Category: Governance
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Government Contract Values Are Going Public : Why Budget 2027 Makes Procurement a Board Matter
Budget 2027 says contractors and contract values will be disclosed once the Government Procurement Act takes effect in 2027. What the papers say, who…
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Only 7% of ASEAN Boards Govern AI Formally : Why the Region Needs a Register Before a Committee
ICDM’s ASEAN Board Trends 2026/27 finds 73% of respondents worry about AI risk, yet only 7% have a formal AI governance framework. A board…
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Boards Recruit for Fit, Then Fault the Gaps: Why Chemistry Without Capability Is a Governance Risk
PwC’s 2026 directors survey shows boards prize culture fit over expertise. What it means for ASEAN boards, and four moves for the next cycle.
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Malaysia’s First NSRF Cycle: Boards Can Describe Climate Risk. They Cannot Yet Price It.
Malaysia’s first mandatory climate-disclosure cycle just delivered its verdict: our listed companies can describe risk fluently. They cannot yet price it. Minority Shareholders Watch…
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The “Passive” Board is Dead: Reimagining the Non-Executive Director in 2026
The traditional concept of the Non-Executive Director (NED) — established by the Higgs Review over two decades ago — is no longer fit for…
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What Every Company Can Learn from Private Equity (and Its Warning Label)
Private equity’s greatest lesson for boards isn’t its discipline. It’s the warning label that comes with it. A recent Harvard Business Review piece on…
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The GNDI Report: Only 22.4% of Boards Are AI-Ready
The business case for AI is clear. The governance case is not — and the new Global Network of Director Institutes report supplies a…
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The Risk Paradox: When Boards Chase Risk Skills and Miss the M&A Blind Spot
The operational “governance gap” in AI and the strategic “skills-first” imperative are not separate issues. They are symptoms of one deeper problem, and a…
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Deloitte’s Fortune 100 Director Skills Study: A Multi-Insight Breakdown
Deloitte’s new study on Fortune 100 director skills is a must-read for any board, and two data points in particular confirm a governance gap…
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The AI Governance Gap: Culture and Capability, Not Compliance Theatre
Boston Consulting Group and Harvard Business Review have both confirmed a trend visible in advisory work across the region: a widening gap between AI…