SGX rules shake-up for listed companies

  Straits Times Singapore, December 10, 2009, Thursday   By Goh Eng Yeow, Senior Correspondent THE Singapore Exchange is giving its rulebook one of its biggest shake-ups, in the wake of a string of corporate scandals threatening investor confidence in the local market.  The SGX unveiled 36 proposed changes yesterday for listed firms that range from tightening guidelines [...]

SMEs urged to ‘get inventive’

Straits Times Singapore, December 9, 2009, Wednesday Relying on foreign direct investment is no longer good enough, says Spring By Dickson Li   INNOVATION is crucial for small firms if they are to thrive in a global economy where product is king. The ‘get inventive’ message to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was delivered in a seminar that [...]

Easier for SMEs to get loans with new rating

Straits Times Singapore, December 3, 2009, Thursday By Francis Chan SMALLER and less established firms can soon turn to a new credit rating system that will make it easier for them to get bank loans.  The new scoring process will ‘blend’ the personal credit behaviour of the bosses with their companies’ trade data, to give lenders a better [...]

Dual-listing firms alienate local investors

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 2, 2009 Monday CAI JIN   They feel short-changed when same shares are priced lower in Taipei By Goh Eng Yeow, Senior Correspondent Some Singapore-listed companies are seeking a listing on the Taipei bourse, believing the market offers better valuations for certain industries in China. — PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INVESTORS are not exactly giving [...]

Lessons from a failed business

Straits Times Singapore, October 24, 2009 Saturday Wife, mother and entrepreneur Nanz Chong- Komo has set up nanzinc.com, offering articles and a daily online talk show to educate and empower women on subjects from financial literacy to self-esteem. — ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA Mrs Nanz Chong-Komo says the crash of her One.99 chain of shops taught her [...]