The Singapore Corporate Awards consolidate four of Singapore's key awards—the Annual Report Award (ARA), the Best Managed Board Award (BMBA), Chief Financial Officer of the Year Award, and Best Investor Relations Award to recognise excellence in shareholder communication. The new Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award will recognise excellence in the CEO's leadership in shareholder communication and corporate governance.
Annual Report Award
The Annual Report Award was introduced in 1974 to encourage listed companies to increase the level and quality of voluntary disclosures in their annual reports.
Best Managed Board Award
The Best Managed Board Award, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific, was launched in 2003 to recognise and encourage enhanced corporate governance within companies by focusing on people management issues at the Board level.
Singapore Corporate Awards
ARA and BMBA, together with the Best CFO, Best IR and Best CEO Awards, are now known collectively as the Singapore Corporate Awards. The Awards, supported by SGX, are organised by BT with the following partners:
- ICPAS
- SID
- Citigate Dewe Rogerson i.MAGE
- Aon Consulting
- Pulses (Official magazine)
- NUS Business School
- Egon Zehnder International
- SIAS
- IMAS
The Singapore Corporate Awards comprise of:
Objectives
The objectives of the Singapore Corporate Awards are:
- To recognise and honour SGX-listed companies as well as individuals who, through their corporate practices, have helped to raise Singapore's corporate disclosure standards and corporate governance.
- To showcase SGX-listed companies and key decision makers who effectively implement and promote corporate disclosure standards and corporate governance in their companies.
- To create a prestigious corporate event for listed companies' chief executive officers, chief financial officers, directors and substantial shareholders to network, socialise and share ideas and views on good corporate governance.
