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Trek 2000 shares jump 41.5% after Osim founder Ron Sim drops claims, sells 7.3% stake to Azure Capital (Business Times)
Ranamita Chakraborty Published Thu, May 28, 2026 · 10:08 PM — Updated Fri, May 29, 2026 · 07:34 PM [SINGAPORE] Fund manager Azure Capital has become a substantial shareholder of Trek 2000 International, the company known for its ThumbDrive USB flash drive. In a bourse filing on Thursday (May 28), Trek said that Azure Capital acquired 22,074,000 … Read more
Ron Sim withdraws claims on Trek 2000; divests stake to Azure’s Wong (The Edge)
Thu, May 28, 2026 • 08:25 PM GMT+08 Businessman Ron Sim has withdrawn his letter of demand served on Trek 2000 International, after he divested the bulk of his stake to Terence Wong of Azure Capital in a married deal at 12 cents each. Back in Dec 2024, Sim, alleging “fraudulent misrepresentations”, tried to go … Read more
Osim founder Ron Sim drops legal claims against Trek 2000 after new investor steps in (Straits Times)
Published May 28, 2026, 11:01 PM Updated May 29, 2026, 05:22 PM SINGAPORE – Osim founder Ron Sim has dropped claims of fraudulent misrepresentation previously brought against Trek 2000 International and two executives, including its former executive chairman who was jailed in 2022 over an accounting scandal at the company. Mr Sim also sold down most of his … Read more
新交所简化上市流程拟吸引具潜力企业本地挂牌 (联合早报)
从即日起,新加坡交易所监管公司落实简化上市流程的新措施,缩短企业申请上市所需时间,吸引更多优质、具增长潜力的公司在本地挂牌。受访分析师认为,这有助于吸引更多区域型企业前来上市,同时不影响投资者权益。 上市审核职能 由新交所监管公司负责 新交所监管公司(SGX RegCo)星期三(10月29日)发文告宣布上述消息。与此同时,金融管理局也在同日发布文告,表示计划将上市审核职能全面交由新交所监管公司负责,以进一步精简上市流程。 新推出的措施包括主板上市公司的盈利测试门槛,会从3000万元下调至1000万元,这与主要国际交易所的做法相似。这意味着,新兴行业中具强劲增长潜力,但尚未有盈利的企业,也可申请在主板上市。 新交所监管公司指出,这将提升主板上市公司的多样性,为投资者提供更多选择。针对尚未有盈利的生命科学公司,相关上市要求也已调整,以更贴合行业特点。 新交所监管公司首席执行官陈文仁说,证券市场检讨小组建议的这些措施具全面性,企业层面的举措有助提升流动性与估值,监管层面的举措则可增强市场效率。 基金管理公司Azure资本总裁黄耀前接受《联合早报》访问时指出,今年以来本地股市流动性已大幅改善,在区域股市中名列前茅,如今我国调降盈利测试门槛,必将进一步强化区域型企业在新交所上市的意愿。 对于会否担心此举可能吸引基本面不佳的公司上市,从而影响投资者权益,黄耀前认为,若企业能取得1000万元盈利,已经具备较好的基本面,可考虑让它们上市。 他说:“许多新兴产业公司,包括人工智能和绿色能源企业,仍处于成长初期,难以在短时间内取得可观盈利。适度放宽上市条件,有助于这些企业取得资金拓展业务。” 新加坡证券投资者协会(SIAS)会长大卫·杰乐(David Gerald)受访时说,调降后的盈利门槛,仍高于多数交易所。 他指出,公司是否优质,并不完全取决于赚了多少钱。“若公司业务良好、治理透明、拥有真正独立的董事会、善待股东,那么无论公司最近一个财政年表现如何,市场都会给予相应的回报。” 尽管如此,他也提醒投资者须做好功课。“虽然监管机构在公司上市时会审查公司财务状况与治理水平,但投资者仍须关注公司的公告与业绩表现,并积极出席股东大会。” 新交所监管公司将取消观察名单机制 此外,新交所监管公司将取消观察名单(Watch-List)机制,以避免对市场信心和企业融资渠道造成不必要的负面影响。不过,持续亏损的公司仍须披露连续第三年及之后的财务年度情况,并在适当情况下说明改善财务表现的具体计划。 今年5月,新交所监管公司发布公共咨询文件,提出多项改革建议,以营造更有利于企业上市的环境。这包括简化招股书要求、扩大首次公开售股(IPO)的投资者沟通渠道,以及调整主板上市标准。 转向以披露为基础的机制这个做法,获得业界广泛支持。这项转变让上市申请者能自主披露信息,同时确保投资者掌握足够信息做出明智判断。 另一方面,金管局建议,未来发行人只须与新交所监管公司对接,不必分别向金管局和新交所监管公司提交文件。当局已对此展开公共咨询。 金管局强调,新交所监管公司将继续专注吸引优质企业上市,并确保发行人充分披露重要信息,协助投资者判断。当局也会与新交所监管公司合作,持续强化市场监管与执法,并对违反《证券与期货法》的公司采取行动。 新闻来源: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/finance/singapore/story20251030-7737916
SGX removes financial watch list, stops public trading queries in move to more market-driven regime (Straits Times)
Published Oct 29, 2025, 05:20 PM Updated Oct 30, 2025, 05:53 AM SINGAPORE – The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will no longer keep a financial watch list, and will engage privately with companies instead of issuing public trading queries as part of efforts to move towards a more transparent, disclosure-based regime. These new measures, among others, were announced by the Singapore Exchange Regulation … Read more
Clearbridge Health raises $1.98 mil from placement shares; capital to partly fund Elpis Biopharmaceuticals acquisition (The Edge)
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Markets set for rocky opening after Trump’s plunge into Middle East war (Business Times)
Lee Su Shyan of The Business Times asked for Terence Wong’s thoughts about market reaction following US strike on Iran: