(Responsible Investor) - By focusing on popularized myths and preconceptions, real underlying issues in Asia will not be addressed.

Emerging markets have seen capital inflows increase since the tapering of the global finance crisis, with particular focus on Asia. However, concerns remain over corporate governance with views frequently heard from many on what is needed to improve and enhance the region. Over the past decade, several myths have evolved into popular narrative, serving to skew understandings and detract from real issues. There is a lot of excellent discussion on corporate governance in Asia; this article aims not to detract from that discussion, but rather seeks to address several preconceptions that seem to reappear when Asian corporate governance is discussed.