Corporate Governance At A Crossroads
Can Singapore companies and directors transcend compliance to a more principle-based approach?
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Author: Mak Yuen Teen
Blast from the past: Has complacency caught up with us?
The article here, which is largely about Malaysian corporate governance, but which also sounded a warning about Singapore corporate governance, was published in the Business Times in July 2009. It may be particularly relevant given the state of our market today. The complacency I warned about may have caught up with us.
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Is our corporate governance ecosystem on life support?
It is very discouraging when regulators see issuing queries and notices of compliance as the main regulatory tools when rules are clearly breached, or when they allow and accept superficial reviews by so-called independent third parties that do not get to the bottom of issues.
Read MoreIndependent directors: More than minimum compliance is needed
Changing the way independent directors are appointed (and removed) will, in our view, help strengthen investors’ confidence in independent directors.
Read MoreICP: Directing while disqualified
Regulators should look into the circumstances of such cases of directors directing whilst disqualified.
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