Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2025
Capital markets are undergoing a fundamental transformation. Globally, traditional avenues such as public listings are witnessing a decline, with IPO volumes slowing as companies stay private longer and access capital through alternative routes. Simultaneously, private markets—including venture capital, private equity, and private credit—are expanding rapidly, reshaping the landscape of investment and corporate financing.
The Dentons Rodyk Dialogue 2025 seeks to examine the future of capital markets, exploring how changes in capital markets and fundraising methods may affect Singapore’s position as an international financial centre. It will also discuss different legal, market and institutional reforms that can enhance the international competitiveness of Singapore’s capital markets.
By bringing together industry experts, leading scholars, and market participants, this event will serve as a platform to develop evidence-based strategies for attracting IPOs, revitalising the Singapore Exchange, and reimaginin…
Subtitle: The Future of Capital Markets: Navigating Change in Singapore and Beyond. Fee(s): Complimentary. Contact: ccla@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: Mr Piyush Gupta (Chairman, Singapore Management University and Former DBS CEO)
Associate Professor Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez (Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University)
Mr Pol de Win (Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Sales and Origination, SGX Group)
Mr Hsu Li Chuan (Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk)
Moderator: Mr Nicholas Chong (Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk). RSVP: . Type: Talks & Forums. Conferences & Symposiums. Social & Networking. Subject: Law. Finance & Financial Markets. Audience: Public. Professionals. SMU Faculty & Staff. Academic Community. Alumni.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Singapore Management University
SMU Hall 3, Basement 1
Yong Pung How School of Law
55 Armenian Street
Singapore 179943.
For more info visit site.smu.edu.sg. STARI Seminar - Implementing Pillar 2 in New Zealand: A 'Novel' Approach
In this seminar, Professor Sawyer will be exploring a key component of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) 2.0, namely the implementation of Pillar 2. In particular his focus will be on the method of implementation into domestic legislation, focussing on the unusual approach taken by New Zealand to legislate via incorporation of specific OECD materials, rather than to draft specific legislation (the more typical approach such as in the United Kingdom). The presentation will commence with background on New Zealand’s overall approach to tax policy and legislation drafting, commenting on the growing use of incorporation by reference in NZ’s tax legislation (including the most recent use through implementing the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Model Rules). The presentation will also explore the implications and issues associated with this drafting style approach (contrasting it with a more ‘conventional approach’).
Fee(s): Complimentary Admission. Contact: ccla@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: Dr Adrian Sawyer is Professor of Taxation at the University of Canterbury (UC) in New Zealand and Extraordinary Professor at the University of South Africa. Adrian has spent 34 years at UC undertaking teaching and research principally in Taxation, as well as aspects of Commercial Law and Introductory Accounting. He holds an SJD from the University of Virginia, and MCom(Hons), BCom and LLB degrees from UC. He is a FCA (CA-ANZ), FCPA (CPA Australia), and Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court (NZ). Adrian… RSVP: . Type: Seminars & Workshops. Subject: Law. Accounting. Audience: SMU Faculty & Staff. Current Student. Public. Academic Community. Professionals.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Meeting Room 2-15, Level 2
Singapore Management University
Yong Pung How School of Law
55 Armenian Street
Singapore 179943.
For more info visit law.smu.edu.sg. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer - SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture 2025
Arbitration and Winding Up: Is it Time to Embrace Change?
The lecture explores the complex interplay between arbitration and insolvency, focussing on how insolvency proceedings affect arbitration agreements and vice versa. In particular, the lecture will consider the impact of insolvency proceedings on arbitral agreements and ongoing arbitrations, the effect of arbitration on the administration of insolvency estates, and the evolving debate over whether disputes such as avoidance actions, creditor claims, and restructuring arrangements should be deemed arbitrable. Through an examination of jurisprudence, policy analysis and practical insights, the lecture aims to unravel the key points of friction between arbitration and insolvency, evaluate current approaches, and propose ways to achieve greater coherence in resolving disputes at this intersection.
Fee(s): Complimentary. Contact: ccla@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: The Right Hon Lady Arden
International Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
Former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lady Arden serves as an International Judge on the Supreme Court of Singapore.
She was a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from October 2018 to January 2022. From 2000 to 2018 she was a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Lady Arden was also the Head of International Judicial Relations for England and Wales, responsible for liaison… RSVP: . Type: Lectures. Talks & Forums. Conferences & Symposiums. Subject: International. Law. Audience: Public. SMU Faculty & Staff. Academic Community. Professionals. Partners. Alumni.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Singapore Management University
Mochtar Riady Auditorium, Level 5, SMU Administration Building
81 Victoria Street
Singapore 188065.
For more info visit law.smu.edu.sg.