
Having your cake and eating it
The time is right to consolidate government equity into a holding company 27 January 2021: The relative underperformance of PSU shares in...

The rise and fall of a banker
8 January 2021:: Guest blog/Book extract :: Pavan Lall/Yes Man - the Untold Story of Yes Bank Yes Bank received its license to commence...


Independent Directors need training, not eligibility criteria
The proficiency self-assessment test instituted by the MCA is unlikely to provide any meaningful solution to board strengthening. There...
Are your shareholders in your deal equation?
Prabhat Diary Limited’s (Prabhat), is selling its dairy business to Groupe Lactalis, a French dairy company. The postal ballot seeking...


Political donations: A framework for corporates and boards
Given the influence policy has on the fortunes of a business, it is naïve to expect that businesses will stay away from political...
Good corporate governance practices create long term value
A recent study by IFC, BSE, and IiAS shows that companies with good corporate governance standards created better shareholder wealth....

Sun Pharma: What investors should ask of its board
The whistle-blower allegations have raised governance concerns at Sun Pharma. Given its current structure, and the new SEBI-accepted...


For want of a nail
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe, the horse was lost, For want of a horse, the rider was lost, For want of a...

The brouhaha over the HDFC vote
The recent shareholder vote on HDFC and Uday Kotak’s comments on regulating ‘proxy firms’ have brought focus on this nascent industry....

ICICI Bank needs to get a grip
For a bank that is systemically important, and has handled a run on itself, its board seems wholly unprepared and overwhelmed by events....