Reference tool for listed corporate in addressing governance issues.

Table of Contents

Corporate Governance Value 
1. Corporate Governance: Why Bother? Willie Cheng (446KB)
2. Governance and Corporate Valuation Soh Gim Teik (453KB)
3. Amplifying Corporate Reputation through Corporate Governance Wilson Chew (458KB)

Corporate Governance Systems and Structure
4. Regulation by Law or the Code? Lyn Boxall (458KB)
5. One and Two-tier Governance Systems Willie Cheng (447KB)
6. Corporate Governance in Family Businesses Yeoh Oon Jin (452KB)
7. On the Corporate Governance of REITs Andy Tan (447KB)
8. To Dual or Not To Dual? Adrian Chan (464KB)

Regulation
9. Orderly Share Trading Adds to Confidence Marcus Chow (447KB)
10. For Compliance’s Sake Daniel Ee (458KB)
11. Back to the Future of Periodic Reporting Adrian Chan (459KB)
12. Here’s How to Create an Effective Authority Grid David Conner (447KB)
13. Board Alert for the Personal Data Protection Act Yeoh Oon Jin (446KB)
14. Data Protection: Turning Compliance into Opportunity Lyn Boxall (447KB)
15. Beware of Anti-Corruption Laws Annabelle Yip (459KB)

Directorship
16. To Be or Not To Be – An Independent Director? Mike Gray (447KB)
17. Conducting Due Diligence before Accepting a Directorship Mike Gray (447KB)
18. Multiple Directorships: How Many is Enough? Eugene Kang (464KB)
19. Director Interlocks and Conflicts of Interests Eugene Kang (458KB)

Director Independence
20. The Search for Independence Lim Chin Hu (447KB)
21. Who Should Judge on Independence? Adrian Chan (447KB)
22. The Nine-Year Rule David Conner (445KB)
23. Professionalising Independent Directorship Benedict Lim (459KB)

Director Liability
24. Should Failing to Act Diligently be a Crime? Adrian Chan (446KB)
25. DO Insurance: Do You Need It? Poh Mui Hoon (464KB)

Board Diversity
26. Sense and Sensibility in Board Diversity Lyn Boxall (458KB)
27. Gender Diversity: A Mountain to Climb? Annabelle Yip (458KB)
28. Gender Diversity: Quotas, Targets and Cultural Mindsets Junie Foo (458KB)
29. Enter the Digital Director Robert Chew (447KB)
30. Board Diversity: The International Perspective Tan Yen Yen (458KB)
31. Back to Basics: Financial Literacy for Board Members Barbara Voskamp (447KB)

Board Effectiveness
32. Board Evaluation: More Can Be Done Yvonne Goh (464KB)
33. The Data-driven Boardroom Chaly Mah (458KB)
34. Towards a Paperless Board Lim Chin Hu (458KB)
35. Learning from Nonprofits – Mission Focus Robert Chew (464KB)

Audit and Financial
36. Sourcing for the Internal Audit Function Henry Tan (447KB)
37. Are Your IT Controls Truly Adequate Gerard Tan (463KB)
38. Elevating Financial Reporting Yeoh Oon Jin (452KB)
39. Levelling Up on Fair Value Chaly Mah (464KB)

Remuneration
40. A Question of Pay Adrian Chan (458KB)
41. Should Non-executive Directors Own Shares? Annabelle Yip (458KB)

Investors
42. Preparing for the AGM Penelope Phoon-Cohen (447KB)
43. AGMs: What Investors Want to Know Terry Wee (447KB)
44. Time for a Stewardship Code for Singapore Adrian Chan (464KB)
45. What Makes an IPO Compelling? Wilson Chew (459KB)

New Capitalism
46. Towards a New Normal for Businesses Robert Chew (458KB)
47. Integrated Reporting: Be Prepared Chaly Mah (464KB)
48. Social Enterprises: The Next Big Thing Robert Chew (453KB)
49. Engaging with Social Enterprises Teo Mee Hong (446KB)
50. Embracing the ‘New Capitalism’ Graham Owens (459KB)