

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Commentary: Hyflux saga: Focus needed despite the noise

First published in The Business Times on 30 March 2019 IN the past few months, developments surrounding troubled water treatment firm Hyflux Ltd have accelerated to the point that stakeholders could be forgiven for being thoroughly confused as to the status...

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Best armour against risk is an informed investor

First published in The Business Times on 8 March 2019 Quick Read The collapse of Hyflux has raised questions about whether retail investors truly understood the risks of investing in the company's perpetual securities...

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