SINGAPORE (Oct 6): For FY2008 ended June 30, the Singapore Exchange reported that the daily average value of securities trading was S$2.1 billion.

That figure has since fallen to S$1.1 billion for FY2016.

Meanwhile, financial information on companies is becoming more easily available to ordinary investors. Then, there is the emergence of short-selling research firms which have proven to be some of the strongest voices in the market in recent years... (Click here to read the full story.)