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Principles and Practice of Securities Regulation in Singapore - 2nd Edition

Principles and Practice of Securities Regulation in Singapore - 2nd Edition

Author: Hans Tjio
Publisher: LexisNexis Singapore
ISBN: 9789812368225
Published In: January 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Singapore ? Disclaimer:
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This second edition covers legislative developments as well as changes and developments to the Securities Industry, SGX-ST ListingManual and the SGX-ST Business Rules. Substantive changes have been introduced by the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Acts of 2004, 2005 and 2009 since the first edition of this book was published in 2004. This book also discusses a number of significant Singapore cases which were reported recently and has also incorporated discussions on a number of interesting disclosure cases since the last edition.

The cases are:
- Vita Health Laboratories Pte Ltd v Pang SengMeng [2004] SGHC 158
- Public Prosecutor v Chen Juilin (DAC 23249/2005)

A new part has been added at the end of Chapter 8 which discusses comparative difficulties in bringing securities class action litigation in Singapore as a tool to aid in the enforcement of corporate disclosure.

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Securities Regulation and Regulatory Authorities

Chapter Three: The Legal Framework for Securities Regulation
Chapter Four: Markets and Internal Exchange Regulations

Chapter Five: Listing, Disclosure and Corporate Governance

Chapter Six: Regulation of Securities Offerings

Chapter Seven: Licensing and Regulation of Securities Market Intermediaries

Chapter Eight: Insider Trading andOther Securities Frauds

Hans Tjio

MA (Cambridge)
LLM(Harvard)
Barrister (Middle Temple)
Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore

Professor Hans Tjio is a professor at the Faculty of Law, NUS. He has a MA from Cambridge and a LLM from Harvard, a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and University of Melbourne and lectures in securities regulation, company law, trusts and equity. In various stints during his career, he has been seconded to the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Law. He is currently a member of the Securities Industry Council and his work has been published in international and local journals. He has contributed to Halbury?s Law of Singapore in the areas of securities regulation and contract law.