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...
SEBI’s guidelines for enhanced disclosures by credit rating agencies: Creating a more transparent cr
We look at SEBI’s recent announcement and explain what these will mean for the market Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)...
Dual-Class Shares will weaken the corporate governance ecosystem in India
SEBI’s decision to allow companies to issue shares with differential voting rights attempts to facilitate promoters of new-age companies...
Royalty payment: Establishing its legitimacy
Royalty payments have been a bone of serious contention, enough to bring in regulatory intervention. In most instances, royalty is a...
Let sleeping dogs sleep
Every once in a way an idea takes hold which is supposed to be the panacea for a specific problem plaguing the local equity markets....
Fifty shades of green: focussing on ESG and its reporting
At the Asian Corporate Governance Association annual meet in mid-November, in an audience poll, there was near unanimity that boards have...
SEBI on the Kotak Committee Recommendations
SEBI, in its board meeting held on 28 March 2018, reviewed the recommendations made by the Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance. Last...
Defaulting on debt - and disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Boards (SEBI) circular of August 4 asking companies to disclosure delays/defaults addresses a number of...
Alembic Limited: Will a set of small shareholders be able assert themselves?
A set of small, yet discerning shareholders in Alembic Limited have woken up to the fact that their ownership of shares in a company need...
Stewardship Code for India – IRDA intensifies the agenda
IRDA’s announcement1 earlier this week of a mandatory stewardship code for insurers will further strengthen markets. Insurance companies,...