With every new legislative act one would hope that the law will be simpler, more transparent and will be for the larger good of the citizens. Will these changes lead to better governance and more investment opportunities?

Moneylife Digital Team

The new Companies Act has made many sweeping changes regarding governance, transparency, disclosures, responsibilities of directors, class action suits and a more powerful Serious Fraud Office. On the face of it, the new company law has fewer provisions—with only 470 sections compared to the present Companies Act, 1956 which has nearly 700 sections. However, the new law has many more provisions by way of rules. Separately, amendments to the SEBI Act have made it one of the most powerful market regulators in the world, given it the power to search, seize and freeze accounts and assets, with very little oversight on its actions. Will these changes lead to better governance and more investment opportunities? At an exclusive Moneylife Foundation event, two very knowledgeable and independent-minded people in the business— Savithri Parekh, Head of Legal & Secretarial, Pidilite Industries and Jayant Thakur, Chartered Accountant, shared their views on these two momentous legal changes

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