Page 7 - Corporate Governance

Boards and digital governance

Digital governance concerns itself with establishing a framework or rules for laying down or smoothening a company's digital presence

Prodrome of a governance crisis - behaviour

Regulators and board directors should be sensitive to advance signals, usually manifested through behavioural aberrations before the failure

Boards and the human factor

Book review of On Board: The Insider's Guide to Surviving Life in the Boardroom

UPL stock tanks after auditor of Mauritius subsidiary steps down

The communication on Thursday said that the auditor of the UPL Corporation (UPL's Mauritius subsidiary), KPMG Mauritius, had resigned with effect from October 8, 2020

What a 'wise' board director is

Wisdom is born out of controlling lower ground thinking by the discipline of higher ground thinking-the word discipline is noteworthy

Decriminalisation in Companies Act a move in the right direction? Explained

As government revisits all economic laws, decriminalisation experts have called for a calibrated approach to ensure we don't end with toothless legislations and maintain the standards

A will and a way: How MP Birla companies performed under Harsh Lodha

In the long court battle over the M P Birla group, Harsh Lodha has been asked to step down from management. But in the last decade and a half, the group has grown under him

Narayana Murthy bats for external probe into whistleblower complaints

Says Sebi must blacklist board members, officials found guilty

Need to strengthen corp governance; adopt best global practices: Thakur

There is a need to strengthen corporate governance and India Inc should look at adopting global best practices and benchmarks in the interest of consumers, MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur said

Zee Entertainment rises on brokerage upgrades, ad and viewership growth

The stock may see a further re-rating if the firm sticks to its pledge on free cash flow and corporate governance

Infosys independent director Bobby Parikh fined for stock market trade

Parikh was appointed as an Independent Director of Infosys effective July 15, 2020, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board

ONGC seeks exemption from applicability of some governance norms

Says listing regulations don't apply to it as govt makes board appointments

HR dept has its work cut out as companies manage layoffs, work from home

Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.

Centre plans to decriminalise provisions of LLP Act, invites comments

More than 1.45 lakh LLPs are registered under the LLP Act and a bulk of them are small and medium enterprises.

RBI sets up panel to review corporate structure of private sector banks

The RBI said it was doing so to align regulations to meet the requirements of a dynamic banking landscape

RBI proposes 10-yr term for bank promoter-CEOs, 15 yrs for non-promoters

If the CEO or WTD is not a promoter or major shareholder of the bank, that person can continue for 15 years at the bank, after which he or she must step down.

Rana Kapoor-funded firms on shaky ground amid coronavirus pandemic

A dozen ventures remain mostly shuttered

Explained: Why companies are facing crisis of confidence in leadership

The survey shows that the levels of worriedness are almost the same for respondents in Asia, Europe, and marginally higher in America.

Wisdom for startups from grown-ups

Startups add value only if they build a sustainable business model. When will Indian startups understand this?

Coronavirus impact: Seeking safe harbour under 'force majeure' may not help

Legal experts said that unlike many civil law jurisdictions, in India, force majeure is a contractual right, and not a right codified under the law