Singapore investor relations body seeks clarity from authorities on virtual AGMs

Published Mon, Mar 16, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE Investor Relations Professionals Association (Singapore) or IRPAS has recommended an "active dialogue" on how companies can manage virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) while meeting corporate governance requirements.

Its suggestion comes as the Republic's leaders have said the novel coronavirus outbreak might last at least a year.

"While the technology to allow webcast meetings or vote electronically already exists, there are outstanding issues to be addressed, such as the authentication of proxies and ensuring the privacy of the webcast is sufficiently robust," IRPAS said in…