Tan Boon Gin

SINGAPORE (Feb 4): On Jan 25, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) briefed several journalists about its plans to play a more active role in determining the scope of statutory audits of locally listed companies, and beef up its capabilities to scruti

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): Companies buy back their own shares for a variety of capital management reasons, such as to modify the company’s capital structure to improve the return on equity or to enhance earnings per share.

SINGAPORE (Mar 29): Midas Holdings has lodged a police report with the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police Force.

SINGAPORE (Dec 7): The Singapore Exchange has proposed changes in three broad areas involving continuous disclosure requirements.

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): The number of queries made by the Singapore Exchange on unusual trading activity could fall by half, following a refinement of the bourse operator’s surveillance system that will take place on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE (April 6): Law don Tan Cheng Han has been appointed chairman of Singapore Exchange Regulation, the unit hived off from the exchange to focus solely on regulatory matters.

SINGAPORE (March 22): Singapore Exchange announced Wednesday that SGX-listed companies will soon be able to use electronic communication to transmit annual reports and other documents to shareholders.

SINGAPORE (March 22): Singapore Exchange announced Wednesday that SGX-listed companies will soon be able to use electronic communication to transmit annual reports and other documents to shareholders.

SINGAPORE (March 13): The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has raised the cap for companies seeking a general mandate for an issue of pro-rata renounceable rights from 50% of its share capital previously to 100%.

SINGAPORE (March 10): Since Tan Boon Gin was appointed chief regulatory officer at the Singapore Exchange in June 2015, there has been a palpable sense that the exchange is wielding the stick more often.