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SGX RegCo seeks feedback on climate reporting, ESG, board diversity proposals

LISTED companies in Singapore could be required to make mandatory climate-related disclosures and provide details on their board diversity policy in the coming years, with changes to listing rules proposed by Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo).

Auditors see new challenges in ESG requirements, greater investor expectations

FACTORS such as demographic pressures and declining confidence mean auditors have to grapple with a "multitude of challenges and increasing complexity".

Singapore manufacturing to grow more slowly as chip supply crunch kicks in

DBS senior economist Irvin Seah said: "Manufacturing growth will remain in expansion mode, but the pace on a year-on-year basis will continue to moderate in the next six months."

Firmus Capital acquires Le Quest Mall in Bukit Batok

THE move comes just a month after the private equity real estate investment manager leased one of its buildings in Toa Payoh Lorong 8 to electric car maker Tesla.

Five HDB projects in Bukit Batok, Clementi, Bukit Panjang and Woodlands face further delays as contractor goes bust

THE four Build-To-Order (BTO) projects are Sky Vista @ Bukit Batok, Senja Heights and Senja Ridges at Bukit Panjang, and Marsiling Grove in Woodlands and the last is a site named as West Coast Link (Site B) in Clementi.

The STI today

STI little moved as investors await tapering hints at Jackson Hole on Friday

THE Straits Times Index (STI) was up marginally by 0.06 per cent or 1.93 points to 3,109.42 points on Thursday, as only six of 30 STI constituents registered gains and four were flat.