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

FOR many of our readers, the most interesting piece of information in a public-listed company’s annual report is often its chief executive’s total compensation for the year.

We know this to be true because of the strong traffic our online platform draws when we publish these numbers.

While this fascination may well be driven by base human instincts, disclosing how much CEOs are paid as well as the manner in which their performance is evaluated promotes transparency and accountability.