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THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2024

Title Author
Limits of Standardisation Mr.Prashant Saran, Former Wholetime Member, SEBI
Implications of Indian Governments’ inclusion in Global Bond Index Mr.G.Mahalingam, Former Wholetime Director, SEBI
Forty Years of the Capital Market Mr.Ashok Chawla, Former Finance Secretary, Government of India and Former Chairperson, Competition Commission of India
Some thoughts on mutual funds Ms.Usha Thorat, Former Dy.Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Creating robust capital markets: The role of regulators Dr.KP Krishnan, Sr.Fellow and Member, Advisory Board, Isaac Centre for Public Policy,Ashoka University and Ms.Amrita Pillai, Research Consultant, Isaac Centre for Public Policy,Ashoka University
India’s Capital Markets: The Engine Behind Economic Growth Mr.Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Powering Inclusion: The Role of Technology and Innovation in the Securities Markets Mr.Nehal Vora, Managing Director, Central Depository Services Ltd.
Building Investor’s Confidence and Deepening the Corporate Bond Market Ms.Padmaja Chunduru, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Passive funds gain popularity with fresh inflows of Rs 2.13 lakh crore over last 2 years Mr.Mukesh Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, NSE Indices Ltd.
India’s Bond Market Awakens: The Global Rush for Rupee Securities Ms.Nipa Sheth, Promoter & Director of Trust Group, Trust Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Destination Viksit Bharat: India’s Commodity Derivatives Market as a Vehicle to Reach There Mr.Debojyoti Dey, Vice President and Head-Research, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Jobs creation, the next socio-political frontier Mr.TV Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital and Ms.Nisha Holla, Technology Fellow, C-CAMP
India’s startup scorecard Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Market Snapshot Mr.Hemendra Kothari, Chairman, DSP Asset Managers Pvt.Ltd.
India: A structural bull case Mr.Navneet Munot, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, HDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
India’s Journey to Viksit Bharat: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead Mr.Nilesh Shah, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Cracking the Investment Code Mr.S.Naren, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Communication strategies to attract more investors Mr.Kailash Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Bharat Amritkaal!!! - The India story re-begins... Mr.Vikas Khemani, Founder, Carnelian Capital Advisors LLP
India growth story: A multi-decadal wealth creation opportunity Mr.Vishal Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer, Bandhan AMC Ltd.
Investor participation in Commodities Market: Current Status and Future Potential Mr.Arun Raste, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd.
Board Diversity Mr.Arun Duggal, Chairman, ICRA Ltd.
Spillovers in a Deepening Financial Sector Dr.Ashima Goyal, Emeritus professor, IGIDR
Reform Roadmap Mr.Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
Are savers becoming more market savvy? Mr.Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda
India’s march towards a Viksit Bharat and the role of PSEs Mr.Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE and Member,Governing Body-ILO,Geneva
24 Priorities for Boards in 2024 Dr.Manoj Vaish, Independent Director & Corporate Governance Practitioner
Internal Auditor: Often Underappreciated But Immensely Valuable Ms.Renu Challu, Ex.Managing Director, State Bank of Hyderabad
Accounting and Auditing Standards - Introspection Mr.Mukund M.Chitale, Managing Partner, Mukund M.Chitale & Co.
Significant Beneficial Ownership - A significant compliance challenge for companies Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute and Mr.Souvik Sanyal, Principal Consultant, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
Governance of Tax System and its impact on capital markets Ms.Bhavna Doshi, Independent Director
Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) - Financializing Gold Mr.C.S.Verma, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, FirstAdvantage Consulting Group Ltd.
The BEST interest rate policy Dr.Gurbachan Singh, Independent Economist (previously visiting professor, Ashoka University)
Insider Trading Mr.Kaustubh S.Koparkar, Vice President - Augmented Offerings Group, Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd.
Unlocking Value: NSDL Integration for New-Age Brokers Mr.Rahul Pratap Singh,Vice President, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Indian Mutual Fund Industry: Paving the Path for the Next Big Leap Mr.Anand Rathi, Founder & Chairperson, Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd.
Affordable Housing: Penetration in Indian Deeper Markets Mr.Sarosh Amaria, Managing Director, Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.
Unlocking The Power of Technology in Audit Ms.Mridulla Khatri, Partner and Leader,Clients & Markets, BDO in India and Ms.Iqra Bhat, Associate Director,Clients & Markets, BDO in India
Accelerated growth of Infrastructure, Real Estate, InvITs, and ReITs in India & Role of Debenture & ReIT/ InvIT Trustees Ms.Deepa Rath, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Axis Trustee Services Ltd.
Technology at the Forefront of Transforming Mutual Funds Industry Mr.V.Venkata Giri, Chief Technology Officer, KFintech Technologies Ltd.
Indian Depository Receipts - A Discussion Mr.Anay Khare, Managing Director-Corporate Finance, Axis Capital Ltd.
Navigating financial sector legal landscape with AI-enabled eDiscovery Mr.Suveer Khanna, Partner, Forensic, KPMG India Ltd. and Mr.Kirit Amichandwala, Partner, Forensic, KPMG India Ltd.
India Inc. to report stable credit metrics in FY2025: ICRA Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Vice President and Sector Head, Corporate Ratings ICRA Ltd.
Infrastructure Financing through Bond Markets Mr.Sreekanta Chatterjee, Deputy Head - Debt Capital Markets, ICICI Bank Ltd.
Role of auditors in promoting investor confidence Mr.Rakesh Nangia, Founder & Managing Partner, Nangia & Co.LLP and Mr.Prateek Agarwal, Partner-Audit & Assurance, Nangia & Co.LLP
The emergence of the Chief AI Officer Mr.Navnit Singh, Chairman & Regional Managing Director, Korn Ferry
Indian Corporate Governance: A five-year progress report Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
In Search of Deposits: A New Crises for Indian Banks? Dr.Apoorva Javadekar, Assistant Professor of Finance, Indian School of Business
Creating a larger role for domestic investors in PE/VC firms Mr.Abhinav Jain, General Partner, Gaja Capital
Return to Roots: Exploring the trend of redomiciling in Indian Markets Mr.Gaurav Sood, Managing Director and Head, Equity Capital Markets, Avendus Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Can India’s IPO Market Hit ?1.5 Lakh Crore in FY25? Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Managing Director, Pantomath Financial Services Group
Venture Org Design - From the Lab to a Listed Entity Mr.Sudhir Rao, Managing Partner-India, Celesta Capital
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data in Financial Services and Capital Markets Mr.Ramesh Venkat, Chief Executive Officer & Manging Partner, Fairwinds Asset Managers Ltd.
