ACGA | Asian Corporate Governance Association

8 September 2025

ACGA submission to SEBI on Response to Consultation Paper on Minimum Public Offer (Free Float) and Timelines to Comply with Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) for Large Issuers

On 8 September 2025, ACGA submitted a response letter to The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), regarding their Consultation Paper dated August 18, 2025, which ...

1 September 2025

New Member: CFA Institute

We are delighted to welcome CFA Institute as our newest member. CFA Institute is a global, not-for-profit, mission-driven professional organization that provides finance ...

1 September 2025

New Member: Shinhan Asset Management

We are delighted to welcome Shinhan Asset Management as our newest member. Established in August 1996, Shinhan Asset Management has been offering and managing a diverse range of ...

27 August 2025

ACGA Blog: Balancing ease and oversight: decoding India's RPT Reforms

Related Party Transactions (RPTs) are undertaken between a company and parties related to it, including subsidiaries, but also promoters, key management personnel, or entities ...

25 August 2025

ACGA submission to SEBI re the consultation paper on RPT Reforms

On 25 August 2025, ACGA submitted a response letter to The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on its Consultation Paper regarding amendments to provisions relating to ...

23 August 2025

ACGA response to CSRC Corporate Governance Code revisions

On 23 August 2025, ACGA submitted a response letter to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to comment on the “Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies ...

20 August 2025

ACGA Blog: China’s new draft CG Code: 80% alignment, 20% innovation

On 25 July 2025, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released a new draft of the “Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies” (“CG ...

15 August 2025

ACGA shares views at PRI’s Regional Policy Reference Group

On 15 August, Lake Wang, participated in a call hosted by the PRI’s Regional Policy Reference Group (RPRG) in China. During the session, Lake shared ACGA’s ...

14 August 2025

New Member: Zennor Asset Management

We are delighted to welcome Zennor Asset Management as our newest member. Zennor Asset Management LLP (“Zennor”) is a boutique asset management firm dedicated ...

13 August 2025

New Member: The Pictet Group

We are delighted to welcome The Pictet Group as our newest member. The Pictet Group is a privately owned leader in wealth and asset management with over 200 years’ ...

8 August 2025

ACGA Blog: Seven & i and Alimentation Couche-Tard: Lessons from a broken cross-border deal in Japan’s season of corporate governance change

If “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”, Japan’s corporate governance reform—long seen as a slow-moving ambition—is finally showing its ...

28 July 2025

New Member: Korean Corporate Governance Forum (KCGF)

We are delighted to welcome Korean Corporate Governance Forum (KCGF) as our newest member. The Korean Corporate Governance Forum’s mission is to lead discussions and ...

24 July 2025

ACGA Blog: Decoding Japan’s New Stewardship Code and 2025 FSA Action Programme

Japan’s stewardship and corporate governance journey entered a new phase with the release on 26 June 2025 of the Financial Services Agency’s (FSA) revised Stewardship ...

17 July 2025

ACGA presentation to China's Global Public Policy Committee

On 17 July 2025 , Lake Wang, Head of Research for Greater China, gave a presentation during a call hosted by the Global Public Policy Committee—a joint platform established ...

15 July 2025

ACGA featured in Money Talk Now

Stephanie Lin, ACGA’s Research Head for Korea and Singapore, was interviewed by Korean media outlet Money Talk Now on the recent amendments to the Commercial Code passed by ...

15 July 2025

ACGA spoke at “Governance as the Catalyst for Sustainable Value” seminar

On 15 July 2025 , Amar Gill, ACGA Secretary General, spoke at a seminar titled “Governance as the Catalyst for Sustainable Value” organised by Dun & Bradstreet, ...

14 July 2025

New Member: M&G Investments

We are delighted to welcome M&G Investments as our newest member. M&G Investments is a global asset manager and part of M&G plc, an international savings and ...

11 July 2025

ACGA Blog: Commercial Code amendments ignite governance reform hopes in Korea

One month after Lee Jae-Myung’s inauguration as president, Korea’s long-anticipated amendments to the Commercial Code were passed by the National Assembly on 3 ...

