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The Evolving Role of the Board
Directors, together with management whom they supervise, are the stewards of the company. The duties and responsibilities of directors, such as the duty to act in the company’s best interest, to act honestly, to ensure the requisite level of due care, skill and...
Corporate Governance In Asia: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
CG Watch is one of the most comprehensive surveys on corporate governance in Asia Pacific. The biennial study comprises two distinct surveys: a market ranking survey on macro corporate governance quality in 12 Asia-Pacific markets, and a separate survey on corporate...
Time to Reset Corporate Governance in Singapore?
In November 2000, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) became the third stock exchange in the Asia Pacific to be listed, after Australia and Hong Kong. As of December 2021, there were 673 listings on SGX (including 27 secondary listings), with a total market capitalisation of...
Launch of the ESG Exchange by Good Governance Academy
Accessible expertise through global collaborationMACD is the Supporting Partner of the global launch of the ESG Exchange with Good Governance Academy, in a global collaborative to make sustainability reporting expertise accessible. ...
“Integrity, Governance and Anti-Corruption Award” (AIGA 2022)
On 24 June 2022, President of MACD, Paul Chan and Board Member, Datuk William Ng, met with CEO of Institute Integrity Malaysia (IIM), Datuk Wan Suraya binti Wan Mohd Radzi, to discuss collaborations with IIM. Following from this fruitful meeting, Reinushini...
MACD welcome Datuk William Ng as a new Member of the MACD Board
PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA, JUNE 2022Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD) is delighted to announce and welcome Datuk William Ng as a new Member of the MACD Board.Datuk William Ng is managing director of SGX-listed Audience Analytics...
Increasing need for ESG competencies in boardrooms
In the first edition of The Star’s ESG pullout on 29 April 2022, Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD) President and Co-founder, Paul W. Chan pointed out that the trending expectation of investors, and the investee companies is in the...
MACD welcome the appointment of its Board Director, Michael Marquardt, to serve as Commissioner, U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
MACD is proud of and welcome the appointment of its Board Director, Michael Marquardt, to serve as Commissioner, U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad on 14 January 2022. Michael has led several companies in the...
Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI)’s 9th Anniversary
We are happy to celebrate Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI)'s 9th Anniversary today, as GNDI was formed on 12 December 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. Here is a 'historic' photo of the Event at the Institute of Directors, New Zealand.The Global Network of...
IFRS Foundation announces International Sustainability Standards Board, consolidation with CDSB and VRF
Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors congratulates IFRS Foundation, Climate Disclosure Standards Board and Value Reporting Foundation as IFRS Foundation announces International Sustainability Standards Board, consolidation with CDSB and VRF, and publication...
A Paradigm Shift in Corporate Reporting: A Directors Guide
Our President and Founding Member, Paul W Chan, was an esteemed Panel member of the exclusive webinar on "Insights into Integrated Reporting for Corporate Directors" today (28 October 2021), organised by Deloitte and supported by Malaysian Alliance Of Corporate...
From “Why” To “Why Not”: What Should Corporations Do To Manage ESG?
Previously in our Blog, we have explored the need for corporate purpose and to ask the question “why” companies do what they do. We emphasized the significance of an inspiring purpose articulated in the form of a mission statement in ensuring durable, high quality...