In a bid to resolve and upgrade the current corporate governance standards for India Inc., the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) on October 22, 2019 introduced the Companies (Appointment and Qualification ofRead More…
Asset Protection for Independent Directors – A Perspective
In the Rs.13000 cr PNB Fraud case, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ordered against the four Independent Directors (ID) of the Nirav Modi-led Firestar International, to freeze and attach their assets, includingRead More…
DISCLOSURE ISSUES IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT.
The absence of effective Corporate Governance leads to chronic informational asymmetry between Organizations and their Stakeholders. These stakeholders may be the Government, Vendors, Employees, Customers, Shareholders, amongst others, having a firm gripRead More…
BOARD DEVELOPMENT & SUCCESSION PLANNING.
Vibrant boardroom synergies cannot be legislated for, but can be built over time. It is imperative for all those who serve on the Board to enhance their effectiveness with each passing dayRead More…
THE EMERGING NEED OF DIRECTORS’ PROTECTION MECHANISMS.
As per NSE, NIFTY 500 companies saw 316 exits by Independent Directors in FY19, 31.7% more than the previous year’s tally of 240. These numbers simply point to the fact that cloudsRead More…
A PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE & CLIMATE CHANGE.
With consistent transformations in climatic patterns around the globe, the human civilization has arrived to a point from where the road ahead is highly uncertain and ambiguous. Rising temperatures, reduced ice sheets,Read More…
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability has been a buzzword in the corporate sector and has found its dominance as an essence of providing direction to an organization’s diverse efforts. It has been answering some serious questionsRead More…
Role of Good Corporate Governance in Building Robust Business Models
Corporate Governance basically centres around Internal Controls, Policies and Procedures which constitute the wireframe of a company’s operations and how it deals with its various stakeholders viz; Customers, Employees, Shareholders, Government and other IndustryRead More…
DEFENDING A HOSTILE TAKEOVER
Mergers & Acquisition(M&As) deals in the Indian Corporate Ecosystem have been rising significantly through the years with 2018 being the benchmark for the most M&A deals with a deal value surpassing theRead More…
THE INAUGURAL DIRECTORS’ CONNECT MEET ON INSOLVENCY & BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016
India has been admonished and berated for having fallen behind in terms of the development of its corporate economy. In recent years, however, numerous initiatives have been taken to revamp the corporateRead More…