Integrated Reporting: Encompassing Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Former Sr.Professor-Finance, FORE School of Management, New Delhi
The Importance of Risk Oversight by Boards Mr.Bhaskar Majumdar, FRM,ICD.D,CRO, Industrial Bank of Kuwait,The
InvITs / ReITs Mr.S.Ramamoorthy Iyer, Sr.Vice President-Debt, Capital Markets SBICAP Securities Ltd.
Corporate bonds for the retail: Opportunities & challenges Mr.Anurag Mittal, Head - Fixed Income, UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd.
The Indian Capital Market 2024: An Overview Dr.Milind Dalvi, Chief Executive Officer, Association of investment Bankers of India
The role of Life Cycle Investment Bankers: Nurture, Mentor, Advise, Encourage and Transact Mr.Vineet Suchanti, Managing Director, Keynote Financial Services Ltd.
Paradigm shift: India a Product focussed Advanced Capital Market Mr.Viraj Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, PIVOT Management Consulting Pvt.Ltd.
Green Bonds & Beyond: A Sustainable Path in Fixed Income Mr.Arnab Choudhury, Executive Vice President & Group Head, Debt Capital Markets, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
Securities and Exchange Board of India: Recent Initiatives and Criticism Mr.Milind Jha, Partner, Dentons Link legal and Mr.Shailender Sharma, Partner, Dentons Link legal
Transformative Decade in India’s Capital Markets (2014-2024) Mr.Rakshith Sharma, Associate Consultant, MCQube and Mr.V.Shunmugam, Consultant, MCQube
Reverse Flipping: Homecoming for the Indian Startups Ms.Shruti Lohia, Principal Associate, BMR Legal Associates and Ms.Nikky Jhamtani, Managing Associate, BMR Legal Associates
Real Estate Insolvency and the IBC Dr.Raghav Pandey, Assistant Professor National Law University-Delhi
MSMEs: Catalysts for India’s Viksit Bharat $5 Trillion Economy Goal Ms.Ritu Prakash Singh, Sr.Economist & Head - MSME Research, U GRO Capital Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2023

Title Author
Blueprint for Capital Markets in India in 2030 Mr.Ajay Tyagi, Former Chairman, SEBI
Regulating Artificial Intelligence Mr.Prashant Saran, Former Wholetime Member, SEBI
Fiscal Deficit: Way Forward Mr.R.Dinesh, President, Confederation of Indian Industry
Funding India's Economic Growth Mr.Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
Role of Institutional Investors in Ensuring Better Corporate Governance Mr.Atul Sobti, Director General, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
The power of dematerialisation Mr.Nehal Vora, Managing Director, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Increasing significance of domestic pools of capital in Indian IPOs Ms.Gesu Kaushal, Managing Director - Equity Corporate Finance, Kotak Investment Banking
Commodity Options – A Financial Instrument Whose Time has come Mr.Rishi Nathany, Chief Business Officer, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Simplifying Investment Management: The Advantages of Linking Mutual Funds to Demat Accounts Mr.Samar Banwat, Executive Director, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Investor Awareness : Empowering Investors in the Indian Securities Market Mr.Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Benchmark indices are scaling new highs. What should investors do? Mr.Sundeep Sikka, Executive Director & CEO, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.
Annual Transparency Report for Audit Firms - Will it make a difference? Mr.Yogesh Sharma, Dy.Managing Partner and Mr.Aleem Lilani, Director, M S K C & Associates
Reserve Bank of India and Inflation Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Capital Markets and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ Mr.Navneet Munot, Managing Director & CEO, HDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Why Hybrid Investing Matters Mr.S.Naren, Executive Director & CIO, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Winds of Change Mr.Vijay Chandok, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
ESG & Board of Directors Mr.Arun Duggal, Chairman, ICRA Ltd.
Perform & Transform: An imperative for organizations and leaders...but how can we get it right? Mr.Navnit Singh, Chairman & Regional Managing Director-India, Korn Ferry International Pvt.Ltd.
Indian Capital Market Landscape Ms.Latika S.Kundu, Managing Director & CEO, Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
Role of Commodity Derivatives Market for ushering in a Developed Economy Mr.Arun Raste, Managing Director & CEO, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.
MSMEs- The cornerstone of India's vision of a $5 trillion economy Mr.Sivasubramanian Ramann, Chairman & Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India
What's next for the capital market ecosystem Mr.Nithin Kamath, Founder, CEO, Zerodha Broking Ltd.
A more focused RBI: Why and how Dr.Gurbachan Singh, Visiting Professor, Ashoka University
Future of Tech IPOs in India Mr.Gaurav Sood, Managing Director & Head-Equity Capital Market, Avendus Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Fund raising by REITs, InvITs & new age companies – Evolution of the Indian capital markets Mr.Rajiv Anand, Dy.Managing Director, Axis Bank Ltd.
Capital Market Outlook Mr.Salil Pitale, Jt.Managing Director & Co-CEO, Axis Capital Ltd.
Evaluating the IBC and the way forward Mr.Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda
Corporate Governance in India – Evolved and Evolving Mr.Vikas Khemani, Founder, Carnelian Capital Advisors LLP
Venture Capital + Open Innovation Mr.P.Sudhir Rao, Managing Partner – India, Celesta Capital
Progressive approach towards organizing the Indian Gold Industry-A Perspective Mr.C.S.Verma, Managing Director & CEO, FirstAdvantage Consulting Group Ltd.
Should you invest in Monopoly or Dominant businesses? Ms.Devina Mehra, Founder, Chairperson and Managing Director, First Global Stockbroking Pvt.Ltd.
Annual Transparency Report for Audit Firms- Will it make a difference? Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Former Sr.Professor-Finance & Accounting Area, FORE School of Management
Smart investment moves for smoother transition to retirement Mr.Kailash Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Sustainable Finance- no more an option but an imperative for lenders and borrowers Dr.Ashok Haldia, Chairman-Governing Board of IIIPI of ICAI
Future Ahead - Online Bond Trading Platforms Mr.Sreekanta Chatterjee, Dy.Head-Debt Capital Markets, ICICI Bank Limited
Pledging of Shares by Promoters of Family Firms in India: Regulatory Concerns and Recommendations Ms.Nupur Pavan Bang, Mr.Sougata Ray and Mr.Kavil Ramachandran, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise, Indian School of Business
Post-Listing Special Rights of the Pre-IPO Shareholders Mr.Abhyuday Bhotika, Partner, IndusLaw
Regulators will drive India's ESG agenda Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
Unleashing the Potential: The Role of Indian Private Credit Funds in Driving Economic Growth Ms.Lakshmi Iyer, CEO-Investment & Strategy, Kotak Investment & Advisory Ltd.
The Indispensable Role of Asset Tracing in India's Legal Landscape Mr.Sidhartha Gautam, Partner, KPMG India Ltd.
Fraud Risk Management and Corporate Governance in India Mr.Suveer Khanna, Partner,Forensic Services, and Ms.Sanya Arora, Associate Director, Forensic Services, KPMG India Ltd.
