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5 - Stewardship Codes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2020

Ernest Lim
Ernest Lim
Affiliation:
National University of Singapore
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There has been a proliferation of stewardship codes around the world. There are eighteen jurisdictions in different parts of the world that have adopted stewardship codes in one form or another.1 The four common law jurisdictions in Asia are no exceptions. The Malaysian Code for Institutional Investors (MCII) was issued in 2014, the Hong Kong Principles of Responsible Ownership (HKPRO) in 2016 and the Singapore Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors (SSP) in 2016.

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Stewardship codeinstitutional investorSingapore Stewardship PrinciplesHong Kong Principles for Responsible OwnershipMalaysian Code for Institutional Investorsfiduciary dutiescontrolling shareholderconflicts of interest
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Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia , pp. 170 - 205
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Stewardship Codes
  • Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore
  • Book: Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658508.005
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  • Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore
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  • Stewardship Codes
  • Ernest Lim, National University of Singapore
  • Book: Sustainability and Corporate Mechanisms in Asia
  • Online publication: 13 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108658508.005
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