Governance & Diversity
New York’s election reflects a global shift in trust
A pivot from institutional hierarchy to emotional proximity could reshape politics in global cities such as New York and Singapore
CEOs don’t call the shots
Much of their time is spent appeasing and aligning competing forces
Singapore’s temporal sovereignty: How SG60 reveals the future of statecraft
The city-state has pioneered systematic governance across time dimensions that enables proactive rather than reactive policy approaches
Companies should look to include 30- and 80-year-olds in their top executive teams
Consider building more age-diverse corporate leadership teams to better serve stakeholders
As an investor, I am fine if companies dial down on diversity initiatives
What matters are profits, financial prudence, shareholder treatment and ethics
Companies should aim for ‘cognitive diversity’ in their boards
Diversity goes beyond pure demographics and can’t just be a box-ticking exercise
Navigating sustainable governance – introducing a new dynamic SGTI
The changes reflect both global and local trends, such as expanding the traditional shareholder-centric view to cover more stakeholders
Sats tops governance and transparency index; Singapore listcos’ scores dip after methodology change
Big-cap companies with market capitalisations of more than S$1 billion outperform mid- and small-cap firms
Tough stance on board renewal has helped to spur recruitment of more women directors
More prescriptive regulation of take-private deals might similarly be the key to ensuring policies to enliven the market succeed
Bankers doing bond deals caught out by new era of issuer clauses
MESSAGE to bond underwriters: Some big customers are sizing up your ESG credentials.
