A year of firsts for the Singapore stock market
WHEN I was asked to contribute a commentary to mark the year end, it was suggested to me that the topic should perhaps be along the lines of “A year of wins for shareholders”. As I looked through my notes, speeches, the Regulator’s columns and other content that the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has published, however, it was clear to me that 2023 might be better described as a year of firsts.
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Consider the introduction of a hard stop of nine years on the tenure of a director deemed independent. This was the first policy announcement in 2023 and perhaps one of the more significant in recent years.
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