8 November 2021
Should Investors Be Worried About Bids Undervaluing Companies?
Though SPH received a competing offer from the Cuscaden Peak consortium to rival Keppel's offer, investors wrote to the Securities Investors Association of Singapore, with worries that the bids actually undervalue the company. In fact, Sembcorp Marine also dealt with a mandatory bid from Temasek that was well below its Net Asset Value as well.David Gerald, the CEO of SIAS, joined us on Prime Time to talk about these bids, what concerns SPH investors raised about the SPH offers, and what retail investors can do if a bid comes in below some valuation metrics.

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10 September 2021
Hiving off SPH's media business: Highlights & Analysis
On Prime Time, host Rachel Kelly and Finance Presenter JP Ong spoke to David Gerald, Founder, President and CEO of Securities Investors Association for an analysis of SPH's plan to hive off its media business.

In a virtual extraordinary general meeting held today, 97.55% of shareholders voted in favor of the transfer of SPH's media business to the CLG for a nominal sum of $1.

They also gave the green light to a special resolution to convert each management share held by a management shareholder into one ordinary share, and the adoption of a new Constitution.

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19 November 2020
Companies to Watch: Hyflux
This week, troubled water treatment firm Hyflux was placed under judicial management after the company was given 12 extensions of its debt moratorium over 2 and a half years. What does this mean for the 34,000 perpetual and preference shareholders are owed $900 million? David Gerald, Founder, President and CEO, Securities Investors Association (Singapore) shares more.

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28 October 2020
Covid-19 & Corporate Governance: Balancing short & long term business pressures
According to a study done by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or SIAS, companies in Singapore have improved markedly over the past two years in disclosing issues surrounding corporate governance, but more still needs to be done. David Gerald, Founder, President and CEO, Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS) shares how Covid-19 has impacted corporate governance and how SIAS is helping improve corporate governance here.

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20th Anniversary of SIAS: Reflecting on the Highs and Lows
David Gerald, CEO of Securities Investors Association (Singapore) reflects on how SIAS has evolved in the past 2 decades, the gaps in financial literacy, and what drives him to fight for the underdog.

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