As announced on June 28, 2018, dual-class share structure (“DCS”) are now official permitted on the Singapore Exchange. SGX follows its regional rival, the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., which launched DCS (or class weighted [...]
Despite consistently ranking in the top of Asian corporate governance for its strong transparency and its financial regulatory oversight, Hong Kong has lost some ground due to the lack of general best practice standards in [...]
Glass Lewis is pleased to announce the release of 2016 proxy season guidelines for several Asian markets: Japan Hong Kong Korea China Singapore Taiwan Vietnam Malaysia Thailand Guidelines for additional markets will be released over [...]
Recently, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. gave up its initial public offering (“IPO”) in Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”) after the HKEx declined to amend its rules related to shareholder rights and board member nomination. This [...]
Hong Kong is a unique place. It is a former British colony. It enjoys special governance practices and civil liberties not found elsewhere in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). As a financial hub, it [...]