July 2019

Direction and Trends in Sustainability Reporting

Sustainability reporting has since progressed from the traditional corporate social responsibility (CSR) model to integrate environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) practices in business operations and strategy. This progression...

By Alvin Soh, Senior Manager at MS Risk Management
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Singapore Budget Seminar 2019

The Singapore Budget Seminar 2019, jointly organised by Moore Stephens LLP and Complete Corporate Services (“CCS”), was successfully concluded at the Suntec City Convention Centre on 26 February 2019, attended by almost 200 delegates. Prominent guest speakers...

By Yong Jiahao, Director, Taxation at Complete Corporate Services
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) Amends Voluntary Delisting Rules to Protect Minority Shareholders

On 11 July 2019, the regulatory arm of SGX amended voluntary delisting rules with immediate effect after relevant public consultations. These amendments followed minority investors have expressed dissatisfaction at certain listed companies...

By Bernard Juay, Director, Corporate Finance and Corporate Restructuring at MS Corporate Finance and Lee Mun Keat, Senior Manager, Corporate Finance and Corporate Restructuring at MS Corporate Finance
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Moore Stephens LLP - Singapore Shipping Forum 2019: Current Shipping Developments & Green Shipping

The Singapore Shipping Forum 2019 was successfully concluded at The Westin Singapore on 11 April 2019 with an attendance of some 250 international delegates. This event, organised by Moore Stephens in conjunction with co-sponsor BNP Paribas, was conducted in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week 2019, an event supported by both the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.   

By Chris Johnson, Senior Partner and Head of Shipping and International at Moore Stephens LLP, Singapore
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Taxation of Singapore-Based Cost Centres  

‘Service companies that no longer qualify for the CM basis should prepare to revert to the NTC basis, latest by YA 2020 (i.e. financial year ended/ending in 2019).’

By Law Pei Serh, Associate Director of Taxation at Complete Corporate Services
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Audit Assurance Intern Talks on Intriguing Experience at Moore Stephens

While many would akin accounting to rigid and mundane job scopes, Audit Assurance Intern, Eullie Quek begs to differ. On the contrary, he sums up his Moore Stephens Internship experience as one that he would describe as 'intriguing'. With already a range of prior internship and work placement experiences ahead of Moore Stephens, we caught up with the Singapore Management University (SMU) undergraduate, also the Mdm Tan Gim Tee scholar to discover more.  

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