10 July 2025

ACGA featured in The Korea Herald

On 10 July 2025, The Korea Herald published an interview with ACGA Secretary General Amar Gill, titled “Fixing Korea’s boards key to driving value.” In the ...

9 July 2025

ACGA Blog: Thai regulators launch joint value-up strategy

On June 26 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand jointly announced the official launch of their joint value-up strategy to attempt ...

8 July 2025

ACGA Blog: China’s new blueprint for modernising the corporate system under Party leadership

On 26 May 2025, the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued their “Opinions on Enhancing the Modern ...

2 July 2025

ACGA Blog: Toyota Industries privatisation - A governance test Japan cannot afford to fail

The proposed privatisation of Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) by the Toyota Group is being billed as a landmark in Japanese corporate history—a transaction that could, ...

2 July 2025

ACGA featured in CNBC Interview

Amar Gill, ACGA Secretary General, was interviewed by CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" on 2 July 2025. During the interview, he discussed the need for more mergers and ...

2 July 2025

ACGA featured in the Financial Times

ACGA’s blog on the proposed privatisation of Toyota Industries Corporation by Toyota—highlighting key governance and minority shareholder concerns—was featured ...

30 June 2025

ACGA Blog: Corporate governance reformer appointed new Philippine SEC Chairperson

On June 3, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appointed Francis Ed. Lim as the new Chairperson of The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Attorney Lim assumed the role as ...

27 June 2025

ACGA participated at the OECD-ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia 2025

On 27 June 2025, Amar Gill, ACGA Secretary General, participated in a panel discussion at the OECD-ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia 2025, held ...

23 June 2025

ACGA featured in Earth Inside, Korea

Earth Inside, a Korea-based CG media outlet, covered the remarks from Stephanie Lin, ACGA Research Head for Korea and Singapore, at Korea Corporate Governance Forum (KCGF) on ...

23 June 2025

ACGA spoke at a seminar hosted by the Korea Corporate Governance Forum (KCGF)

Stephanie Lin, ACGA Research Head for Korea and Singapore, spoke at a seminar hosted by the Korea Corporate Governance Forum (KCGF) in Seoul on 23 June 2025. Her presentation on ...

19 June 2025

ACGA presentation at at the Capital Sovereign Connect event in Singapore

On 19 June, ACGA Secretary General, Amar Gill delivered a presentation titled “Governance Frameworks for Sustainable Growth” at the Capital Sovereign Connect event in ...

17 June 2025

ACGA featured in FinanceAsia

On 17 June, FinanceAsia featured the “Value Up, Asia” report in an article titled “Asian firms should improve corporate governance or risk irrelevance”. ...

14 June 2025

ACGA Response to SGX RegCo Consultation

On 14 June 2025, ACGA submitted a response to SGX Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo)’s consultation paper on A Shift to a More Disclosure-Based Regime. We acknowledge and ...

4 June 2025

ACGA special report : Value Up, Asia

We have just issued a 90-page report “Value Up, Asia: Aligning governance with shareholder value”. Over the last decade, the returns from most Asian markets have been ...

30 May 2025

ACGA submission to the Ministry of Finance on China’s proposed climate standard

On 30 May 2025, ACGA submitted a letter to the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding the Exposure Draft of the “Sustainability Disclosure ...

20 May 2025

ACGA featured in Dong-A Business Review

On 20 May, ACGA Secretary General Amar Gill and Stephanie Lin, ACGA’s Research Head for Korea and Singapore, participated in a written interview with Dong-A Business Review, ...

19 May 2025

New Member: Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor, Taiwan

We are delighted to welcome Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor, Taiwan as our newest member. Bureau of Labor Funds (hereafter referred to as "the Bureau") is ...

16 May 2025

ACGA presents at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange

On 16 May 2025, Lake Wang, ACGA’s Research Head for Greater China, delivered a presentation on regional corporate governance practices and stewardship trends during an ...

