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Management & Corporate Governance
REITs, business trusts continue to improve in corporate governance: GIFT report
SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business trusts (BTs) on the whole have continued to show improvements in corporate governance, according to the Governance Index for Trusts (GIFT) 2019 report.
August 01, 2019
In print this week
Why Mak Yuen Teen's latest study is causing such a stir among market watchers
SINGAPORE (Jan 18): On Tuesday, corporate governance advocate Mak Yuen Teen, an associate professor of accounting at the NUS Business School, released a study arguing that the reputation of the Catalist board has been hurt by recent transfers of underperf
January 18, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Corporate governance advocate urges SGX to relook rules allowing companies to transfer to Catalist
SINGAPORE (Jan 15): Corporate governance advocate Mak Yuen Teen and undergraduate Mark Lai have published a study urging the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to consider disallowing companies from transferring from the Mainboard to Catalist.
January 15, 2019
Singapore reputation seen at risk as Noble Group fight rages
SINGAPORE (Apr 24): Noble Group dissident shareholder Goldilocks Investment Co. says the Singapore regulator’s handling of the trader’s drawn-out battle for survival is being closely followed by overseas investors, highlighting the importance of the c
April 24, 2018
Datapulse shareholders vote in favour of current board
Sharanya Pillai (Apr 20): The current board of Datapulse Technology successfully dodged an attempt to be ousted on Friday, clearing the way for the company’s controversial diversification plans into the haircare business.
April 20, 2018
In print this week
Datapulse responds to Mak Yuen Teen
SINGAPORE (Apr 16): Datapulse Technology on Monday morning filed its response to the views of shareholder and corporate governance advocate Professor Mak Yuen Teen (MYT) of the NUS Business School.
April 16, 2018
Management & Corporate Governance
SGX-listed companies lag in remuneration disclosures: report
SINGAPORE (Jan 11): Disclosure of remuneration amounts for directors and higher management remains weak among companies listed on the Singapore Exchange, according to a report released today by corporate governance advocate Mak Yuen Teen of the NUS Busine
January 11, 2018
YuuZoo says it offered Mak advisory role, but he says it would be unethical to accept
(Aug 7): Last week, The Edge Singapore had published an excerpt of an online commentary by Mak Yuen Teen on YuuZoo Corp. Mak, associate professor at the department of accounting at the National University of Singapore Business School, had raised questions
August 07, 2017
Broker's Calls
Monkey business at YuuZoo?
SINGAPORE (July 6): Lim & Tan Securities warns investors should “sell” or “avoid” social media and e-commerce company YuuZoo Corporation despite its depressed stock price.
July 06, 2017
Bonuses paid to Singapore banks for selling risky debt under scrutiny
SINGAPORE (Aug 25): Singapore’s private banks are coming under scrutiny for earning bonuses by selling risky debt, as the city sees an unprecedented wave of defaults. The central bank says an industry group is reviewing the practice.
August 25, 2016