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Digital Economy
Thriving on risk: Three predictions on the future of compliance amid hyper digitalisation
A connected GRC strategy is needed to balance growth and responsibility in a digital world.
December 09, 2022
CXOs
Embedding tech to manage a business' risk environment
Risk management needs to shift from protective and reactive to proactive and strategic. Here’s how tech can help.
May 31, 2022
REITs
Regulators scrutinise sponsor’s failure to comply with EHT’s master lease agreements, and role of trustee and manager
SINGAPORE (April 20): Eagle Hospitality Trust’s portfolio - comprising of 18 assets including the famed Queen Mary - was valued based on its master leases by two valuers. The master lessee, Urban Commons, is also the sponsor and owner of EHT’s manager
April 20, 2020
Management & Corporate Governance
Auditors are audited
In its annual reports, ACRA regularly lists examples of improper or inadequate practices among public accountants. The regulator now has audit firms in its sights.
August 02, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Regulatory issues a key hurdle for Singapore firms eyeing international expansion, finds survey
SINGAPORE (Jan 15): Despite being “global natives” – companies which expand into international markets rapidly, often within the first year of their existence – Singapore’s online businesses appear the most pessimistic about their prospects over
January 15, 2019
IPO
3 reasons why US firms are taking longer to go public
SINGAPORE (Jan 9): It was an encouraging 2017 for the S&P 500, booking a full year of monthly total gains for the first time ever. But the elephant in the room still remains about the shrinking pool US companies going public.
January 09, 2018
Management & Corporate Governance
How important is strategy development among Singapore-listed companies?
SINGAPORE (Nov 7): Discussions about strategy development do not make the top five priorities among the boards of directors of Singapore-listed companies, according to the latest survey by the Singapore Board of Directors.
November 07, 2017
Fintech
New KYC blockchain service to drive fintech efficiencies and counter financial crime
SINGAPORE (Oct 3): A consortium comprising OCBC Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have completed a proof of concept (PoC) for a new type of Know Your Cutomer (KYC) blockchain service.
October 03, 2017
Are Singaporean employees among the region’s least ethical?
SINGAPORE (May 25): While working for an ethical organisation is an imperative for some, Singapore’s employees appear to be more apathetic towards the subject than others in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
May 25, 2017