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

• Main Author: Chng, Lai Hoon.
• Other Authors: Foo See Liang
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20194
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...