Asking the right questions
Investors need to step up when it comes to engaging company boards and holding them accountable.
EVEN as regulators and the boards of publicly listed companies continue to boost their corporate governance efforts, investors must play a more active role in pushing for greater transparency.
While governance in Singapore's corporate sector has improved in recent years as a result of various measures, the gains have not been across the board. Larger companies have generally performed well, while smaller ones are languishing, according to trends identified by the annual Governance and Transparency Index (GTI).
The GTI assesses the financial transparency of companies based on their annual announcements, and is published by NUS Business School's Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) in collaboration with CPA Australia.
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