Corporate Governance News

There are 408 enquiry proceedings pending with the Sebi board which will meet by the end of this month

The theory of the firm that places the investor at the helm rests on a fictional foundation

Reflection, clarity of vision and a strong board of directors would serve a business better than issuing non-voting shares

All lenders are at risk of rising default rates even though asset quality has improved overall, RBI said in a report 'Over the last couple of years, the space vacated by risk-averse public sector banks was taken up by the private banks,' RBI said

The study suggests that 44% of BSE 100 companies had directors abstaining from voting on related party transactions While many companies are following Sebi mandated governance norms, there is a push back citing ‘ease of doing business’

The government wants to ensure that they are actually qualified for the role. Whether corporate governance improves, though, may depend on how the qualifying test is designed

Organically, we should continue to grow at 20% but where we will be 2-3 years from now will depend on when we do larger acquisitions, says Ashok Soota, executive chairman, Happiest Minds

Compliance with rules is not the reason our businesses should have women in boardrooms. Firms with a better balanced gender ratio are better governed and deliver superior results

Kumar Mangalam Birla said the Indian firms need to hold themselves accountable to global standards of governance if India wishes to re-shape the global economic order Birla said that with changing times the core business philosophy is rapidly moving away from shareholder capitalism to stake holder capitalism

Regulators should create an ecosystem where auditors do not have any incentive to compromise their professional integrity