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The CFA Society India recently published the second edition of The Investor's Guide to Shareholder Meetings in India. As investors, even though we hold stocks of various companies, we rarely think about our rights. Investors also rarely realize that by virtue of the shares they hold, they are entitled to voting rights in a company. It's a chance for them to question the management and engage with them so that they aren't taken for granted as minority shareholders. So we caught up with Sivananth Ramachandran, CFA, Director of Capital Markets Policy (India) and Amit Tandon, Founder and Managing Director, IiAS, who worked on the report to talk about: The objective behind publishing the report Shareholder meetings post-COVID Basics of shareholder meetings Why don't retail investors attend these meetings Evolution of corporate governance in India Do the votes of retail investors count? Things to look for when analysing shareholder proposals put forth by companies ESG investing and the role of shareholders Shareholder activism and ESG Shareholder meetings in India vs other countries and a whole lot more. Please enjoy this conversation with Sivananth and Amit. Here's the link to the An Investor's Guide to Shareholder Meetings in India. If you have any questions about shareholder meetings and shareholder rights, do post them here on TradingQnA.
What’s the history of banking in India? Do bank deposits lead to bank loans or is it the other way around? Why did coastal Karnataka spring up so many private banks?In this episode, Amol Agrawal (@mostlyeconomics), Assistant Professor at Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, gives us a tour de force of the history of banking in India. Amol also runs Mostly Economics, one of India’s foremost blogs on economics and economic history. एक बैंक की असली परिभाषा क्या है? भारत में मॉडर्न बैंकिंग कब और कैसे आई? क्या भारत में हमेशा से ही ज़्यादातर बैंक सरकार द्वारा संचालित थे? १९६९ में बैंक सरकारीकरण क्यों हुआ? इस पुलियाबाज़ी में आपको मिलेंगे इन सब सवालों के जवाब अमोल अग्रवाल से जिन्होंने भारत के बैंकिंग इतिहास का बारीकी से अध्ययन किया है | For more:Mostly Economics -- Amol’s blog Money Creation in the Modern Economy by McLeay et al on what comes first, deposits or loans?RBI’s Annual Reports from 1936 to 1999Before Thaler there was Pai -- Amol’s article in Mint on Pigmy Deposits of Syndicate BankHistory of Bank Branching in India -- Amol’s blog postAmol’s episode on The Pragati Podcast on the same topicPuliyabaazi is on these platforms:Twitter: https://twitter.com/puliyabaaziFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/puliyabaaziInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/puliyabaazi/Subscribe & listen to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Castbox, AudioBoom, YouTube, Spotify or any other podcast app.
In this episode we talk to Ingrid Srinath, Director of the Centre for Social Impact & Philanthropy at Ashoka University about philanthropy and civil society in India and the impact of new restrictions have come in as part of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act 2020 (FCRA 2020). (Disclaimer: the views expressed are Ingrid’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of her employer, or of CAF). We discussed: The FCRA 2020 What is the FCRA 2020? Why are CSOs in India concerned about the impact it will have? How much existing funding will be affected by the new rules? What is the rationale from government? Does this stand up to scrutiny? Has the Covid-19 pandemic played any role in precipitating this move on the part of the Indian government? What is the rationale for prohibiting onward granting? Why is this a particular cause for concern? Will this particularly harm smaller organisations and less poplar causes? As part of the new FCRA the Indian government has stipulated that no more than 20% of a foreign contribution can be spent on “administrative expenses”. How are these defined? What is the rationale for this? Will this new limitation on administrative expenses make it harder to invest in infrastructure, digital capabilities, governance etc.? The new law also requires CSOs in receipt of FCRA funds to do so in a dedicated bank account at a New Delhi branch of the State Bank of India- what is the rationale for this? The wider context for Civil Society & Philanthropy in India What is the overall makeup of the Indian civil society sector, in terms of formalised vs informal orgs, large vs small, different cause areas etc.? What is the attitude of the Indian government towards civil society in general? What is the attitude towards CSO advocacy and campaigning? How has the Covid pandemic affected Indian civil society? What is the infrastructure for civil society in India like? Are there gaps, and