Events listed in Companies Act
Code of Corporate Governance
ID 26485
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a press release to inform of a revised „Practice Guidance“ to the Code of Corporate Governance. The guidance is aimed at assisting listed firms in Singapore develop adequate and good corporate governance standards within their entities. It supplements the Code of Corporate Governance in that it provides detailed guidance and illustrative examples as to how to ...
COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings) (Revocation) ...
ID 23949
On June 29, 2023, the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings) (Revocation) Order 2023 was published on Singapore Statutes Online (SSO), the official website of the government for publicizing legal documents. The order revokes several other orders, including the COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings for Companies, Variable Capital Companies, Business Trusts, Unit Trusts and Debenture Holders) Order 2020, to repeal Al ...
Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2023
ID 22847
The new Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were published on Singapore Statutes Online, the official Singapore website for publicizing legal documents. The Regulations modify regulation 89A of the Companies Regulations as regards the specification of what constitutes a public interest company for purposes of the requirements under the Companies Regulations (e.g. registration, financial reporting, or auditing obligations) to stipulate that a public interest company* is ...
MAS revises the Code of Corporate Governance to reflect independent director tenure ...
ID 21412
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a press release to inform of revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance. The revisions follow recent changes in the listing rule of the Singapore Exchange which primarily tightened remuneration disclosure requirements of listed firms and limited the tenure of independent directors. Specifically, the Code was modified to – require the disclosure of the exact remuneration ...