Getting the Best out of your Independent Directors Mr.Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director & Head of South Asia, Forensic,Investigations & Intelligence, Kroll Associates (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Compliance Landscape in India Mr.B.N.Ramakrishnan, Chief Compliance Officer, Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Inflation Indexed Bonds-A Perspective Mr.Rakshat Kapoor, CIO & Fund Manager, Modulus Alternatives Investment Managers Limited
Annual Transparency Report for Audit Firms- Will it make a difference Mr.Rakesh Nangia, Managing Partner and Prateek Agarwal, Partner- Audit & Assurance, Nangia & Co LLP
Strengthening disclosure-based regime for FPIs – Challenges and Impact Dr.C.K.G.Nair, Director, National Institute of Securities Markets
IBC: what it is and what it is not Dr.M.S.Sahoo, Distinguished Professor, National Law University-Delhi
The Non-Performing Assets and their fate under the IBC Dr.Raghav Pandey, Assistant Professor, National Law University-Delhi
Audit Committee Concepts Mr.Nawshir H.Mirza, Professional Independent Director
Restructure the corporate restructuring laws Mr.Sunil Sanghai, Founder & CEO, Novaaone Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Funding Indian Cities of the Future Ms.Shilpa Kumar, Partner and Mr.Shreyansh Chandak, Associate, Omidyar Network India Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Municipal Bonds Mr.S.Ramamoorthy Iyer, Sr.Vice President-Debt Capital Market, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
RBI's Retail Direct Scheme: Emerging challenges Mr.Rajeev Radhakrishnan, CIO-Fixed Income, SBI Funds Management Ltd.
How Leasing shall progress as an alternative for secured lending Mr.Sarosh Amaria, Managing Director, Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited
Governance and Indian family businesses - Are Western models of governance the only option in the changing world? Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Dr.Naveen Kumar, Director, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
RBI's Retail Direct Scheme: Overview and Emerging challenges Mr.Amandeep Singh Chopra, Group President & Head-fixed income, UTI Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Can the consideration of qualitative factors as data inputs in our default assessments improve predictability and early warning signals ? Dr.Shikha Bagai, Managing Director-India & Mauritius, Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd.
The Indian BPM Industry – Continuous Orchestration of Creative Evolution Mr.Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2022

Title Author
How vulnerable is our External Sector to US Fed Moves Mr.G.Mahalingam, Former Wholetime Director, SEBI
Capital Market Landscape Mr.Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director & CEO,National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Enhancing Investor Centric Services through Technology and Education Ms.Padmaja Chunduru,Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd.
India @100: Stock and bond markets vital for India's march to becoming a developed nation Mr.Sundeep Sikka,Executive Director & CEO,Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.
Role of Commodity Derivatives Market for Ushering in a Developed Economy Mr.Rishi Nathany,Chief Business Officer,Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Suggestion for major reduction in Fiscal Deficit Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Social Stock Exchange: A Path Breaking Initiative Mr.Amarjeet Singh, Executive Director, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Spurring sustainable growth in Asia through ESG investing Mr.Ashok Lavasa, Vice President-Private Sector & PPP, Asian Development Bank
The BRSR Framework-A step towards Sustainable Value Creation Mr.Cyril S.Shroff, Managing Partner, Mr.Bose Varghese, Sr.Director-ESG and Mr.Reuben Chacko, Partner-Capital Markets, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Indian IPO Markets Have Arrived! Mr.Vijay Chandok, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Whistle-Blowing Mechanisms for Private Companies: A Need for the Gatekeepers of Corporate Governance Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner, Ms.Sumithra Suresh, Partner and Ms.Siddhi Yogesh Kudalkar, Associate, Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India
Key Challenges for Potential Mid Cap IPOs Mr.Ajay Saraf, Executive Director, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Boards' New Manifesto - Improving oversight on Human Capital Issues Dr.Anil Kumar Khandelwal, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Bank Of Baroda,
Reflections from the boardroom Ms.Rama Bijapurkar
Niveshaks (Investors) and the journey of Capital Markets Mr.Nehal Vora, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Role of Independent Directors - A Stakeholders' Perspective Dr.C.K.G.Nair, Director and Dr.Ranjith Krishnan, Faculty Member, National Institute of Securities Markets
Related Party Transactions Mr.Dolphy D'souza, Sr.Partner, SRBC & Co.LLP
What is Deepening Investor Pools in Indian Capital Markets? Mr.Gaurav Sood, Head-Equity Capital Market, Avendus Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Unleashing the potential of SME Exchanges in India: Challenges and Prospects Mr.Sivasubramanian Ramann, Chairman & Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India
30 years of capital market reforms Ms.Priya Subbaraman, Chief Regulatory Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., The
Preparing to join a company board Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
Building a robust model for Corporate Governance Mr.Atul Sobti, Director General, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
Fund of Funds: A One-Stop Solution for Investors Mr.S.Naren, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
The Future of Lending-Post Covid 19 Ms.Renu Challu, Ex-Managing Director, State Bank Of Hyderabad,
Broking Goes Mainstream Mr.Nithin Kamath, Founder, CEO, Zerodha Broking Ltd.
Corporate Governance in India-The Road Ahead Dr.Manoj Vaish, Independent Director & Corporate Governance Practitioner,
Gender Balance at Management Level Mr.Arun Duggal, Chairman, ICRA Ltd.
NFTs, Demystified Mr.Ramesh Venkat, Managing Partner & CEO, Fairwinds Asset Managers Ltd.
Managing the risks from Climate Change Mr.Nawshir H.Mirza, Professional Independent Director
Offer For Sale Thru Stock Exchange Route Mr.Anay Khare, Managing Director-Corporate Finance, Axis Capital Ltd.
The reboot of Indian Boardrooms - 2024 Mr.Navnit Singh, Chairman & Regional Managing Director and Ms.Monica Agrawal, Managing Director-Financial Services, Asia Pacific Board Practices Lead, Korn Ferry India
ARC Models will always be work in progress Mr.Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda
Journey of Digital Transformation - Indian Lending space Mr.Sarosh Amaria, Managing Director, Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
Competition in Stock Exchanges - Challenges and Opportunities Mr.V.Balasubramaniam, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, India International Exchange (IFSC) Ltd.
