President’s Message – January 2024

Date: January 4, 2024

Farewell 2023 and Welcome 2024, SIAS 25th Anniversary!

Dear Members and Investors

SIAS has been active throughout 2023 and been the Voice standing firm for your rights.  In 2023, we have provided views, particularly on the more complex corporate actions to help you navigate the high market volatility situation.

Our congratulations to the investors who had heeded our calls and enjoyed better financial success in 2023, with notable successful outcomes on Boustead Projects, Golden Energy & Resources, Golden Palm Resources, and Lian Beng.

Throughout 2023, we worked tirelessly to ensure that you had easy access to us, and through our various corporate platforms with the board members and senior management of listed companies. In recognition of companies that have displayed commendable ESG practices, we have introduced in 2023 the Singapore Corporate Sustainability Award (SCSA) in addition to its suite of SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards.

Since the settlement of the CLOB Saga in 1999, SIAS has educated and advised investors, and worked with listed companies to improve their corporate governance. All investors can benefit from our high-quality programmes, which include the basics of investing, how-to-grow money wisely, timely market updates, actionable insights, investment clinics, and retirement planning.

2024 marks our 25th anniversary and SIAS remains true to its mission. Looking ahead, we are embarking on a 5-year (2024-2029) strategic plan towards a sustainable future and contribute to the vibrancy of the Singapore capital markets.

As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we will shortly announce a host of activities for investors, companies, donors, supporters, regulators, media partners, and other stakeholders to partake in this joyous occasion, celebrate our past achievements and lay the foundations for our future.

We wish our investors a happy and prosperous 2024 – remember our advice “don’t rush, make informed choices” and apply “the 5 ways retail investors can take charge in 2024”.

Once again, we invite all of you to join us at the Jubilee celebrations. Visit our website for more information in due course.

 

David Gerald
Founder, President & CEO, SIAS

4 January 2024