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% […]