The 2% CSR Mandate-an Unnecessary Imposition? Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Ms.Divya Sharma, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
Independent Directors- The Direction for the next decade Mr.Makarand Lele, Founder Partner, Bizfirst Professionals LLP and Ms.Amogh Diwan, Partner, Efficax Consultants LLP
Key challenges in the post-Covid era Mr.Sriram Krishnan, Managing Director, Co-Head, Global Transaction Banking, India, Deutsche Bank AG
Real beauty of M&A deals is yet to come in India Mr.Sunil Sanghai, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Nova Dhruva Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Climate change issues- what the board of directors need to do Dr.Ashok Haldia, Chairman-Governing Board of IIIPI of ICAI,
Floating Rate Bonds in Current Scenario 2022 Ms.Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer-Debt & Head-Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Auditors: The harbingers of Investor Confidence Mr.Yogesh Sharma, Dy.Managing Partner, BDO India LLP and Mr.Aleem Lilani, Director, M S K C & Associates
Sustainable Path for Fixed Income Passive Investing Mr.Anurag Mittal, Executive Vice President & Dy.Head-Fixed Income, UTI Asset Management Co.Ltd.
SUSTAINABILITY : Driving Investing and M&A Landscape Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Group Founder & Managing Director and Ms.Ritu Agarwal, Manager, Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Infrastructure Financing: The Way Forward Mr.Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
India Inc. penned a story of revenue growth in FY2022 even as it grapples with margin headwinds; earnings uncertainty persists over the near term Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Sr.Vice President & Group Head, ICRA Ltd.
Interest Rate Cycles and Equity Valuations Mr.Manoj Menon, Head Of Research and Mr.Vinod Karki, Equity Strategist, , ICICI Securities Ltd.
Credit Default Swaps and Corporate Bond Market Mr.Mandar Pitale, Head Treasury, SBM Bank (India) Ltd.
Have the Debenture Trustees delivered? Ms.Shikha Bagai, Managing Director, India & Mauritius, Vistra Group
CSR Mandate: An opportunity to build a Sustainable Organization Ms.Nupur Pavan Bang, Mr.Sougata Ray and Mr.Kavil Ramachandran, Thomas Schmidheiny Centre For Family Enterprise, Indian School of Business
Changing Role of Debenture Trustee Ms.Padma Betai, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd.
Re-imagining Taxes on Capital Market Transaction in India Mr.Mukesh Butani, Managing Partner, Ms.Nikky Jhamtani, Managing Associate and Ms.Akshara Rao, Associate, BMR Legal
Liquidity in Corporate Bond Markets-Decoding the paradox Mr.Sreekanta Chatterjee, Dy.Head-Debt Capital Market, ICICI Bank Ltd.
NATC IPOs - A Boon or A Bane? Mr.Sandip Khetan, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
How to Strike a Balance Between Physical Assets and Financial Assets? Mr.Kailash Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer-Investment Management & Group Head Marketing, L&T Investment Management Ltd.
Need to relook at the Takeover Regulations? Mr.Ravi Kumar, M&A Partner, Induslaw
Role of QRB in Improving Audit Quality Mr.Rakesh Nangia, Managing Partner, Nangia & Co.LLP
Building Agile and Resilient Operating Models in VUCA times - A gateway to the future Mr.Kartik Neelakantan, Chief Operating Officer, Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Has Mutual Fund advertising gone overboard? Mr.Arun Ohri, Director-Capital Markets Practice, Adfactors PR Pvt.Ltd.
Performance of IBC so far Dr.Raghav Pandey, Asst.Professor, National Law University
The need to build a portfolio of Mutual Fund schemes Mr.Mahesh Patil, Chief Investment Officer-Equities, Aditya Birla Sun Life Amc Ltd.
Tell-Tale Signs Of A Possible US Recession; Its Ability To Impact Indian Shores Mr.Tirthankar Patnaik, Chief Economist, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., The
Venture Capital: Guidance. Growth. Governance.-Risk Adjusted Mr.P.Sudhir Rao, Managing Partner-India, Celesta Capital
MSMEs can be key contributors towards making India a $5tn economy Mr.Gaurav Jain, Director, Hem Securities Ltd.
International Related Party Transactions: The Royalty Syndrome Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor-Finance & Accounting Area, FORE School of Management

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2021

Title Author
The Sustainability Debate: A Question of Survival for Companies Mr.U.K.Sinha,Former Chairman,Securities & Exchange Board of India
Independent Director – The Messiah? Mr.Prashant Saran, Former Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Establishing a Spot Market for Gold Mr.G.Mahalingam, Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Next Big Step for India’s Capital Markets Dr.Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman and Mr.Ajit Pai, Distinguished Expert, NITI Aayog
NSE: Driving Innovation, Digital Transformation and Sustainability in the New Normal of Indian Capital Market Mr.Vikram Limaye, Managing Director & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Emerging Investment Trends in Passive Investing Mr.Sundeep Sikka, Executive Director & CEO, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.
Path for India’s Economic Recovery – Protect, Revive, Sustain Mr.Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman & CEO, Housing Development Finance Corp.Ltd.
India, a Startup Nation Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Chairman and Mr.Yash Baid, Principal, 3one4 Capital
Indian Capital Markets – Anchoring the India Story Mr.Arun Mehta, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
Judicial Reforms–A Burning Necessity Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Remodelling Enterprises with a Human-first Approach Mr.Keshav R.Murugesh, Group Chief Executive Officer, WNS Global Services Ltd.
Indian Mutual Fund Industry – The Impending Tectonic Shift Mr.Navneet Munot, Managing Director & CEO, HDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Learnings from the Past SME Listings Mr.Sivasubramanian Ramann, Chairman & Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India
Need for Enabling Domestic LP Capital Mr.Gopal Jain, Managing Partner, Gaja Capital
Growth of the Indian Capital Markets: Enlarging the Role of Depositories Mr.Nehal Vora, Managing Director & CEO, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Benefits and Importance of Hedging Commodity Prices' Mr.Arun Raste, Managing Director & CEO, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.
Recent Rule Changes in the Securities Markets and its Significance Ms.Priya Subbaraman, Chief Regulatory Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Road Ahead for Depository Institutions in Protecting Retail Investors Mr.Prashant Vagal, Executive Vice President, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Importance of Domestic Investment in Private Equity Mr.Vishal Tulsyan, Managing Director & CEO, MOPE Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
As family-businesses make way for family offices Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
An uneven economic recovery on the anvil Mr.N.Sivaraman, Managing Dierctor & Group CEO, ICRA Ltd.
Indian Public Sector – Meeting the Benchmarks of Corporate Governance in the New Normal Mr.Atul Sobti, Director General, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
Asset Allocation: The Cornerstone of Successful Investing Mr.S.Naren, Executive Director & CIO, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Challenges in the NBFC Sector and Development of Securitisation Market Ms.Renu Challu, Ex-Managing Director, State Bank of Hyderabad
Capital Markets and Poverty Alleviation Mr.Trilochan Sastry, Professor, IIM Bangalore
A product to get more Indians to save and invest Mr.Nithin Kamath, Founder & CEO, Zerodha Broking Ltd.
Independent Directors - Going Forward Dr.Manoj Vaish, Independent Director & Corporate Governance Practitioner
ESG & Board of Directors Mr.Arun Duggal, Chairman, ICRA Ltd.
