India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment

The report identifies several areas for reform: 1) sanctions and enforcement should be credible deterrents to help align business practices with the legal and regulatory framework, in particular with respect to related party transactions and inside...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/6569512/report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-corporate-governance-country-assessment-india
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spelling okr-10986-144652021-04-23T14:03:18Z India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ARBITRAGE AUTHORIZATION BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARKS BID CAPITAL MARKETS CASH SETTLEMENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS COMPANY COMPANY LAW CONFEDERATION CORPORATE CONTROL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GROWTH CORPORATE OFFICERS CORPORATE PERFORMANCE CORPORATE STRATEGY CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CREDIT RATING AGENCIES DEBT DISCLOSURE DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT POWERS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL CONTROL FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS GDP GUARANTEE FUNDS INSIDER DEALING INSIDER INFORMATION INSIDER TRADING INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INTRINSIC VALUE LAWYERS LEASING LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LISTED COMPANIES MERGERS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MUTUAL FUND MUTUAL FUNDS OFFERINGS ORGANIZATIONAL FORM OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO MANAGERS PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS PRESIDENCY PRIVATE SAVINGS PROFIT MAXIMIZATION PROFIT MOTIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RIGHT OF APPEAL RISK MANAGEMENT SECURED CREDITORS SHAREHOLDER MEETING SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS SHAREHOLDING STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES STATEMENT STATEMENTS TAKEOVER TAX COMPLIANCE TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION TRANSPARENCY VALUATION VETO VOTING VOTING SHARES WEALTH The report identifies several areas for reform: 1) sanctions and enforcement should be credible deterrents to help align business practices with the legal and regulatory framework, in particular with respect to related party transactions and insider trading; 2) the current institutional framework places the oversight of listed companies partly with the Department of Company Affairs (DCA), partly with the Securities and Exchange Bard of India (SEBI), and partly with the stock exchanges. This fragmented structure gives rise to regulatory arbitrage and weakens enforcement; 3) Board practices need to be strengthened; 4) institutional investors acting in a fiduciary capacity should be encouraged to formulate a comprehensive corporate governance policy, including voting and Board representation. Together with the detailed policy recommendations, these measures will help implement reforms, and provide opportunities for issuers to signal good practices to investors and the market. 2013-07-23T14:44:33Z 2013-07-23T14:44:33Z 2004-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/6569512/report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-corporate-governance-country-assessment-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14465 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC) Economic & Sector Work South Asia India
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ARBITRAGE
AUTHORIZATION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARKS
BID
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH SETTLEMENT
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
CONFEDERATION
CORPORATE CONTROL
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE GROWTH
CORPORATE OFFICERS
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE STRATEGY
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
DEBT
DISCLOSURE
DIVIDENDS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL CONTROL
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION
FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS
GDP
GUARANTEE FUNDS
INSIDER DEALING
INSIDER INFORMATION
INSIDER TRADING
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTRINSIC VALUE
LAWYERS
LEASING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LISTED COMPANIES
MERGERS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUNDS
OFFERINGS
ORGANIZATIONAL FORM
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PROFIT MOTIVE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RIGHT OF APPEAL
RISK MANAGEMENT
SECURED CREDITORS
SHAREHOLDER MEETING
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
SHAREHOLDERS
SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS
SHAREHOLDING
STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATEMENT
STATEMENTS
TAKEOVER
TAX COMPLIANCE
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSPARENCY
VALUATION
VETO
VOTING
VOTING SHARES
WEALTH
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ARBITRAGE
AUTHORIZATION
BANKRUPTCY
BENCHMARKS
BID
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH SETTLEMENT
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
COMPANY
COMPANY LAW
CONFEDERATION
CORPORATE CONTROL
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE GROWTH
CORPORATE OFFICERS
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE STRATEGY
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
DEBT
DISCLOSURE
DIVIDENDS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EMPLOYMENT
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL CONTROL
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION
FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN SHAREHOLDERS
GDP
GUARANTEE FUNDS
INSIDER DEALING
INSIDER INFORMATION
INSIDER TRADING
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INTRINSIC VALUE
LAWYERS
LEASING
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGISLATION
LISTED COMPANIES
MERGERS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
MUTUAL FUND
MUTUAL FUNDS
OFFERINGS
ORGANIZATIONAL FORM
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
PRESIDENCY
PRIVATE SAVINGS
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PROFIT MOTIVE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RIGHT OF APPEAL
RISK MANAGEMENT
SECURED CREDITORS
SHAREHOLDER MEETING
SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS
SHAREHOLDERS
SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS
SHAREHOLDING
STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATEMENT
STATEMENTS
TAKEOVER
TAX COMPLIANCE
TOTAL MARKET CAPITALIZATION
TRANSPARENCY
VALUATION
VETO
VOTING
VOTING SHARES
WEALTH
World Bank
India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description The report identifies several areas for reform: 1) sanctions and enforcement should be credible deterrents to help align business practices with the legal and regulatory framework, in particular with respect to related party transactions and insider trading; 2) the current institutional framework places the oversight of listed companies partly with the Department of Company Affairs (DCA), partly with the Securities and Exchange Bard of India (SEBI), and partly with the stock exchanges. This fragmented structure gives rise to regulatory arbitrage and weakens enforcement; 3) Board practices need to be strengthened; 4) institutional investors acting in a fiduciary capacity should be encouraged to formulate a comprehensive corporate governance policy, including voting and Board representation. Together with the detailed policy recommendations, these measures will help implement reforms, and provide opportunities for issuers to signal good practices to investors and the market.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment
title_short India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment
title_full India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment
title_fullStr India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment
title_full_unstemmed India - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : Corporate Governance Country Assessment
title_sort india - report on the observance of standards and codes (rosc) : corporate governance country assessment
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/6569512/report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-corporate-governance-country-assessment-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14465
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