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‘Independent directors not really … – The Hindu
A significant percentage of individual shareholders believe the constitution of the board of directors of most Indian companies is tilted towards promoters as many independent directors are not…

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When independent directors are not so independent …
Lonergan Partners, a top Bay Area headhunter, in a 2015 report on tech company boards quoted an unnamed Silicon Valley director who said, I strongly prefer to recruit Silicon Valley-based…

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Are Independent Directors Independent?
This leaves the independent directors, theoretically not connected to promoters or executives, as the protectors of minority shareholders. Apart from their directors’ remuneration, independent …

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Independent Directors-Are they really Independent?
Independent directors, apart from receiving director’s remuneration, does not have any material pecuniary relationships or transactions with the company, its promoters, its directors, its senior management or its holding company, its subsidiaries and associates which may affect independence of the director.

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What Exactly Is an Independent Director?
To qualify as independent for this purpose, directors cannot hold management positions at the company, its parents or subsidiaries, and former executives are not considered independent for three years after their departures. Other rules are meant to ensure that independent directors are not overly reliant on the company financially. For example, a director does not qualify as independent if they or their families received more than $120,000 in compensation from the company in any 12-month …

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Are Independent Directors Independent?
As investors have limited visibility, it gives rise to the agency problem, where managers, as agents, may not run the company in the best interests of the shareholders. Are Independent Directors Independent?

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Independent directors not independent, says Sebi chief …
Read more about Independent directors not independent, says Sebi chief on Business Standard. Sharply critical of the existing corporate governance practices, Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi today said independent directors are not independent and audit committees are not working but admitted he does not have a solution to fix the lacunae.

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How independent are independent directors … – Punch …
‘An Independent Non-Executive Director should represent a strong independent voice on the board, be independent in character and judgment and accordingly be free from such relationships or…

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How Independent Are Independent Directors? – Corporate …
Over the past decades, Canadian regulators (with support from investors) have required companies to increase the number of independent directors on their boards and have created stricter requirements for what qualifies as ‘independent’. But are independent directors now truly independent? In a US paper

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The Problem with Independent Directors
If director independence is compromised and regulatory standards fail to detect this, then the regulators have failed. It should not be possible, if regulators are doing their job, to have a…