SGX RegCo is trying to remove impediments to shareholder-requisitioned EGMs, to subject companies to greater market discipline. Its CEO Tan Boon Gin talks to BT’s Ben Paul about how this aligns with the larger goal of boosting shareholder value and creating a more vibrant market.
Synopsis: Listen to senior correspondent Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times.
Highlights of the podcast:
01:54 Regulation to support shareholder value creation
06:17 Proposed EGM rules empower minority investors
11:42 EGMs versus AGMs: the Great Eastern case
15:59 How Sabana Reit’s activists have wielded EGMs
19:36 Should Singapore follow Japan, South Korea?
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Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg)
With Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation
Edited by: Emily Liu, Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro
Produced by: Ben Paul & Emily Liu
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