Managing Partner, Azman Jaafar, shares his views with The Business Times in this week’s Views From the Top

Managing partner of RHTLaw Asia LLP, Azman Jaafar,  shared his views in The Business Times in this week’s Views From the Top. He was responding to this week’s topic: “ Will the move to scrap quarterly reporting lead to a decrease in corporate transparency?

The article was first published in The Business Times on 27 Jan 2020.

THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Will the move to scrap quarterly reporting lead to a decrease in corporate transparency?

Source: The Business Times, 27 Jan 2020

Managing partner of RHTLaw Asia LLP, Azman Jaafar, highlights that while quarterly reporting is beneficial for the external environment to ensure companies make adequate disclosure on what is happening internally, corporate transparency is more than just quarterly reporting. Corporate transparency is a function of trust and its effectiveness is measured through several dimension; by keeping frequent and relevant communications known to investors are one of the ways to bridge the gap of information and help them make better informed decisions.