Corporate Governance News

Companies

Markets regulator board to take stock of pending investigations

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

1 min read18 Sep 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Corporate governance should not be left to investors

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

4 min read18 Feb 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Mirrors, windows and doors as enablers of corporate success

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

4 min read4 Feb 2020
Industry

RBI sees corporate governance 'fault lines' at some private banks

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

1 min read24 Dec 2019
Markets

Investment decisions in India hinge on corporate governance standards: IFC

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’

2 min read11 Dec 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Independent directors have an exam to crack

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

2 min read23 Oct 2019
Companies

‘Listing brings out governance of a firm better than if it is privately held’

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

4 min read14 Oct 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Gender diversity aids corporate governance

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

2 min read13 Oct 2019
Companies

Indian firms need to follow global standards of governance: Kumar Mangalam Birla

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

3 min read17 Sep 2019
Opinion

Opinion | The case for a new framework to ensure auditor independence

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

4 min read25 Jul 2019

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