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The Business Times (Youtube) BT Podcasts: Changes to Companies Act needed Even with the proposed changes in place, requisitionists may still face challenges amid disagreements over the validity of requisition notices due to technical objections. Boards may also sometimes regard such requisitioned meetings as unwelcome, creating a tense relationship with the requisitionists. What more can be done? Howie Lim gets insights from Robson Lee, a senior corporate finance and capital markets lawyer. In collaboration with Robson Lee. Highlights: 00:29 Proposed new rules and their impact 02:00 Measures to hold companies accountable 05:18 Regulatory responses and future changes 08:36 Why SGX RegCo’s proposed changes are inadequate 11:29 Is being litigious really the only solution? More about: Robson Lee https://robsonlee.com/ Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected]) With Robson Lee, a senior corporate finance and capital markets lawyer Edited by: Howie Lim and Lee Kim Siang Produced by: Howie Lim Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh Executive producer: Lee Kim Siang Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Mediasite: bt.sg/podcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party’s products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice.  --- Discover more BT podcast series: BT Money Hacks: bt.sg/btmoneyhacks BT Mark To Market: bt.sg/btmark2mkt PropertyBT: bt.sg/btpropertybt WealthBT: bt.sg/btwealthbt BT Market Focus: bt.sg/btmktfocus BT Branded Podcasts: bt.sg/brpod BT Lens On: bt.sg/btlenson

The Business Times Microsoft’s hiring of former Inflection AI staff prompts UK probe BRITAIN’S competition regulator has started a formal investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of some former staff of Inflection AI and its partnership with the startup, it said on Tuesday (Jul 16).

The Business Times (Youtube) Market Focus Daily: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 (Ep 103) Asian markets were mixed today; US approaches Indonesia for multinational critical minerals partnership; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding up 7% on new China manufacturing base. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region. Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ([email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ) Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media --- Follow Market Focus Daily and rate us on: Channel: bt.sg/btmktfocus (https://bt.sg/btmktfocus/) Amazon: bt.sg/mfam (https://bt.sg/mfam) Apple Podcasts: bt.sg/mfap (https://bt.sg/mfap/) Spotify: bt.sg/mfsp (https://bt.sg/mfsp/) YouTube Music: bt.sg/mfyt (https://bt.sg/mfyt) Google Podcasts: bt.sg/mfgo (https://bt.sg/mfgo/) Website: bt.sg/mktfocus (https://bt.sg/mktfocus/) Feedback to: [email protected] Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party’s products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice.  Discover more BT podcast series: BT Mark To Market at: bt.sg/btmark2mkt (https://bt.sg/btmark2mkt)   WealthBT at: bt.sg/btpropertybt (https://bt.sg/btpropertybt) PropertyBT at: bt.sg/btmktfocus (https://bt.sg/btmktfocus) BT Money Hacks at: bt.sg/btmoneyhacks (https://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks) BT Podcasts at: bt.sg/podcasts (https://bt.sg/podcasts) BT Branded Podcasts at: bt.sg/brpod (https://bt.sg/brpod) BT Lens On: bt.sg/btlenson (https://bt.sg/btlenson) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

CNBC Television (Youtube) Retail sales unchanged in June, better than expected CNBC's Rick Santelli joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest economic data.

CNBC Television (Youtube) Amazon's high-margin cloud business helps offset its lower-margin retail operation: Jefferies' Thill Brent Thill, Jefferies tech research analyst, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Amazon's annual Prime Day event, the importance of the company's AWS cloud business, and more.

The Business Times Japan aims to raise jet fuel production, imports to ease crunch JAPAN plans to increase the production and import of jet fuel in an effort to ease an ongoing shortage that has hampered the operations of foreign airlines in the country.

The Business Times Virgin Atlantic pulls out of China, axes Heathrow-Shanghai route VIRGIN Atlantic Airways is suspending flights between London Heathrow and Shanghai from October, abandoning the only route it operates to China because of the high cost associated with avoiding Russian air space.

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