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2. The Code of Corporate Governance (the “Code”), which is applicable to listed companies in Singapore on a comply-or-explain basis, first came into effect on 1 January 2003. The Code aims to promote high levels of corporate governance in Singapore by putting forth Principles of good corporate governance and Provisions
Corporate Governance (CG) Guides Series for Boards in Singapore. The CG Guides series is the definitive guide and reference to what directors need to know about Board and Board Committee practices in the context of the business and regulatory environment in Singapore.
- The Legal Position Prior to The 2018 Code
- Comparative Developments
- Concluding Views
Under Singapore law, the requirement for a director to “act honestly” under section 157(1) of the Companies Act has been held to enshrine the director’s common law duty to act bona fide in the best interests of the company (the best interests duty),3Ho Yew Kong v Sakae Holdings Ltd (2018) 2 SLR 333, (2018) SGCA 33 at (134). which has traditionally ...
One may have a better perspective of the scope of the Stakeholder Principle (or limitations thereof) when viewed in light of similar developments in other jurisdictions. Notably, the Stakeholder Principle is less prescriptive than the corresponding principles in the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (2015) and the corporate governance cod...
To be sure, the Stakeholder Principle is a constructive development insofar as requiring the board at least in principle to consider a wider range of stakeholder interests may reduce the risk of short-termism and lead to an improvement in the quality of board decisions to the extent that directors may adopt a more informed and balanced view as to w...
Corporate governance refers to the set of systems, principles and processes by which a company is governed. Within the corporate ecosystem – which includes management, shareholders, auditors, regulators, creditors and other stakeholders – the Board of directors is primarily responsible for the governance of a company. In general:
Corporate Governance (CG) Guides Series for Boards in Singapore The CG Guides series is the definitive guide and reference to what directors need to know about Board and Board Committee practices in the context of the business and regulatory environment in Singapore.
Singapore Corporate Governance Changes The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange changes to the SGX Listing Manual (Mainboard and Catalist) and the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance (“Code”) on 6 August 2018. This fact sheet provides a summary of the
Indeed, the state of corporate governance in Singapore has evolved in tandem with its development as a country from third world to developed nation status. Looking back, we can say that there have been two key drivers of Singapore’s corporate governance development: vision and crises.
