Chartered Accountants Among World’s Most Trusted Professions
In today’s environment of economic uncertainty, digital disruption, and declining institutional confidence, trust has become an even more critical currency which underpins meaningful transactions. The good news is, Chartered Accountants (CAs) are ranked among the world’s most trusted professions, according to the latest Trust survey. This high level of trust is vital as CAs are […]
Alphabet Soup: IPOs, RTOs And SPACs (Part 2)
TAKEAWAYS In Part 1 of this article, we examined the benefits and challenges associated with reverse takeovers (RTOs). This article assesses the key elements that management at the private and public companies must consider for a successful RTO and, given that RTOs are not the only show in town, compare them with special purpose acquisition […]
How To Nurture Gen Zs For Leadership Roles
TAKEAWAYS The first decade of an employee’s career path used to be relatively straightforward: Enter a company as an individual contributor and gradually work your way up to a managerial position. But climbing the traditional corporate ladder is no longer the default – or necessarily desired – path for many young workers, according to a […]
Reimagining Enterprise Strategy In A Multipolar Economy
“Going to market as Team Singapore” was a recurring theme at the recent Joint Forum on Reimagining Enterprise Strategy, an event supported by the Professional Service (PS) Centre Alliance Partners comprising ISCA, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME), Tax Academy of Singapore, and the Law Society of Singapore. The Joint Forum brought together leaders […]
Transformational M&As More Than Double Shareholder Returns
Companies that place mergers and acquisitions (M&As) at the core of their transformation strategies are outpacing traditional rivals, achieving a 464% increase in shareholder returns, more than twice the S&P 1200 average, according to Deloitte’s research, The Growth Transformer’s Playbook. Deloitte’s analysis of over 2,000 major deals since 2015 reveals that “growth transformers” – companies […]
Alphabet Soup: IPOs, RTOs And SPACs (Part 1)
TAKEAWAYS Although taking a company public is a major milestone, not all roads to a listing look the same. While the traditional path of the initial public offering (IPO) remains the gold standard, there are useful alternatives, namely, reverse takeovers (RTOs), and a solution that became available in Singapore in recent years – special purpose […]
Major Transformation For Singapore Treasurers By 2030: Survey
Unrelenting global volatility is ushering in a new era of influence for corporate treasurers as companies turn to them in search of new avenues for growth, according to the new EY 2025 DNA of the Treasurer report. The global survey of more than 1,200 corporate treasurers and senior finance leaders, including over 40 from Singapore, […]
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
AUDITING AND ASSURANCE ISSA 5000 Webinar Series For Sustainability Assurance Engagements The recordings of the webinar series, ISSA 5000 in Focus, has been uploaded on IAASB’s website. The series is designed to assist sustainability assurance practitioners, firms, jurisdictional standard-setters, and professional organisations as they adopt, implement, or apply ISSA 5000. The series consists of three […]
Refreshing Singapore’s Economic Blueprint
The Singapore economy is forecasted to grow by 2.4% in 2025, up from an earlier 1.7% estimate, according to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) latest quarterly survey of professional forecasters, released last month (September).[1] The 2.4% figure falls within the upper end of the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI) forecasted 1.5% to 2.5% […]
