Iconic corporate names breaking up in trend to boost value
NEW YORK (AFP) – Three multinational giants – General Electric, Johnson & Johnson and Toshiba – this week announced plans to split into [...]
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Hybrid AGMs and 'live' voting should be mandatory
SINGAPORE – When Covid-19 emerged in March 2020, regulatory authorities here fast-tracked legislation in April to allow listed companies to hold their annual [...]
Chinese firms rush to embrace Xi Jinping's 'common prosperity' slogan
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Scores of listed Chinese companies have name-checked President Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” drive in earnings reports, as the private sector [...]
Singtel joins growing list of firms in disclosing less detail of executive remuneration
SINGAPORE – Singtel will disclose fewer details on how much its top executives earn because of “increasingly competitive conditions for talent in the [...]
Toshiba shareholders in landmark win for Japan corporate governance with vote for probe
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Toshiba Corp shareholders voted on Thursday (March 18) in favour of an independent investigation into allegations that investors were pressured [...]
SGX RegCo issues inaugural views on Catalist sponsors to increase transparency, accountability
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) on Wednesday released an inaugural publication, Findings and Recommendations on Continuing Sponsorship [...]