Corporate governance: More bouquets, but also more brickbats

Singapore

AT first glance, this year's Singapore Governance & Transparency Index (SGTI) points to a general improvement in corporate governance practices here.

But a closer examination of the scores reveals a telling rise in the amount of demerits handed out and, yet again, a yawning gap between the standards of top-ranked and bottom-ranked companies - all serving to remind investors to stay vigilant.