Corporate

Why capable, independent directors matter to effective corporate boards

Replete with personal experiences and anecdotes, this book is an important reminder of how a board should be

MCA portal glitches disrupt corporate operations, trigger repeated filing

Persistent glitches on the MCA-21 V3 portal are delaying statutory filings, company incorporation, board appointments and access to funds, prompting repeated deadline extensions.

This Samvat, can large companies learn to think like entrepreneurs?

As the new Samvat begins, large companies must embrace entrepreneurial thinking, foster innovation and build the agility to respond to uncertainty rather than rely solely on budgets and forecasts

MCA extends annual filing deadlines, waives extra fees for FY26 filings

MCA extends FY26 filing deadlines to December 31 for financial statements and January 31 for annual returns, waiving additional fees amid concerns over portal glitches

Not in default, but already affected

Evaluating the IBC primarily through resolution outcomes provides only a partial picture of its effects

Company fixed deposits give higher returns, but come with their own risks

If you want to stick with FDs, but don't particularly like the low rates offered by banks, a corporate FD might just be the ticket for you

Healthier balance sheets drive credit upgrades across sectors in H1FY27

Credit ratios improved across rating agencies as lower leverage and healthy liquidity supported firms, though crude prices, inflation and US tariff uncertainty pose risks

India Inc credit quality remains strong despite H2 FY27 headwinds: Icra

India Inc's credit ratio rose to 3.2 times in H1 FY27, while strong balance sheets and liquidity buffers are expected to cushion companies from crude, inflation and tariff risks

Best of BS Opinion: Durable growth is rarely built on a narrow base

Today's Best of BS Opinion weighs GCC expansion, liquor prohibition, jobs and growth, corporate India, and India's economic roadmap

Corporate India is not always the saviour

It is not corporate India but small businesses that are serving the emerging mass market. Policy must support them rather than pushing Corporate India where it does not want to go

Storytelling for the corporate world

The book is riding the current boom on publications that teach us boring corporate types the benefits of telling a story

Wanted, a fit and proper director: Bill proposes tighter governance norms

Lighter criminal touch, heavier governance burden for independent directors proposed in corporate law Bill

IBBI wants debt resolution professionals to guard against IBC abuse

IBBI directs Insolvency Professionals to conduct due diligence and report misuse of the IBC framework following a disciplinary crackdown on non-compliant administrators

Corporate sales surge 22% in Q1, but wage bills grow at less than half the pace

India Inc's sales surged over 22% in the June quarter, but salary growth stayed below 9%, raising concerns about muted wages amid AI adoption and cost pressures

Incremental investment

India needs reforms on multiple fronts

Foreign firms' investment intensity in India has fallen since FY20: EAC-PM

EAC-PM study finds foreign-owned firms' investment intensity in India has declined since FY20, while domestic business groups have steadily raised investment

Corporate FDs offer higher interest rates, but come with their own risks

If you are the kind of investor who likes to be safe and invests primarily in bank fixed deposits, but also wants to boost returns by 1-2 percentage points, consider investing in a corporate FD

Corporate 'living wills' can make insolvency rescues more effective

The next frontier of insolvency reforms is preparing companies for distress before it strikes

Early birds set a strong Q1 tone as earnings growth hits an 11-quarter high

Early Q1FY27 results show corporate profit growth at an 11-quarter high, led by banks, Reliance Industries, IT services and metal companies

More companies see debt instruments downgraded as financial stress rises

Share of instruments that faced such action rose to almost a five-year high in May