The impact of size, profitability and industry type on voluntary disclosure : a Singapore perspective.

In 1998, the Singapore government adopted the Corporate Finance Committee reccommendation to shift from a merit-based regulatory system to a predominately disclosure-based regime. In other words, the responisbility for proper corporate disclosure lies with the companies. There are also plans to make...

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Main Author: Chng, Lai Hoon.
Other Authors: Foo See Liang
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20194
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:In 1998, the Singapore government adopted the Corporate Finance Committee reccommendation to shift from a merit-based regulatory system to a predominately disclosure-based regime. In other words, the responisbility for proper corporate disclosure lies with the companies. There are also plans to make disclosure a statutory obligation.