It is critically important for boards and remuneration committees to have truly independent directors who are knowledgeable about remuneration matters to reduce the risks of expropriation of minority investors through remuneration.
Read MoreI believe such reviews do more harm than good to the credibility of our market as they would be seen as exercises at damage control rather than truly getting to the bottom of issues. This just adds to my disillusionment with the current state of our market.
Read MoreTheir struggle to be perceived to be independent is likely to continue.
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It is just too bad that we don’t seem to care much about the quality of companies seeking to list or investor protection, seemingly happy for a company to be listed and then crash and burn soon after.
Read MoreThe examples I have cited on questionable practices are not mere outliers. It looks like the new Corporate Governance Advisory Committee will have its work cut out to truly raise corporate governance standards in Singapore.
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