BT Mark to Market: SGX RegCo focuses on shareholder value (Ep 43)

    • Will rule changes better facilitate the requisition of EGMs by minority investors?
    • Will rule changes better facilitate the requisition of EGMs by minority investors? PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK

    Lee Kim Siang

    Published Mon, May 13, 2024 · 05:00 AM

    SGX RegCo is trying to remove impediments to shareholder-requisitioned EGMs, to subject companies to greater market discipline. Its CEO Tan Boon Gin talks to BT’s Ben Paul about how this aligns with the larger goal of boosting shareholder value and creating a more vibrant market.

    Synopsis: Listen to senior correspondent Ben Paul’s analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times.

    Highlights of the podcast:

    01:54 Regulation to support shareholder value creation

    06:17 Proposed EGM rules empower minority investors

    11:42 EGMs versus AGMs: the Great Eastern case 

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    15:59 How Sabana Reit’s activists have wielded EGMs

    19:36 Should Singapore follow Japan, South Korea?

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    Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg)

    With Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation

    Edited by: Emily Liu, Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Ben Paul & Emily Liu

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro

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