Payal Agarwal, Executive, Vinod Kothari & Company ( payal@vinodkothari.com ) RBI has recently, vide its notification dated 23rd July, 2021 (hereinafter called the “Amendment Notification”), revised the regulatory restrictions on loans and advances given by banks to directors of other banks and the related entities. The Amendment Notification has brought changes under the Master Circular […]
Ever since the Jaypee and Amrapali cases, home buyers have been under the scanner. From orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court to multiple amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, measures have been taken to protect the interest of the home buyers. While earlier, the home buyers were treated as ‘other creditors’, that is, neither […]
Payal Agarwal, Vinod Kothari and Company ( payal@vinodkothari.com ) The recent cases of intervention by the stock market regulator and stock exchanges in preferential allotment of listed companies have brought to fore an important but fundamental point. That is, with a price band fixed under the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 […]
Sharon Pinto, Manager, corplaw@vinodkothari.com Concept of proxy advisors Proxy advisors are research based entities that formulate recommendations on the decisions of companies which require shareholder approval. SEBI (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014 (‘SEBI Regulations’), defines proxy advisors “as any person who provides advice, through any means, to institutional investor or shareholder of a company, in relation […]
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– Abhirup Ghosh (abhirup@vinodkothari.com) The pandemic disrupted life economies across the globe, and so did it to securitization transactions. However, increase in vaccinations across the globe has had a positive impact on the most of the structured finance markets world-wide, but potential new variants continue to be a threat. This write-up reviews the performance of […]
By CS Aisha Begum Ansari (aisha@vinodkothari.com) Introduction When you go silent, you may be doing a soul searching, as for example, in meditational techniques. However, in case of listed entities, silent period is a period just before declaration of financial results, to ensure that there is no accidental leakage of confidential information. Silent period is […]
Ajay Kumar KV, Manager and Himanshu Dubey, Executive (corplaw@vinodkothari.com) Introduction The role or failure of independent directors in preventing corporate scandals became one of the central themes in corporate governance in India, and when SEBI issued a Consultation paper proposing a dual approval process for the appointment of independent directors, there was a substantial concern […]
Other countries may follow Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Payal Agarwal and Aanchal Kaur Nagpal ( corplaw@vinodkothari.com) Introduction It will be ironic to the extent of being harsh to say that the Covid outbreak is a brutal reminder that mankind needs to ensure a balance between economic growth and environmental conservation. Environmental, Social and […]
Abhirup Ghosh | abhirup@vinodkothari.com It is not uncommon to have Indianised version of global dishes when introduced in India, and we are very good in creating fusion food. We have a paneer pizza, and we have a Chinese bhel. As covered bonds, the European financial instrument with over 250 years of history were introduced in India, […]