Amit Tandon

Corporate governance report by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) panel has proposed some material changes, which can change the course of corporate action and disclosure. Nisha Poddar in conversation with panel members on specific changes. The eminent panelists are Cyril Shroff, SEBI Corporate Governance Panel, JN Gupta, Member, SEBI Panel, Amit Tandon, Member, SEBI Panel and Zia Mody, Founder, AZB & Partners.

Pravin Rao's pay hike fair, want Murthy to list governance woes at Infosys: Experts

Corporate governance and proxy advisory firms Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES) and Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IIAS) do not resonate with Narayana Murthy's views.

Voting pattern of TCS reflects conversation on Street: IIAS

peaking to CNBC-Tv18 Amit Tandon of IIAS said that the voting pattern at TCS which removed Cyrus Mistry reflects the conversation on the Street.

Big Deal: Experts focus on biggest corporate struggle

Watch panel of experts focusing on the biggest corporate power struggle that India has ever seen – the fight between Tata and Cyrus Mistry. The aim of this discussion is to get the arguments on both the sides and let the minority shareholder decide on their vote.

IiAS not in favour of non-competent fee to Max Group promoters

Rationale behind the non-competent fees is unclear, says Amit Tandon, Founder and Managing Director of IiAS. The minority shareholders will also have to bear part of the expense.

RPTs: Taking Shareholders For Granted?

RPTs: Taking Shareholders For Granted?

Cairn, Vedanta hit by oil cycle; merger won't help cos:IIaS

Amit Tandon, MD of IIaS says at the moment both the companies have taken a big hit given where we are on the commodity cycle and on the oil and gas cycle. "So, the merger is not from a position of strength for either of them," he adds.

Rolta should allow independent agency to look into nos:IIAS

Rolta has denied the report from Glaucus Research which indicated fabrication of the reported capital expenditures in order to mask their materially overstated EBITDA. But Amit Tandon, MD of Institutional Investor Advisory Services is not convinced and says just a denial of charges by the company is not good enough.

Cairn & HZL merger into Sesa: Is this the right time?

Reports say that mining baron Anil Agarwal is mulling merging Cairn and Hindustan Zinc into his flagship Vedanta Group firm Sesa Sterlite to create a global natural resources giant to rival Rio Tinto or BHP Billiton.

USL shareholders want a fair deal: Experts

United Spirits was under pressure after minority shareholders rejected 9 proposals, which are related party transactions resolutions at its Extraordinary General Meeting. However, sources tell CNBC-TV18 that the company is hopeful of re-approaching shareholders on the matter.

Maruti shares rebound; proxy advisory firms wary

Proxy advisory firms InGovern Research and Institutional Investors Advisory Services (IIAS) have slammed the move, saying Maruti‘s minority shareholders would be short changed.

'Cooper can claim over 4 times of $112.5 m break fee'

Apart from the $112.5 million break-up fee, Cooper can claim damages over 4-5 times of the mentioned amount to intimidate Apollo, feel experts

Cumulative voting: GSK Consumer bats for small shareholders

In a move that will give these investors a greater say in choosing the company's board, GSK Consumer has adopted proportionate representation using cumulative voting. Sajeet Manghat and Ashmit Kumar of CNBC-TV18 find out what this means for the boardroom.

Companies that are married to their auditors

Those for rotation cite auditor's incentive to cosy up to the management, who pay their fees, is reduced once they know they will be replaced. Its opponents argue that today‘s corporations are very complex, and an auditor must develop industry and company specific knowledge to fully understand the company's finances.

Has Escorts' merger plan hit a roadblock, courtesy IIAS?

It's the battle of wills as Escorts goes head to head with IIAS. Escorts' reorganisation plan, involving three of its associate subsidiaries. is being termed as a breach of corporate governance.