Thursday, October 20, 2005

Quarterly reporting may not improve corporate governance: DBS CEO


There have been calls for tighter corporate governance rules in Singapore following several high-profile corporate scandals.

But DBS chief executive Jackson Tai has cautioned against an over-regulated environment.

At a conference on corporate governance on Friday, he expressed doubts about the efficiency of quarterly reporting.

The third quarter earnings reporting season is just getting underway.

And for market watchers who follow corporate earnings closely, these numbers may help them decide how best they should invest.

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