Fighting money laundering is vital for good corporate governance
Reporting suspicious transactions won’t be considered a breach of confidentiality, nor will one be sued or found liable for breach of privacy By Ricky Lai Hong Kong is an…
Balancing the need for China-related risk disclosure in IPO documents
Risk factor disclosure often takes up a major part of an IPO prospectus. It would contravene basic corporate governance to remove China-related risk factors from IPO documents By Ricky…
How do companies ensure their independent directors are really independent?
The independence of Hong Kong listed companies’ independent directors is sometimes questioned, since restrictions don’t forbid certain personal relationships By A. Au Every listed company has a board whose…
Trust is key to encouraging whistleblowing
A listed company's whistleblowing policy depends most on trust levels among employees and outsiders towards the mechanism By A. Au In April, an anonymous letter about property developer China…
A Small – But Important – Step Towards ‘Director Diversity’
By Jony Ho A company’s main mission is to find sustainable profits. At the same time, the issue of corporate governance is drawing growing investor attention, focused on how to…