Regulator's column

Relevant Intermediaries have been specifically directed by the Court that they need not cast all the votes one way

The foremost question whenever a director is under investigation is: Should the director continue to serve on the board?

SGX RegCo says it will in FY2021 aggressively exercise its enforcement powers to take action against companies who try to dodge their obligations.

"High quality and reliable financial statements, including interim reports, are fundamental to the integrity of Singapore’s capital markets," say SGX RegCo's CEO Tan Boon Gin and June Sim, head of listing compliance.

Urgent action to deal with various business disruptions has characterised the first phase of corporate response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Broad-stroke explanations pinned on a decline in general economic activity to explain away their outlook would be deemed inadequate and of little utility to their shareholders.

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