Best of BS Opinion: Primary protection, Cloud over conglomerates & more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Primary Market Advisory Committee has released a new set of proposals relating to the initial public offering (IPO) framework for public consultation and comment. It wishes to tighten regulations pertaining to the stated purposes of the IPO, with a cap on raising funds for purposes of acquisition, and monitoring of funds raised for general corporate purposes. In this context, our lead editorial notes that the regulator must consider these proposals carefully to find a balance in ensuring adequate disclosure, and improved investor protection, versus placing constraints on normal business processes. Read here 

In other views:

A more nuanced relationship between the world’s two largest power may diminish the value of India’s ties with the US, argues Shyam Saran. Read here 

Many conglomerates in India no longer hold an advantage in total shareholder returns over pure-plays and have begun to underperform in revenue growth and margin improvement, notes Shyamal Majumdar. Read here 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“At a time when India is looking at impetus to growth, I want Indian industry to be a lot more risk-taking and understand what India wants.”

 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman