EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Posted on 11/9/2020 MANY significant failures in company performance can be traced back to corporate culture.
Posted on 10/22/2020 TOO flexible corporate governance rules that do not mandate but merely make recommendations on board compositions have given way to "a lot of form rather than substance" when it comes to the definition of independent directors (IDs) ...
Posted on 10/14/2020 THE issue of multiple directorships has cropped up again, following the arrest of the current and former Singapore-based directors of Eagle Hospitality Trust (EHT).
Posted on 10/12/2020 CORPORATE boards need to have an appropriate level of independence and diversity of thought to make decisions in the best interests of their companies.
Posted on 10/7/2020 FOLLOWING Eagle Hospitality Trust's (EHT) announcement on Oct 1 that six of its former and current Singapore-based directors were arrested and released on bail, there has been a flurry of announcements from other listed companies addressing the ...
Posted on 10/7/2020 THE startup ecosystem in South-east Asia has been growing and maturing. According to alternative assets data provider Preqin, there was a record high of 576 venture capital deals done in 2019 in Asean, compared with only 232 five years ago.
Posted on 9/22/2020 SINCE virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) became the new normal, companies and shareholders alike agree that the lack of "human touch" may not bode well for both parties in the long run.
Posted on 9/21/2020 WHEN it rains, it pours. The topic of board diversity made headlines in Singapore this past week, not once, but twice.
Posted on 9/17/2020 SINGTEL, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Mapletree Commercial Trust have emerged in the overall top three places in a newly launched Singapore Board Diversity Index.
Posted on 9/17/2020 Yesterday (September 16) saw the launch of Singapore’s first-ever Board Diversity Index.