Putting board directors at the forefront of enhancing shareholder value

UNCERTAINTY over geopolitics, interest rates and economic factors has made many of us less sanguine than before. While the US markets roar ahead – or perhaps because they are doing so – most other markets have witnessed fewer initial public offerings and more delistings, lower valuations and less liquidity.

Singapore is no different, and new directors are about to enter the maelstrom.

Rather than debating why the Singapore market is where it is, I will discuss what we can do, have done and will do to improve our market. We, at the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), call this the “value focus” approach because our efforts are centred on enhancing shareholder value.