8 March 2024
Bigger Picture: Gender inclusion & diversity at the corporate level; where does Singapore stand?
Mak Yuen Teen, Professor (Practice) of Accounting & Director at the Centre for Investor Protection, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, discusses whether companies' motives for engaging in ESG practices have changed in the past year; what more can be done to improve gender diversity at the corporate level and the benefits of setting specific targets; and how Singapore stacks up internationally.
Presented by Ryan Huang
Podcast edited by Emaad Akhtar (eakhtar@sph.com.sg)

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20 October 2021
Why It Matters: Voting before getting answers - The farcical way shareholders' meetings are conducted now
While the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has debated on having online voting for their future meetings, the issue around integrity of votes has risen time and time again. Mak Yuen Teen, Professor of Accounting, NUS Business School discusses the possibility of it happening and whether ‘voting integrity’ would hinder the SGX to digitalise themselves.

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25 June 2021
Weekly Wrap Up: Are green bonds just greenwashing?
A survey conducted by Fidelity International showed that only 26% of Singapore's adult population have heard of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Mak Yuen Teen, Associate Professor of Accounting, NUS Business School, gives his analysis on the findings from the survey and what more can be done by Singapore in the corporate governance part of ESG.

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14 July 2020
Why auditors are failing the system
As a result of a recent spate of corporate governance scandals that includes Wirecard, oil trading companies Hin Leong, ZenRock, and also Hyflux, accounting and auditing firms have been put into the spotlight and all for the wrong reasons. Mak Yuen Teen, Associate Professor of Accounting, NUS Business School shares how the conflict of interest may arise in a relationship between an auditor and a client and what more can be done to prevent fraud.

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