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Property listcos have more women chair than those in other sectors

IREUS study finds no distinct relationship between number of board seats filled by women and return on equity

Fiona Lam

Fiona Lam

Published Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · 09:50 PM
    Female directors

    Singapore

    CLOSE to 18 per cent of the real estate service firms and real estate investment trusts (Reits) listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have an executive chairwoman on their board of directors.

    That is higher than the 7 per cent of all SGX-listed companies (listcos) with women chairing their boards as at the end of 2021, an analysis by the Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS) shows.

    Corporate governanceProperty developersS-ReitsGenderESG

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