Definition of “business trust”
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A business trust is a business enterprise structured as a trust. A business trust (“BT”) is a business enterprise structured as a trust....
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- MAS Staff Paper No. 29, March 2004 - By Pei Sai Fan Abstract Corporate Governance is about putting in place the structure, processes and mechanisms by which business and affairs of the company or firm are directed and managed, in order to enhance long term shareholder value through accountability of managers and enhancing firm performance. In other words, through such structure, processes and mechanisms, the well-known agency problem - the separation of ownership (by shareholders) and control (by
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- Form for licensed trust companies to provide a breakdown of its net asset value or qualifying assets within 14 days from the grant of its licence and thereafter, within 5 months from the end of its financial year. TRUST COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 336) TRUST COMPANIES REGULATIONS 2005 MAINTENANCE OF NET ASSET VALUE AND QUALIFYING ASSETS UNDER REGULATION 12 Explanatory Notes FORM 5 1. 2. 3. 4. Please read the explanatory notes and questions carefully before completing the form. All questions must
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- Speech By DPM Lee Hsien Loong, at the SESDAQ 10th Anniversary, on 4 Nov 1997, Westin Stamford Ballroom Date: 4 Nov 1997 INTRODUCTION 1 I am happy to celebrate with you SESDAQ's 10 th anniver-sary. SESDAQ has established itself as a second board on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. It has provided small and medium enterprises with a useful source of funds, which are a critical supporting factor for entrepre-neurship. 80 companies have listed on SESDAQ over the past decade, of which 20 have since
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- Singapore, 1 Sep 1999 - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued guidelines on the practice of receiving soft dollars by unit trust managers, while prohibiting their retention of cash rebates. The objective of the guidelines is to raise the standard of disclosure and professionalism in the unit trust industry. MAS said the guidelines are consonant with international practices. The guidelines define soft dollars to include research and analyses services, data and quotation services
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- Contents, Preface and Highlights PDF (198.1 KB) Monetary Policy Statement PDF (81.1 KB) Chapter 1 Macroeconomic Developments Box A: The Shifting Contours of Global and Asian Trade PDF (510.8 KB) Chapter 2 Wage-Price Dynamics Box B: The MAS Core Inflation Measure for Singapore PDF (173.9 KB) Chapter 3 Outlook Box C: Assessing the Macroeconomic Effects of the FY2011 Budget PDF (343.8 KB) Special Feature A: What Drives Private Machinery Investment in Singapore? PDF (136.3 KB) Special Feature B: On the
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- Notification to non-assenting participants of acquisition of units in a REIT where transferee holds at least 90% of units. SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CHAPTER 289) SECURITIES AND FUTURES (OFFERS OF INVESTMENTS) (COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES) REGULATIONS 2010 NOTICE TO NON-ASSENTING PARTICIPANT UNDER SECTION 295A(4) FORM 8 Name of Trust: _____________________________________________________________ To __________________________ of _______________________________
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- Mdm Speaker, on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in Charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, I beg to move, “That this Parliament, in accordance with section 6A(2)(d) of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act (Chapter 27 of the 2012 Revised Edition), resolves that the maximum amount of grants that the Monetary Authority of Singapore may give under a bilateral agreement (or its subsequent variations) to be made by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (on behalf of the Government of the
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- Dominique Strauss-Kahn Managing Director INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Monetary Authority of Singapore Annual Lecture – November 13, 2009 It is my great honor to deliver the 2009 Annual Lecture of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. I thank Managing Director Heng for inviting me to speak to you this evening. I have already spent two very stimulating days in Singapore, meeting with regional policy makers, academics, and business leaders. From my conversations, I have gained valuable insights on
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- This guide on the Active Enforcement Framework articulates the PDPC's approach in deploying its enforcement powers to act effectively and efficiently on data breach incidents. The guide also reiterates the PDPC's general approach to maximise the use of facilitation and mediation in seeking a resolution between the complainant and the organisation concerned. Click here to find out more. Revisions to Guide (updated on 1 October 2022) The Guide on Active Enforcement has been updated to provide clarity
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- Date: 12 Feb 1999 Economic Management in Singapore Scenarios, Strategies & Tactics 1 Introduction 1.1 In one and a half years, the Asian financial crisis has totally altered the economic landscape. The currencies of the East Asian countries depreciated, their financial and corporate sectors weakened, and their dynamic economies plunged into recession. The Asian miracle suddenly seemed to have been a mirage. 1.2 Recent months have seen signs that the region is stabilising, and perhaps even