Dividends: SEBI mandates a policy
On 8 July 2016, SEBI amended the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2016, to make it mandatory for the...
Rethinking the Boards Stakeholder Relationship Committee
In this digital era when shares are dematerialized and do not have the pain associated with the transfer of physical shares, and when...
Companies and investors make corporate governance a common cause
The ‘Common-sense corporate governance principles,’ signed-off by 13 CEO’s led by Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase, provides practitioners...
Ricoh India: Why Indian corporates should listen up
The developments at Ricoh India hold out two lessons for Corporate India. One the parent has, in all but name has owned up to sleeping at...
Governance norms: Direction or diktat?
Highlights from the IGCN Annual Conference, held in San Francisco this year. The discussion about US experience with gender diversity on...
Corporate Governance: The upgrade to 4G
A snap-shot of how corporate governance regulations have evolved over the last three decades. First generation Our journey began in 1997...
OECD Principles: Are there more regulatory changes ahead?
From the time they were first rolled out in 1999, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (CG) have influenced global corporate...
A field guide to shareholder redressal in India
Indian equity shareholders are increasing their proactive engagement with companies. A new class of investors are vocalizing their...