SC: Malaysia ranks first for quality of auditors and audit regulators in regional corporate governance assessment

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia ranks first out of the 12 markets for quality of auditors and audit regulators at the 11th biennial corporate governance assessment by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA).

Its audit regulators are also the country’s best performing category, followed by the strength of corporate governance rules and adoption of corporate governance practices by the listed companies.