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Tripartism’S Stress Points Are Showing, Tan K. B. Eugene
Tripartism’S Stress Points Are Showing, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan discussed the implications of the SMRT strike incident and whether tripartism has lost its relevance. Assistant Prof Tan highlighted that there are deep, systemic issues within SMRT, and that the reach of the triapartism is not enough. He also highlighted the need to stamp out discrimination, and said that employers need to review their mindsets towards workers, especially foreign ones, and act ethically, equitably and responsibly given the default imbalance of power in the workplace.
Myanmar: Need To Invest Responsibly, Mahdev Mohan, Salil Tripathi, Lan Shiow Tsai
Myanmar: Need To Invest Responsibly, Mahdev Mohan, Salil Tripathi, Lan Shiow Tsai
2008 Asian Business & Rule of Law initiative
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Can The Next Housing – And Financial Crisis Be Averted?, Singapore Management University
Can The Next Housing – And Financial Crisis Be Averted?, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Global financial systems and economies are still far from recovering from the recent financial crisis triggered by the burst of the American housing bubble. Naturally, the investment community, the academia, and of course, the regulators would be keen to find out how to prevent history from repeating itself.
Independent Financial Advisers’ Opinions For Public Takeovers And Related Party Transactions In Singapore, Wai Yee Wan
Independent Financial Advisers’ Opinions For Public Takeovers And Related Party Transactions In Singapore, Wai Yee Wan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
This article examines the role and utility of opinions (IFA opinions) rendered by independent financial advisers (IFAs), who are required to be appointed in connection with takeovers of, and related party transactions entered into by, companies which are listed in Singapore. Three main problems are identified: (1) data from 122 IFA opinions issued between 2008 and 2010 in connection with takeover offers of Singapore-listed companies show that there are a significant number of IFAs who do not use the standard of “fair and reasonable” in assessing offers and instead use tests that are more equivocal, rendering the opinions less helpful; …