regulations

Zest

When more financial regulation is not better

Sensible regulation depends on knowing when a tool loses effectiveness and becomes counterproductive

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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
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