Enforcing the comply or explain requirement

Assoc Prof Mak Yuen Teen from the NUS Business School discussed the announcement that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) would review 550 mainboard-listed companies' compliance with the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance, and opined that SGX could highlight what it feels are inappropriate or inadequate explanations, so that shareholders will be better informed and they can then go to the general meetings and grill the companies.

• The Business Times, 20 October 2015, p23