Restoration to Expansion: India Mid-Year Outlook Mr.Ravi R.Menon, Chief Executive Officer and Mr.Tushar Pradhan, Chief Investment Officer, HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
SPACs – An Indian Perspective Mr.Ramesh Venkat, Managing Partner & CEO, Fairwinds Asset Managers Ltd.
Effective Board Processes- Role of Three Key Actors Dr.Anil K Khandelwal, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of Baroda and Mr.S.C.Kalia, Former,Executive Director, Union Bank of India
The Great Bluff Mr.Nawshir H. Mirza, Professional, Independent Director
Uniform Gaming Laws: Need of the Hour in India Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner, Mr.Asim Abbas, Partner and Ms.Geeta Dhania, Partner, L & L Partners
Investment Banking - Evolving .... Mr.Anay Khare, Managing Director-Corporate Finance, Axis Capital Ltd.
Defining the Audit of the Future Mr.Jamil Khatri, Partner, BSR & Co.LLP
A Role Separation of Chairperson and MD/CEO Mr.Navnit Singh, Chairman & Regional MD and Ms.Monica Agrawal, Head Financial Services and Board Services Practice, Korn Ferry India
The Separation of Chair and CEO Roles: Evolution and Challenges Mr.Umakanth Varottil, Associate Professor of Law National University of Singapore
Growing Preference for Corporate Debt Markets Ms.Nipa Sheth, Director, Trust Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Financial Services – Technology-led growth Mr.Kishor Thakkar, Managing Director, Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Rebuilding Confidence in Credit Ratings: There is really no option Mr.Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, CARE Ratings Ltd. and author of Hits & Misses: The Indian Banking Story
The Strange Link between Hockey, Tennis, Chess and Investing Mr.Shankar Sharma, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, First Global Stockbroking Pvt.Ltd.
How the playing field in investing is changing and what will happen if you don't change Ms.Devina Mehra, Chairperson & Managing Director, First Global Stockbroking Pvt.Ltd.
MSME Funding: The Road Ahead Mr.Sarosh Amaria, Managing Director, Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
Emerging Role of Retail Investors in Debt Capital Markets Mr.Ajay Manglunia, Managing Director & Head-Institutional Fixed Income, JM Financial Products Ltd.
Increasing Regulatory Role of Stock Exchanges - Challenges and Opportunities Mr.V.Balasubramaniam, Managing Director & CEO, India International Exchange (IFSC) Ltd.
All in the family and relations Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Ms.Rosanna M.Vetticad, Director, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
The Institutional Mechanism for Corporate Reorganisations-Time to go back to the drawing board! Ms.Bhavna Doshi, Founder Partner, Bhavna Doshi Associates LLP
Augmenting the Role of the Board in Enhancing Transparency Mr.Makarand Lele, Founder, Bizfirst Professionals, Past President ICSI, Government Nominee on Council of ICoAI and Mr.Amogh Diwan, Designated Partner, Efficax Consultants LLP
Digital Assets – A glimpse into the world of smart custody Mr.Sriram Krishnan, Managing Director,Co-Head, Global Transaction Banking,India, Deutsche Bank AG
Entrepreneurship Supported by Private Equity Capital Mr.Sunil Sanghai, Founder & CEO, Nova Dhruva Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Changing Role of Media in Investor Education Mr.Dilip Cherian, Founding Partner, Perfect Relations Pvt.Ltd.
Enhancing Effectiveness of Indian Boards: Issues and Challenges Dr.Ashok Haldia, Former Secretary ICAI, and Chairman, governing board of IIIPA
ESG Investing Landscape Mr.Harsha Upadhyaya, President & CIO-Equity, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management
Indian Corporate Bond Market Ms.Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer-Debt & Head-Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
The Journey to 100 Million Investors Mr.Vishal Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer, IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Golden Decade of India Mr.Vikas Khemani, Founder, Carnelian Capital Advisors LLP
SPAC or IPO: Picking the Right Path to Going Public Mr.Yogesh Sharma, Dy.Managing Partner and Ms.Anita Somani, Assurance Partner, BDO in India
Rating Industry in India: The journey so far and what lies ahead Mr.Sankar Chakraborti, Chief Executive Officer, Acuite Ratings & Research Ltd.
ESG – An emerging important variable in investing and business Mr.Nitin Bhasin, Director & Head of Research-Institutional Equities and Mr.Vinit Powle, Research Analyst, Ambit Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Measures to incentivise credit will mitigate pain in the MSME sector Mr.Rajiv Anand, Executive Director-Wholesale Banking, Axis Bank Ltd.
You need to plan your retirement from the day you start earning - Here's why? Mr.Rajiv Bajaj, Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Capital Ltd.
Ten tips to make the new DFI tick Mr.Raman Uberoi, Consultant, CRISIL Ltd.
From Savings to Investing: The Key Challenges Mr.Vinit Sambre, Sr.Vice President & Head of Equity and Mr.Amit Grover, Asst.Vice President, Sales Marketing & e-Business, DSP Mutual Fund
Impact of Audit Opinion on the Pricing of IPOs in India Mr.Abhilash S.Nair, Associate Professor (Finance), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Liability of Company Directors under Indian Drug Laws Mr.Nitin Potdar, M&A Partner and Mr.Sanjay Kumar, Pharma Counsel, J.Sagar Associates
Passive Investing in Fixed Income – The Way Ahead Mr.Anurag Mittal, Sr.Fund Manager, IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
A Diverse Board – Positive Impact on Performance Ms.Kalpana Unadkat, Partner and Mr.Jaidev Mehrotra, Trainee Solicitor, Khaitan & Co.
Corporate Bonds-Emerging Opportunities Ms.Sujata Guhathakurta, Head-Debt Capital Market, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Corporate reporting – Poised for a Paradigm Shift Mr.Sai Venkateshwaran, Partner, KPMG Assurance & Consulting Services LLP
Deterrence through Laws – Are the laws tightening the noose? Mr.Atul Sharma, Managing Partner, Link Legal-India Law Services
India’s Commodity Derivatives Market – Realising the Emerging Potential Mr.Rishi Nathany, Head–Business Development & Marketing, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
The Role of Foreign Investment in making India a global economic power Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Chairman, Smart Bharat Group & Past President,ICSI
Five Years of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Ms.Medha Shekar, Asst.Manager, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India
Crowdfunding In Emerging Markets and Challenges Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Founder & Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Corporate Governance in Central PSUs: The Case of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. on Qualified Financial Statements Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor-Finance & Accounting Area, FORE School of Management
Delisting Regulation 2.0 – A move in the right direction? Mr.Ankur Loona, Partner, Alliance Corporate Lawyers
How Corporate India Recalibrated during Covid-19 Mr.Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
COVID and Corporate Purpose Mr.C.S.Verma, Managing Director & CEO, First Advantage Consulting Group Ltd.
