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Investors not convinced giving up QR can slash compliance costs

There is also much debate on proposal to double a firm's market cap threshold to S$150m to enjoy exemption

Published Fri, Jan 12, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

MARKET players here broadly agree that listed companies should not be required to report non-essential information like changes in equity to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) every quarter.

But some are also concerned that the SGX's new suggestion to abolish quarterly reporting (QR) for small-cap firms that make up 62 per cent of all issuers listed here could result in the investing public losing more interest in the market.

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