SGX needs to rethink listing rules
I REFER to the consultation paper issued by Singapore Exchange (SGX) on June 4 on the proposed regulatory framework for secondary listings.
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Discerning the red flags of financial fraud in Asia
Tan and Robinson’s new book is a welcome addition to the sparse literature on this region….
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Misadventures of Alibaba, JD.com
WHEN the corporate governance of News Corp came under scrutiny after the phone hacking scandal in 2011, Nell Minow of GovernanceMetrics International (GMI), which rates the corporate governance of companies, was quoted (Financial Times, July 12, 2011) as saying: “We’ve consistently given News Corp an F, only because there is no lower grade.”
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Plausible deniability and graft by MNCs
Boards should stop hiding behind conduct codes and anti-graft and compliance plans
Read MoreReview our penalties for corporate misconduct
IT is heartening to learn that the regulators are making directors more accountable by increasing the sanctions for directors who breach basic statutory requirements (“Stiffer penalties for directors in tax, AGM cases”, BT, April 15).
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