Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, board meetings through video conference facility meant one or two members attending through the Video Conference (VC) and the majority attending in person. Post March 2020, Board meeting through VC means almost all members attend through it. Given this change, there is a need to [...]
Board of Directors set the tone for the quality of governance and business performance of a company. A key factor determining the effectiveness and efficiency of the board is the calibre and conduct of its chairperson which is reflected in how they conduct meetings. In my three decades experience of [...]
Independent thinking is desirable for an individual, but essential in a professional. As a Director or Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of a company, this requirement to think independently is enshrined in law and at times is required to be documented. A latent requirement when the going is smooth, it shields [...]
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Many see Independent Directors (ID) as top honchos in the corporate world, with lucrative rewards and perks for the little time they expended in board meetings. Others who are acquainted with the darker side, view the role with trepidation; a job with hidden hazards that can expose an individual to [...]
The global pandemic in 2020 has made even the most remote stakeholder on this planet realize the inter-linkages between business, society, and the environment. Evolved businesses which recognize this connect are increasingly moving away from publishing Annual Reports for their shareholders to presenting Integrated Reports to their stakeholders. How are [...]
SEBI’s LODR, 2015 Regulation 25 (3) read with Schedule IV (VII) (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requires all equity listed companies and unlisted companies having Independent Directors to schedule a meeting of Independent Directors of the company to meet without the presence of non-independent directors and members of management [...]
Where fair disclosures are the desired objective, it must go beyond the limits set in law, which is the bare minimum that companies need to comply with to avoid penalties. Hence CimplyFive’s Model Disclosures for Covid-19 is designed with the objective of providing fair disclosures to all existing and potential investors. The disclosures would [...]
The quality of governance depends on the ethics of the people at the helm of affairs. Hence the subject of governance is linked with ethics and not morals or law and is rightly called Ethics & Governance. In its essence, governance is the collection of systems, processes and methods for [...]
Triggered by the lockdown imposed on our society due to the Covid-19 pandemic, onsite activities like even the secretarial audit, with a higher sanctity, have moved online. Secretarial Auditors, given their statutory position, need to examine and verify original secretarial records. Given the shift from onsite audit to online audit, what meets the criteria of [...]