Financial Reporting and Audit Regulation during COVID-19 Pandemic Dr.Parvinder Sohi Behuria, Chairperson and Mr.Mohit Baijal, Secretary, Quality Review Board
Corporate Sector in India: Coping with Covid-19 Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Group Head & Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
Investor Behavior in the Times of Covid Mr.Manoj Menon, Head of Research and Mr.Vinod Karki, Equity Strategist, ICICI Securities Ltd.
COVID 19: Tools used by Central Banks as Monetary Response Mr.Mandar M.Pitale, Head–Treasury, SBM Bank (India) Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2020

Title Author
Using Banking Platform for Greater Role in Capital Markets Mr.Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India
Redefining the Process of Appointment of Independent Directors Mr.U.K.Sinha, Former Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India and Ms.Saumya Sahai
Rethinking Regulatory Architecture Mr.Prashant Saran, Former Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Increasing Regulatory Role of Commodity Derivatives Exchanges: Challenges and Opportunities Mr.S.K.Mohanty, Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Funding Innovators and Start-ups Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital
Steps to Revive Indian Economy Mr.Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman & CEO, Housing Development Finance Corp.Ltd.
Mutual Funds – after a stupendous growth, the future ahead Mr.Sundeep Sikka, Chief Executive Officer, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.
Banks Can Play The Biggest Role In Resolving NPAs Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
GIFT IFSC- Poised for a Brighter Future Mr.Ramesh NGS, Non-Executive Chairman and Mr.Vinay E.Purohit, Managing Director & CEO, Stock Holding IFSC Gift City
Rule of Law Mr.Bibek Debroy
Increasing Regulatory Role of Commodity Exchanges-Challenges and Opportunities Mr.Saurabh Chandra, Chairman, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Covid-19 and Corporate Purpose Mr.Amarjeet Singh, Executive Director, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Evolution of the Definition of ‘Control’ Under Indian Law and Regulations Mr.Shardul Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Using Technology for Needy Mr.Gagan Rai, Managing Director & CEO, NSDL E-Governance Infrastructure Ltd.
Depositories: Today & Tomorrow Mr.Nehal Vora, Managing Director & CEO, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Ring-fencing the Debt Market against Future Maelstroms Market making, more transparency, removal of regulatory arbitrage among imperatives Ms.Ashu Suyash, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Governance of Group Companies: Extending the Boards Reach Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
Social Impact Investing: Enabling access to capital for India’s next half billion Ms.Shilpa Kumar, Investment Partner, Omidyar Network India Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Investor Behavior in the Times of Covid Mr.Ramesh Venkat, Managing Partner & CEO, Fairwinds Asset Managers Ltd.
Public Sector Banking: Building the Road to Effective Governance Dr.Anil K.Khandelwal, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of Baroda; Former Member, Banks Board Bureau and Dr.Anujayesh Krishna, Board Advisor, Institute for Advanced Studies in Complex Choices
Elephant Bonds – A ‘Robin Hood strategy’ to rescue India from economic crisis Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner and Ms.Itee Singhal, Senior Associate, L & L Partners
“Times Are A-Changin” – Impact of Technology on Registrars Mr.Kishor Thakkar, Managing Director, Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Why loans should become tradeable instruments? Mr.Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, CARE Ratings Ltd.
Challenges in Listing Abroad for Indian Corporates Mr.Vishal Kampani, Managing Director & CEO, JM Financial Ltd.
The Essence of Independent Directorship Mr.Nawshir H. Mirza, Professional Independent Director
Imperatives for India’s Economic Recovery-Protect, Revive, Transform Mr.Alpesh Shah, Sr.Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group (India) Pvt.Ltd.
The two Guru Mantras of Investing Ms.Devina Mehra, Chairperson & Managing Director, First Global Stockbroking Pvt.Ltd.
Moderate Regulations - Increase Governance Mr.Som Mittal
The Indian QIP and Block Deals Market-Prospects & Challenges Mr.Ajay Saraf, Executive Director, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Debt Capital Markets at the Forefront of the $5 trillion Economy Mr.Ajay Manglunia, Managing Director & Head-Institutional Fixed Income, JM Financial Products Ltd.
Trading of Corporate Loans – the New Imperative Ms.Renu Challu, Independent Director and Financial Advisor, MD State Bank of Hyderabad & DMD SBI (Retd.), Ex MD SBI DFHI and ex President & COO SBI Capital Markets
The Road ahead for Exchanges at GIFT City Mr.V.Balasubramaniam, Managing Director & CEO, India International Exchange (IFSC) Ltd.
Paper-less Capital Market Mr.Amitabh Chaturvedi, Group Chief Executive Officer-Financial Services, Karvy Investor Services Ltd.
Financial Reporting in Challenging Times Mr.Dolphy D'souza, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Rights Issue – A New Paradigm Mr.Anay Khare, Managing Director-Corporate Finance, Axis Capital Ltd.
Monetary Policy Response to an External Shock such as COVID-19 Mr.Srinivas Varadarajan, Managing Director, Global Emerging Markets-India, Deutsche Bank AG
Landmark Year – India’s time of reckoning! Mr.Satyen Shah, Head-Investment Banking, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
Intellectual Property Infringement and Assessment of Damages Mr.Varun Gupta, Managing Director and Mr.Umakanta Panigrahi, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps India Pvt.Ltd.
Disinvestment of CPSEs in the last 6 years: Resources raised and change in government equity Ms.Renuka Sane, Associate Professor, Mr.Sudipto Banerjee, Research Fellow and Ms.Srishti Sharma, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy
Liability of Non-Executive and Independent Directors Mr.R.S.Loona, Managing Partner, Alliance Law, Former E.D. (Law), SEBI
Pledging by Promoters: Issues and Challenges Mr.Sarosh Amaria, Managing Director, Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
Assessing Corporate Governance: a Quantitative Perspective Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Souvik Sanyal, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
The Importance of a Deep & Wide Pension System in India Mr.Narayan Ramachandran, Chairman, Unitus Capital
Developing the Fixed Income Market for Domestic Investors- Demand-side Enablers Mr.Rajeev Radhakrishnan, Head-Fixed Income, SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
How to set your sails for a journey with debt funds Mr.S.Naren, Executive Director & CIO, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Principles of Fixed Income Allocation for Retail Investors Mr.Anurag Mittal, Sr.Fund Manager, IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Power Trading in India- Way Forward Mr.C.S.Verma, Managing Director & CEO, First Advantage Consulting Group Ltd.