if so where? What is the history and current context for philanthropy in India? E.g. how much HNWI giving is there? How much mass market giving? What role does corporate philanthropy play? What role do foundations play? What kind of domestic causes receive philanthropic funding in India? What is the attitude of the Indian government towards philanthropy? What is the attitude of the Indian public towards philanthropy? What kind of philanthropic responses to the covid-19 crisis have we seen in India? Do recent critiques of philanthropy in the US and elsewhere resonate in the Indian context? (E.g. re that philanthropy exacerbates inequality, that it is anti-democratic, that some source of wealth are “tainted” etc.). Related links: Ingrid’s blog on “How the Proposed FCRA Amendments Hurt India’s Development and Democracy” Times of India interview with Ingrid, “FCRA Law could dry up money for less popular causes, shut smaller NGOs down” Ingrid’s article with Smarinita Shetty for Alliance Magazine, “Bleak prognosis for Indian civil society following new foreign funding bill” Ingrid on Twitter CAF India briefing on FCRA 2020 CAF America’s recent webinar on “India’s Amended Foreign Contribution Regulations: What You Need to Know” CAF’s 2019 India Giving report CAF’s 2017 paper Do As I Say, Not As I Do: UK Policy & The Global Closing Space for Civil Society The Council on Foundations (US) latest guidance on FCRA and funding in India for US organisations
What makes you happy Raj? Is happiness important in a covid19 era? Please tell us about your work on employee happiness in India? Do you think the happiness of employees in India is unique to the country or are their local differences? How can a CEO put happiness in the board room?
Welcome all. Today discussed idea on trade wars and how to trade. What may be happening between China, Russsia and India? Do they need our deals and what it means to us. Markets have been consolidating and the trigger that can cause the next move up would be the settlement of the trade deals. I'm long INDA, FXI, EWZ and IWM Short USO, XLB and short term short XLK Neutral the broad markets along with UXVY. Thank you and Good luck. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tradedoc/message
Using the power of the telephone, Ben and Josh finally track down Josh's DWJ Holy Grail: Thums/Thumbs/Thumps Up! Off they go on a truly fantastic voyage to pick up up. Topics include Josh's high school, neighbor, and (lack of) impressions. It's a road trip that makes the movie of the same name seem like Shakespeare, or at least Poe. And that's only half of the story as our heroes head back to Ben's house to actually partake of the soda. Can you endure a full 1+ minutes of Josh insanity as he takes over while Ben gets a bottle opener? Has Ben figured out the secret to driving home the "side way?" Is Josh an idiot savant when it comes to India? Do you owe us fabulous gifts and prizes? Find out all this and more in episode nine of Drinks With Josh!
Pulling a raisin out of a two-year-old’s nose probably wasn’t on Buddha’s path toward enlightenment, but it was one of the obstacles for author Polly Campbell. For many, stuck raisins and other real-life moments provide sometimes the only opportunity for spiritual growth in a day. Imperfect Spirituality shows us how to integrate those every-day moments with traditional spiritual techniques to experience personal growth and greater well-being all in the course of your regular routine. Any activity can be transformed into a spiritual practice. Don’t have a half-hour to meditate? Can't drop everything ala Elizabeth Gilbert and trek to Italy or India? Do a mini-meditation while standing in line. Working to be mindful and present? Start by brushing your teeth. Imperfect Spirituality: we'll be discussing practical tips and dozens of examples like these, as well as anecdotes from real people who are striving to grow both spiritually and personally. Featuring fascinating research about how the mind body spirit connection really works as well as illuminating quotes and informative, easy-to-do takeaways from leading-edge academic and spiritual experts who both study, and practice, these techniques. Popular blogger and workshop facilitator Polly Campbell, a favorite journalist for Daily Om and Psychology Today, emerges here as a fresh and important new voice in spirituality who offers a path to enlightenment for "the rest of us."
What are the trade-offs between innovation and standardization of TB care in India? Do local experts 'speak the same language' as central decision-makers? Are we on track to meet Millennium Development Goal 6C, to halt and reverse major diseases like TB, by 2015? Check the podcast below for more on this urgent question of global health. http://www.merit.unu.edu/permalink.php?id=575