DBS to continue improving integrated report

LOCAL bank DBS Group is the first listed company to adopt integrated reporting, but its investors say more time and details about key performance indicators (KPIs) are needed for this kind of reporting to be beneficial.

Integrated reporting goes beyond the numbers of financial performance, and aims to create a more cohesive picture of a company.

A framework released by the International Integrated Reporting Council last December calls for areas such as the company's business model, strategy and governance, as well as non-financial indicators such as customer loyalty to be included.