Do ends justify means? Mr.Bhavna Doshi, Founder Partner, Bhavna Doshi Associates LLP
Venture Capital ‑ ‘Early Stage – Pivotal Inflection Points’- Managing External Risk Mr.Sudhir Rao, Managing Partner, Indusage Partners
Related Party Transactions-Adopting a Fresh Regulatory Approach Mr.Makarand Lele, Founder, Bizfirst Professionals and Mr.Amogh Diwan, Designated Partner, Efficax Consultants LLP
Covid-19 pandemic to have prolonged impact on the health of India Inc. Mr.Subrata Ray, Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
Menace of Insider Trading in the ‘new normal’ Mr.Mritunjay Kapur, Executive Director-Head of Advisory, KPMG in South Africa & Board Member and Mr.Suveer Khanna, Partner,Forensic Services, KPMG India Ltd.
How sustainable are India’s investment flows? Mr.Sriram Krishnan, Managing Director,Co-Head, Global Transaction Banking, India, Deutsche Bank AG
2020s – The Decade of Climate Change Investing Mr.Dhanpal Jhaveri, Vice Chairman, Everstone Capital and Chief Executive Officer, EverSource Capital
Innovative Investing to Create Social Wealth Prof.Trilochan Sastry, Professor, IIM Bangalore
ESG-conscious investment is the future Mr.Nitin Potdar, Partner, J.Sagar Associates
Governance through Digitization – An excellent success, should be taken to the next level Mr.Sunil Sanghai, Founder & CEO, Nova Dhruva Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Stock advisories on electronic / social media – Challenges Mr.Dilip Cherian, Founding Partner, Perfect Relations Pvt.Ltd.
IPO Pricing - The Eternal Debate Mr.Abhijit Das, Sr.Vice President-Head ECM & PE, IDBI Capital Markets & Securities Ltd.
IFRS 16/IND AS 116 ‘Leases’: Off Balance Sheet to On Balance Sheet, Implications for the Capital Market Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor, Finance & Accounting, FORE School of Management
The Role of the Board in shaping a resilient future for the next-gen organization Mr.Abhay A.Gupte, Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Increasing effectiveness of the board-improving quality of information and preventing overload Dr.Ashok Haldia
Role of auditors in promoting investor confidence Mr.Jamil Khatri, Partner, BSR & Co.LLP
Time is now, to reimagine and transform Indian capital markets to realize our dream Mr.Vikas Khemani, Founder, Carnelian Capital Advisors LLP
WHATS-UPSI? Key Themes from SEBI’s Recent Orders on Insider Trading Mr.Manan Lahoty, Partners and Mr.Abhiroop Lahiri, Partners, IndusLaw
Protocols and checklists help in saving lives and in managing money too Mr.Ajit Menon, Chief Executive Officer, PGIM India Mutual Fund
Mutual Funds – Long growth runway ahead Mr.Manoj Menon, Head of Research and Mr.Vinod Karki, Strategist, ICICI Securities Ltd.
RBI to support bond markets for next 3 years Mr.Murthy Nagarajan, Head-Fixed Income, Tata Asset Management Ltd.
Commodities – The Alternative Asset Class for Institutional Investing in the 20s Mr.Mrugank M.Paranjape, Senior Partner, Alpha Alternatives, Non Executive Director, State Bank of India
Securitisation of standard assets in domestic market: Regulatory initiative and way forward Mr.Mandar M.Pitale, Head Treasury, SBM Bank (India) Ltd.
How Pandemic has Accelerated the Digitalization of Audit Mr.Yogesh Sharma, Partner & Head-Assurance and Ms.Divya Rathod, BDO India LLP
IBC - The Subtle Art of Resolving Insolvency Ms.Medha Shekar, Asst.Manager, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
Have Debenture Trustees Delivered? Ms.Navita Yadav, Managing Director-Global Head-Capital Markets, Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd.
Indian Economic Growth Outlook- Post Pandemic COVID-19 Dr.D.K.Aggarwal, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Paradigm Shift in Capital Markets Marketing Communication, Circa 2020 Mr.Ravi Mehra, Executive Director, Concept Communication Ltd.
Examining the Role of Anchor Investors Mr.Sundar Rangan, Head-Merchant Banking, Arihant Capital Markets Ltd.
Impediments in Listing of SMEs Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Group Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Alternate Financing Option for MSME-SME IPOs Mr.Gaurav Jain, Director, Hem Securities Ltd.
Misuse of clients’ funds and securities by Trading Members Mr.Suveer Khanna, Partner,Forensic Services and Abhishek Sinha, Technical Director, Forensic, KPMG India Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2019

Title Author
Vulnerability of Capital Markets to FPI flows Mr.G.Mahalingam,Wholetime Member,Securities & Exchange Board of India
Make it Simple and Sensible Distilling Regulatory Principles to Make Doing Business Easy Mr.Prashant Saran, Former Wholetime Member, SEBI
How to get 10% of India to participate in the Capital Markets Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners and Mr.Siddarth Mohan Pai, Founding Partner, 3one4 Capital
Increase in minimum public shareholding-long-term benefits outweigh near-term headwinds Mr.Vikram Limaye,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
The Road Ahead for NBFCs Mr.Keki Mistry,Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,Housing Development Finance Corp.Ltd.
The Indian Mutual Fund Landscape–The Next 10 Years Mr.Sundeep Sikka,Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer,Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
Judicial Transformation – An apt case for Artificial Intelligence Mr.Akhil Gupta,Vice Chairman,Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Universalisation of institutions in India’s Securities Market: Some Perspectives Mr.Saurabh Chandra,Chairman,Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Challenges in NBFC sector and development of Securitization market Mr.Navneet Munot,Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer,SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Indian Capital Markets vulnerability to FPI flows Mr.Ramesh NGS,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,Stock Holding Corp.of India Ltd.
Enabling India’s Job Renaissance: Not more cooks but a different recipe Mr.Manish Sabharwal,Chairman,Teamlease Services Ltd.
e-Governance: Empowering millions of Citizens for a better life Mr.Gagan Rai,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,NSDL E-Governance Infrastructure Ltd.
The Elephant in the Board Room Dr.Anil K.Khandelwal,Former CMD, Bank of Baroda and Member of the First Banks Board Bureau
From Shareholder to Stakeholder: The Next Age of Activism Mr.Cyril S.Shroff,Managing Partner,Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Accreditation of Corporate Governance: Must for Enterprises Dr.U.D.Choubey,Director General,Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
Shell Companies In India: future challenges in regulation Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner and Mr.Salil Arora, Senior Associate, L & L Partners
Fraud in related party transactions: Can we spot the rot? Mr.Kaushik Dutta,Director, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute and Ms.Shuchi Dutta, Fourth year law student
How essential are midcap funds in wealth creation Mr.Vivek Kudva,Managing Director-EMEA & India,Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Board Level Succession Planning Mr.Arun Duggal,Former CEO, Bank of America India, now serves on Corporate Boards in India and overseas as Chairman and Independent Director
Driving MSME growth through Capital Markets Mr.Himanshu Kaji,Group Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director,Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
Corporate Governance Crises: On Fraud, Board Failure and Enforceability Ms.Kalpana Unadkat, Partner and Mr.Shayak Sircar, Associate, Khaitan & Co.
