The third report issued by Iceberg Research and some commentators have touched on the corporate governance of Noble Group, in particular the long tenure of some of its independent directors. However, there has not been an in-depth assessment of its corporate governance.
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A FEW years ago, I expressed frustration on the issue of independence of independent directors or IDs (“Looping around the problem”, BT, July 5, 2010) and said that “the lack of independence of independent directors here is such an intractable issue that there’s little hope of any improvement”.
Read MoreOn June 9, China New Town Development disclosed that its substantial shareholder, Shi Jian, has been required by PRC Changzhou Procuratorate to remain under “custody in designated residence”.
Read MoreI refer to the report “Xpress and its former chairman broke listing rules in 2014: SGX” (BT, May 22).
Read MoreI REFER to the letter, “Can shareholders quiz external auditors directly?” (BT, April 28), from Denis Distant.
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