Governance Pain Points in Family Businesses
By Mak Yuen Teen On 4 March, CNA published my article about CDL and governance of family businesses. The article can be accessed here:...
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SGX Should Make Its Rules Clearer and Enforce Them
Updated, 1 March 2025, 12.40 pm By Mak Yuen Teen There have been comments about possible breaches of the SGX listing rules (and the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance) in the CDL saga but a failure to recognise just how...
Read MoreNew Report on Whistleblowing Policies of SGX-Listed Issuers by Centre for Investor Protection
On 27 February, the Centre for Investor Protection at NUS Business School released a new report titled “Will You Listen?”. This report is the first-ever in-depth study of whistleblowing policies in Singapore and...
Read MoreCFM Holdings: What SGX Do For (To?) Independent Directors
By Mak Yuen Teen The unfolding debacle at CFM Holdings is a result of the actions of two independent directors who left together in October 2024, and weak SGX rules and enforcement. Here is my commentary on what has happened and...
Read MoreDeep Dive – Are whistleblowers protected in Singapore?
Happy to share this CNA Deep Dive podcast hosted by Steven Chia and Crispina Robert where Celeste Ang from Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow and I shared our views on whistleblower protection in Singapore....
Read MoreInterview on SingPost’s whistleblowing saga with Money FM 89.3
I am pleased to share my interview on SingPost’s whistleblowing saga with Money FM 89.3. SingPost has now brought back its former CEO (Singapore) as Group COO. She was with the company for 5 years before resigning in April...
Read MoreSINGPOST: DON’T FORGET THE ONE(S) WHO DID THE RIGHT THING
By Mak Yuen Teen CNA did an excellent job in editing the commentary they invited me to write on SingPost’s latest crisis, which can be accessed from here:...
Read MoreXero, Not Zero: Lessons in Corporate Governance From Down Under
I am pleased to share Issue 3 of the Viewpoint series published by the Centre for Investor Protection. While this report is an analysis of the corporate governance disclosures and practices of Xero Limited, a NZ company listed...
Read MoreCorporate Governance Monitor 2024 by Securities Commission Malaysia
It is good to see Securities Commission Malaysia continuing to publish the Corporate Governance Monitor which shows the annual progress made by Bursa-listed issuers in complying with the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance....
Read MoreReflections of an Independent Director
Interview with Tan Lye Huat In the late 1990s when I started my work in corporate governance in Singapore, Tan Lye Huat was among the first directors I got to know who was deeply interested in the topic. Some directors I met...
Read MoreViewpoint Issue 1: Strengthening Investor Protection in Delisting Situations
By Chew Yi Hong and Mak Yuen Teen This inaugural issue of the Viewpoint series, published by the Centre for Investor Protection, shares views on strengthening investor protection in delisting situations on the Singapore...
Read MorePay for What Performance? Remuneration of the CEO of SGX
By Mak Yuen Teen Six years ago, I published a commentary in The Business Times on the remuneration disclosures and policies of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) (“SGX Makes Good Disclosures, But Needs More Transparency on Share...
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