23 April 2025

ACGA Open Letter: 2025 India Delegation Feedback

ACGA led a delegation of 15 investor members from 11 global institutions to India from 17–21 March 2025, meeting with regulators, industry bodies, and corporates to discuss ...

21 April 2025

ACGA features in The Straits Times : Fund managers tapping MAS’ $5b boost for markets should step up to promote good corporate governance

ACGA was quoted in The Straits Times article titled “Fund managers tapping MAS’ $5b boost for markets should step up to promote good corporate governance” ...

19 April 2025

ACGA's response to proposed revisions to Japan’s Stewardship Code

On 19 April 2025, ACGA submitted comments to the Financial Services Agency, Japan (FSA) addressing the consultation questions outlined in the Draft Revisions for Public ...

15 April 2025

ACGA Features in The JoongAng of Korea

Stephanie Lin, ACGA’s Research Head for Korea and Singapore, was recently featured in a written interview on 15 April 2025 with The JoongAng, a leading Korean news outlet, ...

15 April 2025

ACGA speaks at TDCC

On 15 April 2025, Amar Gill, Secretary General, delivered a keynote speech at the 2025 TDCC ESG Services Conference in Taiwan. His speech, titled “Stewardship: Emerging ...

28 March 2025

ACGA Features in Maeil Business Newspaper of Korea

On 28 March, Amar Gill, Secretary General of ACGA, and Stephanie Lin, Research Head for Korea and Singapore at ACGA, spoke at a media session in Seoul to discuss corporate ...

19 March 2025

ACGA Open Letter: Prioritization of Annual Reports before AGMs and alignment of record dates closer to AGMs

On 19 March 2025, ACGA sent our Open Letter: Prioritization of Annual Reports before AGMs and alignment of record dates closer to AGMs to Financial Services Agency (FSA) ...

11 March 2025

ACGA submission to Ministry of Finance, Japan on FEFTA amendments

On Tuesday 11 March 2025, ACGA submitted a response letter to the public consultation on the draft rules and regulations of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) ...

5 March 2025

ACGA Blog: Old style governance, New World debacle

New World Development’s (NWD) recent financial woes have made headlines: FY2024 saw a net loss of HK$19.6bn (US$2.5bn) and its share price has collapsed from HK$40 level in ...

27 February 2025

Presentation to members of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID)

On 27 February 2025, Amar Gill, Secretary General of ACGA and Stephanie Lin, Research Head of Korea and Singapore gave a presentation to members of the ...

25 February 2025

ACGA Submission to SEBI: Response to Consultation Paper on Secretarial Compliance, Auditor Appointments, and Related Party Transactions

On Tuesday 25 February 2025, ACGA provided feedback on 16 specific proposals, generally supporting Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)'s efforts to enhance ...

21 February 2025

ACGA Features in Reuters’ Diversity and Inclusion Briefing Report

ACGA was quoted in the latest issue of Reuters’ Diversity and Inclusion Briefing report (February - March 2025 issue). Our thematic research, ‘Board Diversity at the ...

17 February 2025

ACGA Blog : Whistleblowing wakeup call

The revelations at Singapore Post (SingPost) reported in recent months underscores the key role of whistleblowers in exposing corporate misconduct. While the company has taken ...

4 February 2025

ACGA Blog: OECD review of Philippines’ CG and capital market echoes CG Watch findings

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published the OECD Capital Market Review of the Philippines 2024 in December. The report examines local corporate ...

23 January 2025

ACGA Blog - China aligns CG rules with the Company Law

On 27 December 2024, China’s CSRC amended a series of regulations. The latest rule changes scrap supervisory boards in listed companies, lower the bar for shareholder ...

10 January 2025

ACGA Submission to SSBJ Consultation

On 10 January 2025, ACGA submitted our response to the Secretariat of the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) consultation “SSBJ Re-exposes Proposals Related to ...

7 January 2025

ACGA featured in Finance Asia: Hong Kong seeks 2025 momentum as headwinds abound

Lake Wang, ACGA Research Head, Greater China, was quoted in a report titled “Hong Kong seeks 2025 momentum as headwinds abound” by Finance Asia where he shared ...