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21-Dec-2020 | Amit Tandon
Hear the drumbeat, it is green
From the PM, to regulators, to those setting global standards, to investors, to the communities companies operate in, to the millennials who will be their future customers, the drumbeat is changing
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24-Nov-2020 | Amit Tandon
Boards and digital governance
Digital governance concerns itself with establishing a framework or rules for laying down or smoothening a company's digital presence
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29-Oct-2020 | Amit Tandon
Preparing for the next crisis
The last two decades have been peppered with events like 9/11, the financial crisis, the taper tantrum and now Covid-19, with many regional and consequently less calamitous occurrences
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15-Sep-2020 | Amit Tandon
Virtual shareholder meetings are here to stay
Virtual meetings have no doubt preserved the form of AGM's but have also provided us with a window to rethink their substance
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17-Aug-2020 | Amit Tandon
Banks in India: Too few to fail
Forget the health of the banks, what should be worrying the regulators is just the number of banks through which such financial intermediation can take place
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23-Jul-2020 | Amit Tandon
Shouldn't pay be for performance?
Compensation is payment for what has been done. Performance is all about what has been achieved. Both can be measured. Surely, it cannot be so difficult to link the two
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25-Jun-2020 | Amit Tandon
Extending the board's reach
The governance of group companies will increasingly be an area of focus for the Sebi
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28-May-2020 | Amit Tandon
Beyond financial numbers
The need to present investors with meaningful business commentary is greater during periods of extreme disruption like the one we are going through than when it's business as usual
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02-Apr-2020 | Amit Tandon
Slash dividend & prioritise shoring up balance sheet
Only after business has stabilised and there is visibility ahead should companies look at paying their shareholders
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26-Mar-2020 | Amit Tandon
Independent directors: Underpaid & unappreciated
Independent directors have been in the eye of the storm for their inability to guide companies or being able to stand up to controlling shareholders
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18-Feb-2020 | Amit Tandon
One India, one stewardship
While the stewardship codes were first rolled out in 2017, India's experience with stewardship began earlier with Sebi's March 2010 circular.
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16-Jan-2020 | Amit Tandon
Five trends that will shape governance in 2020s
Governance is a journey, not a destination
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12-Dec-2019 | Amit Tandon
Who owns listed companies?
Institutional investors hold 41 per cent of the global market cap, with close to half of it as part of a passive strategy
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28-Nov-2019 | Amit Tandon
The elephant in the board room
The separation of the roles of the chairman and MD/CEO was bound to be contentious from the time it was mooted. Surprisingly, it took two years for industry to formally raise this issue
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24-Oct-2019 | Amit Tandon
Corporates 2.0: Profit with a purpose
The corporation is more than just about sustainable production. It is about companies taking into account the social order in which they operate
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29-Aug-2019 | Amit Tandon
Selling less while raising more
Clearer commercial focus and tighter financial discipline may yield a steady steam of dividends
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20-Jun-2019 | Amit Tandon
Can a broken songbird sing?
From principles of prudence and conservatism, which enabled auditors to certify that the numbers are "true and fair", there is a shift to "fair value"
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25-Apr-2019 | Amit Tandon
A single-point agenda
As companies enter the new financial year, it is worth pausing and looking at the lessons that the just completed year has had to offer, and what will be on the agenda for the coming year
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21-Mar-2019 | Amit Tandon
Boards and political funding
In a perfect world, business and political parties need to maintain a respectful distance. But given the influence policy has on the fortunes of a business, it is naïve to expect this
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07-Mar-2019 | Amit Tandon
Will banks get their remuneration policy right?
By focusing on pay, the regulator is signalling where its priorities lie
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12-Feb-2019 | Amit Tandon
How to benefit from cross-border listing
While Indian companies want to list off-shore, the country's strategic interests are better served if it encourages companies incorporated outside India to list on Indian exchanges
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25-Dec-2018 | Amit Tandon
Do we really need dual-class shares?
The recent roll-out of stewardship codes empowers shareholders, forcing managements to change behaviour
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04-Dec-2018 | Amit Tandon
Fifty shades of green
Investors are increasingly factoring in environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decisions
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04-Oct-2018 | Amit Tandon
What next for IL&FS?
Appointing a new board is the easy first step, now the heavy lifting has to begin
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16-Sep-2018 | Amit Tandon
For want of a nail the battle is being lost
How board compositions and tenures are costing PSUs their leadership
