26 June 2019
Cybersecurity & Singapore - A balancing act for Executives and the Board
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Cybersecurity risk is fast becoming one of the top concerns of many businesses. Modern business is by nature interconnected and interdependent.

03 June 2020
Singapore: Legal M&A strategy in the post-COVID-19 world
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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) can be a useful tool for corporations seeking to navigate the new normal following COVID-19. Consider the example of 2008's great recession, companies that undertook strategic M&A during the ...

30 March 2020
COVID-19: Pointers and Updates for SGX listed companies
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As a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, various safe distancing, stop work orders, lockdowns and quarantine measures have spread across the globe. Many businesses have been adversely and severely ...

29 April 2020
Singapore: COVID-19 & Corporate Governance: Telecommuting, Meetings and Security during the New Normal
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With the disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19, organisations need to be aware of the heightened cybersecurity risks and take measures to protect their organisation and workforce while working remotely.

14 April 2020
SGX RegCo Introduces Measures to Support SGX-Listed Companies Amidst COVID-19
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Singapore has introduced a slew of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and the economy. In addition to three stimulus packages comprising more than S$60 billion dollars, the Singapore government had ...

27 April 2020
COVID-19: Holding shareholders’ meetings for private limited companies in Singapore during elevated safe distancing period
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In line with safe distancing requirements to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singapore Government has enacted certain measures to assist companies in holding their general meetings. This article outlines the ...

14 April 2020
COVID-19: Alternative arrangements for meetings for SGX listed companies
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In our earlier article on COVID-19: Pointers and Updates for SGX listed companies, we had outlined the guidance issued by SGX RegCo, ACRA and MAS on the holding of general meetings. We had also noted that legislation ...

09 April 2020
Singapore: Supplementary Budget 2020 –The Resilience Budget and Solidarity Budget
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The Singapore government announced a grand supplementary budget less than a month after the regular annual budget to combat the destabilising effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its economy. Also termed the Resilience ...

04 August 2020
Public Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Singapore Companies Act
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The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority ("ACRA") has issued a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Singapore Companies Act ("CA"). The public consultation exercise will run from 20 July 2020 to 17 ...

06 July 2020
Singapore: Not All Doom and Gloom - Guide to Directors’ Duties in the Post-COVID-19 Era
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On 15 June 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)' poll of 23 economists and analysts indicates that Singapore’s economy will likely shrink by 11.8% in Q2 2020 on a year-on-year basis. Overall, GDP is estimated ...