Author: Mak Yuen Teen

Policymakers and practitioners need to be wary about flawed academic research being used to satisfy demands for “evidence-based” policies. Sometimes, policymakers would just have to make difficult policy decisions based on judgement after a careful assessment, not based on flawed empirical evidence.

There is a danger that diversity becomes just a numbers game, leading to no positive effects or even adverse effects on performance.

By Mak Yuen Teen According to the OECD Principles on Corporate Governance, having an effective regulatory framework and enforcement is fundamental to good corporate governance in a market. In fact, this is the first of the six...

When organisations that are involved in governance awards or ratings get it wrong, they should not use the excuse of  analysts and broking houses also getting it wrong as a means to defend their mistakes.

By Mak Yuen Teen On 28 December 2017, Datapulse Technology (DT) responded to a detailed set of queries from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) about Wayco Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd (Wayco), the Malaysia hair care company that DT...