Corporate governance

While any forward guidance given may be incorrect, listed companies should provide such guidance which helps investors.

HOCK LOCK SIEW

SGX-listed firms should be like DBS, be brave with forward guidance

Bland, generic statements are a wasted opportunity to engage investors craving granular and credible guidance; trust investors to forgive unforeseen outcomes

Sidny Lopes Cabral, a player who a few years ago was trundling the soggy fields of Germany’s fifth division, now making football history.

Opinion & Features

In praise of the World Cup’s little guys

The bulky bully doesn’t always have the edge

SIC had initially considered adopting a general prohibition on deal protection measures and other offer-related arrangements to be in line with the UK.

Companies & Markets

Revised takeover code: Dealmakers welcome targeted guidance instead of ban on deal protection

New rules cap break fees, tighten disclosure requirements and give target boards greater guidance

Starbucks Korea in May launched a promotion around a large reusable tumbler it called a “tank” with the slogan “slam it down on the table.”

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

Read the room or lose the market: Lessons from South Korea’s latest corporate gaffes

The furore over Perfect Crown and Starbucks’ ‘Tank Day’ campaign offers a warning about corporate risks today

A distinct separation of duties in a family enterprise protects both the business and the family.

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

Family businesses fail when members overstep their roles

The lines between shareholder, director and executive must be clear

Ordinary investors can think like asset owners by building diversified assets instead of constantly chasing the latest fashionable investment.

Wealth & Investing

What the world’s wealthiest family-backed organisations know about money and hype

Lessons that entrepreneurs, professionals and investors can learn from patient capital

Regulators and investors should have demanded governance worthy of SpaceX’s valuation before buying into its investment thesis, says the writer.

Opinion & Features

SpaceX’s investors are giving up control to buy into Musk’s vision

Racing to capture upside should not ignore external costs

The rise of AI introduces an additional layer of complexity because investors are no longer simply evaluating products and services.

Opinion & Features

THINKING ALOUD

Investors should pay more attention to AI firms’ corporate governance

Such companies are often young and founder-led

Coal has been one of the fastest growing fuels for South-east Asia’s rising energy needs over the past decade.

ESG Insights

ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 199: S-E Asia’s exposed energy mix; CSE Global’s boardroom drama

This week in ESG: Region’s energy import bill could more than double by 2050, International Energy Agency says; CSE Global lead independent director resigns after dispute with chair

Eugene Lai (left) says that he was sharing a view with Tan Chian Khong that the board needed a refresh and that it was not an explicit direction to resign.

Telcos, Media & Tech

CSE Global independent director quits after clashes with chairman Eugene Lai over board refresh

Tan Chian Khong says Lai, who is also Heliconia chairman, requested his resignation from board, committee roles

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