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When more financial regulation is not better
Sensible regulation depends on knowing when a tool loses effectiveness and becomes counterproductive
November 01, 2023
Tech
Section 230 and the future of the internet
A more far-reaching amendment to govern the internet may have to wait until after the US presidential elections in 2024.
March 09, 2023
China Focus
China rolls out property policies across nation to fix slump
China’s US$2.4 trillion new-home market has shown little sign of recovery
September 14, 2022
Cryptocurrency
Regulating the crypto Wild West
The rapid growth of digital assets is a case in point. Though there are many scams, there are also many opportunities.
May 05, 2022
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Regulatory issues a key hurdle for Singapore firms eyeing international expansion, finds survey
SINGAPORE (Jan 15): Despite being “global natives” – companies which expand into international markets rapidly, often within the first year of their existence – Singapore’s online businesses appear the most pessimistic about their prospects over
January 15, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Dual-class shares more of a bane than boon to Singapore markets, finds survey
SINGAPORE (Dec 5): The introduction of dual-class shares (DCS) has damaged Singapore's regulatory creditability and contradicts investor stewardship, suggests findings from a report by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) and CLSA Limited
December 05, 2018
Update
SGX RegCo proposes new delisting rules to protect minority interests
SINGAPORE (Nov 9): The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is proposing several changes to its delisting rules for Singapore companies, and expects to implement the new delisting rules next year.
November 09, 2018
Results
Hyflux granted deadline extensions for filing of 2Q and 3Q results
SINGAPORE (Jul 9): Hyflux has been granted a six-month and three-month extension of deadlines to file its 2Q18 and 3Q18 unaudited financial statements, originally due Aug 14 and Nov 14 this year, respectively.
July 09, 2018
In print this week
Questioning Singapore's corporate governance standards
SINGAPORE (June 29): Poor corporate governance recently became an issue at a number of locally listed companies, both large and small.
June 29, 2018
In print this week
Airbnb up against regulatory hurdles as sharing economy sees challenges
SINGAPORE (Apr 16): On April 3, two former property agents were fined $60,000 each for short-term rentals they had posted on Airbnb. The two men had collected $19,000 from four listings at the d’Leedon condominium over five weeks last year. The action w
April 16, 2018