Singapore Corporate Governance

Irwin Luo

This targets all who are keen in a breakdown of Singapore's Code of Corporate Governance and welcomes all with an interest in governance!  It is especially to assist candidates in preparing for the Singapore Chartered Accountant exams, with the module of Business Value, Risk and Governance. Enjoy SCAQ Success In My Course :https://courses.learningluminaries.com/courses/sca-business-valuation-governance

  1. 12/12/2023

    SingPost: Old World Business Disruption x M&A Missteps

    How is one to manage A.I.'s disruptive threat to our industry?If we see that A.I. is but the latest in the stream of technology to do so, we appreciate how history provides instructive lessons in the value of Governance in handling change.In this podcast, we explore what happens when the Singapore's postal giant , SingPost, confronts the future where most communication is done online and the use of post goes into terminal decline. How does poor Governance handicap a firm in its transiti...

  2. 07/21/2023

    Hyflux's Collapse: Governance Lessons + An Interview with Prof Mak

    Hyflux has been an icon in Singapore, with its collapse being a shock to many. It had also caused the loss of millions of dollars within the Singaporean investing community. What governance lessons can we derive from this? In this podcast, Prof Mak (NUS), an esteemed Corporate Governance expert, generously shares deep insights on the firm and the Singaporean governance landscape. This podcast will be especially helpful to students of governance (shout out to the CA Singapore candidates) and t...

  3. 04/02/2023

    We Made It! The End of The Code.

    Wow, if you listened this far, that’s definitely an accomplishment! As podcasts go, of course there would be some episodes that we got distracted and it just became “white noise” – I’ve had that often! So feel free to re-listen to this! It's been a pleasure delving into the intricacies of Singapore’s Corporate Governance Code with you. My goal was a simple one it's to help make learning the Code a little bit easier amidst our very busy lives. I also wonder if you noted the improveme...

  4. 04/02/2023

    EP68: Provision 13.3 Corporate Website

    Provision 13.3 says, “The company maintains a current corporate website to communicate and engage with stakeholdersIs this possibly the simplest provision to comply with? But quite a few comply by having a website, yet do not comply with the spirit of the provision. Show Notes1) Download the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance belowhttps://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/mas/news-and-publications/code-of-corporate-governance-6-aug-2018-revised-11-jan-2023.pdf2) Join the preparatory course for the S...

  5. 04/02/2023

    EP67: Provision 13.2 Disclosure on Stakeholders

    Provision 13.2 says, “The company discloses in its annual report its strategy and key areas of focus in relation to the management of stakeholder relationships during the reporting period.”This now appears within the Annual Reports and the Sustainability Reports. How so?Show Notes1) Download the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance belowhttps://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/mas/news-and-publications/code-of-corporate-governance-6-aug-2018-revised-11-jan-2023.pdf2) Join the preparatory course...

  6. 04/02/2023

    EP66: Provision 13.1 Identifying & Engaging Stakeholders

    Stakeholders can be very powerful and in some situations, can lead to companies being boycotted or even shut down by the government. Provision 13.1 says, “The company has arrangements in place to identify and engage with its material stakeholder groups and to manage its relationships with such groups.”But who are our “material stakeholders” and, bluntly put, who are “immaterial”? Show Notes1) Download the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance belowhttps://www.mas.gov.sg/-/med...

  7. 04/02/2023

    EP65: Principle 13 Managing Stakeholder Relationships

    Principle 13 touches on a strongly trending issue - stakeholders, it says “The Board adopts an inclusive approach by considering and balancing the needs and interests of material stakeholders, as part of its overall responsibility to ensure that the best interests of the company are served.”With all the focus on ESG, this is now becoming a vital section of the Code.Show Notes1) Download the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance belowhttps://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/mas/news-and-publications/co...

  8. 04/02/2023

    EP64: Provision 12.3 Shareholders Contact Process

    Provision 12.3 says, "The company’s investor relations policy sets out the mechanism through which shareholders may contact the company with questions and through which the company may respond to such questions." This is clear-cut, if companies allow for customers to easily contact them, how much more so should they allow shareholders to do so! Show Notes 1) Download the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance below https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/mas/news-and-publications/code-of-corporat...

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This targets all who are keen in a breakdown of Singapore's Code of Corporate Governance and welcomes all with an interest in governance!  It is especially to assist candidates in preparing for the Singapore Chartered Accountant exams, with the module of Business Value, Risk and Governance. Enjoy SCAQ Success In My Course :https://courses.learningluminaries.com/courses/sca-business-valuation-governance

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