CEO pay

Sembcorp CEO’s pay rises 6.3% to S$6.8 million for FY2025

Other management executives are paid a total of S$16.5 million

Boards and management teams of listed entities should always think of small, loyal shareholders, including retirees
SENSE & CENTS

A loyal shareholder reflects on riding through tough times in equities markets

Holding onto Singapore stocks may be irrational, but the hope is that doing so will pay off in the long term

The debate on executive remuneration should not be reduced to a binary choice between unquestioning acceptance and blanket scepticism.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Corporate scrutiny must be disciplined and evidence-based

Governance should continue to rest on a framework that combines expert input, fiduciary accountability and transparent disclosure

Without the threat of a genuine "no" vote, shareholders are eventually left with the illusion of choice between similarly overpaid executives at different firms.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

A formal ‘say on pay’ may be more effective than better disclosure

This would give shareholders the right to vote on executive remuneration, to ensure it aligns with performance

SGX made it compulsory for companies to disclose the exact remuneration of CEOs and directors in their annual reports for financial years ending on and after Dec 31, 2024
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Are CEOs paid too much? An NUS study offers insights that hopefully changes more than rules

Investors should look out for the shortcomings in remuneration practices highlighted by the study in the companies in which they own shares

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan's remuneration package for 2025 covers both her first nine months at the helm and the period she served as deputy CEO earlier in the year.

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan receives S$9.6 million pay package for 2025 in first year at helm

This compares with the S$17.6 million remuneration received by ex-CEO Piyush Gupta in 2024

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America boosted their overall bonus pools for their bankers and traders by at least 10%.

Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it’s 2006 again

The payouts reflect a banner year for the industry, with the nation’s top financial firms posting their biggest annual earnings since 2021

The company has drawn up plans to grant Sawan a long-term incentive stock award worth up to nine times his base salary of £1.5 million.

Shell CEO Sawan may earn US$6 million more annually

[LONDON] Oil major Shell has finished talks with its largest shareholders that could result in its chief executive, Wael Sawan, earning at least US$6.17 million more every year, Sky News reported on W...

Singapore's transformation is “a testament to national ambition and collective resolve”, but we must now ask ourselves “whether we hold the same ambition for our capital markets”, says SGX chairman Koh Boon Hwee.

‘Implications go far beyond SGX’ should Singapore’s best companies choose to list overseas: Koh Boon Hwee

[SINGAPORE] The Republic needs “an ambitious and broad vision” for its capital markets, as well as a policy framework that will help realise that vision – or risk far-reaching impact that goes beyond ...