Page 8 - Corporate Governance

Improve corporate governance to lift economic efficiency: RBI to India Inc

Comments come at a time when many promoters of companies are under regulatory scanner

UCBs need to address weak governance, slow tech adoption, says RBI report

The sector faces increasing competition from not only scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) but also from small finance banks and payments banks.

Building trust is a process...

...and to be able to do that you need transparency and public scrutiny. A tough call but valuable nonetheless

The 'social' aspect of ESG

The debate on diversity is expanding to include ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation, not only on board but also in senior management

New IPO companies fare worse than index ones in corporate governance: Study

Poor governance has been a drag on returns for firms, finds study

From shareholders to stakeholders

In part I of a series, the authors discuss evolution of the environmental consciousness of companies

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

RBI mulls new rules on corporate governance; wants banks to 'disclose more'

Speaking to an audience comprising of all the top bankers, RBI deputy governor said the new guidelines will be put in public domain and the RBI will be seeking comments before finalising any rules

Business leaders, experts to discuss corporate governance in two-day summit

The summit is being organised by Excellence Enablers, an initiative of former Sebi chairman M Damodaran

Best of BS Opinion: Can alternative investment fund revive realty sector?

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Letter to BS: Independent directors must push corporate governance

For corporate governance to improve, the IDs need to play a meaningful role

Will screening test for independent directors improve corporate governance?

The government cannot and should not intervene in the appointment of directors in non-government companies, writes the author

Separation of powers

Splitting posts of chairman and MD will improve governance

Best of BS Opinion: In every systemic crisis there is a human factor

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Not a solution

A test will not ensure accountability of independent directors

A hedge fund plans to profit off badly governed firms in Japan. Here's how

The yet-to-be-named long-short fund will seek out about 30 undervalued companies with good governance, while shorting roughly 60 richly valued businesses with weak oversight

McLeod Russel director resignations raise eyebrows; SES red-flags trend

Several independent directors quit citing health reasons but continue to serve on other boards

Sebi seeks IndiGo's response to Gangwal's letter over corporate governance

Co-promoter questioned chairman's independence again

Directors must act on signals

Every recent case of corporate governance failure had developed through a trail of early signals

Coming out of the dark

Third-party governance is not about eliminating risks but managing it appropriately