How to add some mojo into the Indian Corporate Bond Market Mr.Narayan Ramachandran,Former Country Head, Morgan Stanley India & Former Chairman, RBL Bank
Corporate Bond Markets-Transmission challenges & way ahead Mr.Rajeev Radhakrishnan,Head-Fixed Income,SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Asset Allocation: The key to successful investing Mr.S.Naren,Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer,ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Bond market development – Need for CDS Mr.Anurag Mittal,Associate Director-Fund Manager,IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Racing towards being a US$ 5 trillion Economy Mr.C.S.Verma,Managing Director & CEO,Firstadvantage Consulting Group Ltd.
Sourcing Capital for Change' Venture Capital-Taking & Sharing Risk Mr.Sudhir Rao,Managing Partner,Indusage Partners
Role of professionals as quasi-regulators with special reference to frauds & its costs Mr.Makarand Lele, Immediate Past President ICSI & Secretary CSIA and Mr.Amogh Diwan, Practicing Company Secretary
Continuing Disclosures: The Emerging Challenges Ms.Priya Subbaraman,Chief Regulatory Officer,National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Equity Financing for SMEs-The Road Ahead Mr.Gaurav Jain,Director,Hem Securities Ltd.
Corporate Sector Credit: Key themes that influenced performance in FY2019 and near-term outlook Mr.Subrata Ray,Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
Increasing focus on compliance in New India Mr.Kishor Thakkar,Managing Director,Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Registrars–Impact of technology Mr.V.Ganesh,Chief Executive Officer,Karvy Fintech Pvt.Ltd.
Expediting IBC process–lessons learnt and way forward Ms.Bhavna Doshi,Partner,Bhavna Doshi Associates LLP
Challenges in performing customer due diligence Mr.Suveer Khanna,Partner-Forensic Services and Mr.Sachin Shah,Manager-Forensic Services, KPMG India Ltd.
Rebuilding Confidence in Credit Ratings Mr.Sankar Chakraborti,Chief Executive Officer,Acuite Ratings & Research Ltd.
Emerging trends in FPI flows Mr.Christophe Beelaerts,Head of India,BNP Paribas Securities Services
Impact of new regulations for rating agencies Mr.Rajesh Mokashi,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,CARE Ratings Ltd.
The changing architecture of financing Mr.Madan Sabnavis,Chief Economist,CARE Ratings Ltd.
Overview of the Khan Committee recommendations Mr.Sriram Krishnan,Managing Director-Head Securities Services India & Sri Lanka,Deutsche Bank AG
Corporate Governance, Fair Value Reporting and Fairness Opinions Mr.Varun Gupta,Managing Director, India & Head-APAC Valuation Advisory Services, Duff & Phelps India Pvt.Ltd.
The role of private equity as a driver of economic growth Mr.Dhanpal Jhaveri,Managing Partner,Everstone Capital Advisors and Chief Executive Officer, EverSource Capital
Essential Success Mantras for Budding Entrepreneurs Mr.Dinesh Chandra Agarwal,Managing Director,Indiamart Intermesh Ltd.
Creating Wealth for All Prof.Trilochan Sastry,Professor,Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore and Founder Chairman, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)
Independent director is not a ‘Phantom’ or ‘Spiderman’ Mr.Nitin Potdar,Partner,J.Sagar Associates
Investment Banking – The Road Ahead Mr.B.Madhuprasad,Chairman,Keynote Financial Services Ltd.
IBC-a good beginning but a long way to go Mr.Tarun Bhatia,Managing Director,Kroll Associates (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Regulations on Board Composition of Indian Firms Dr.M.Thenmozhi,Director,National Institute of Securities Markets
Private Equity in India-Role, Challenges and Future Mr.Sunil Sanghai,Founder & Chief Executive Officer,Nova Dhruva Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Alternate Capital Markets - Strengthening MSMEs Ecosystem Mr.Mahavir Lunawat,Group Managing Director,Pantomath Advisory Services Group
If winter comes, can spring be far behind… Mr.Udit Sureka,Head-Products and Mr.Shailendra Sharma,Associate Director–Products, Edelweiss Asset Services
Role of Media in Capital Markets Development Mr.Dilip Cherian,Founding Partner,Perfect Relations Pvt.Ltd.
Vulnerability of capital markets to FPI inflows Mr.Viraj Kulkarni,Founder & Chief Executive Officer,Pivot Management Consulting (OPC) Pvt.Ltd.
Quality Review Board-A Sagacious Journey Dr.Parvinder Sohi Behuria,Chairperson,Quality Review Board-CA
"Going for Gold: The 2019 Global Board Culture and Director Behaviors Survey From Critical Director Behaviors to Higher Company Performance" Russell Reynolds Board and CEO advisory Partners and the RRA Center for Leadership Insight
Bond Market in India – the way forward Ms.Nipa Sheth,Director,Trust Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Technology led growth of RTA (Registrars & Transfer Agents) Services Mr.N.K.Prasad,Ex.CEO,Computer Age Management Services Pvt.Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2018

Title Author
Principles Based Regulations- Some Myths and Paradoxes Mr.Prashant Saran,Former Wholetime Member,SEBI
Why are tech start-ups not going for IPOs Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai,Chairman,Aarin Capital Partners and Mr.Siddarth M.Pai,Co-Founder,3one4 Capital
Universal Exchanges in India-A Critique Mr.Praveen Garg,Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,Ministry of Environment,Forest & Climate Change
Changing Standards of Corporate Governance in India: NSE's Role Mr.Vikram Limaye, Managing Director & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
Connecting Commodity Markets to Stakeholders Mr.Mrugank Paranjape, Managing Director & CEO, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Increasing the Base of Retail Investors Mr.Ramesh NGS, Managing Director & CEO, Stock Holding Corp.of India Ltd.
Growing Preference for Corporate Debt Markets Mr.S.B.Mainak,Chairman,CARE Ratings Ltd.
Sovereign Holding Company for Public Sector Enterprises Dr.U.D.Choubey,Director General,Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
Technology - The backbone of Capital Markets Mr.Gagan Rai,Managing Director & CEO,NSDL E-Governance Infrastructure Ltd.
Governance in Public Sector Banks - An Unpostponable Priority Dr.Anil K.Khandelwal,Former CMD, Bank of Baroda and Member of the First Banks Board Bureau
The Curious Case of Group Companies Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra,Founder & Managing Partner, Mr.Manshoor Nazki,Partner and Mr.Abhiroop Lahiri,Managing Associate,Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Mutual Funds-After a stupendous growth, the future ahead Mr.Nilesh Shah,Managing Director & CEO,Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Deterrence through Laws: Are the new laws tightening the noose? Mr.Kaushik Dutta,Co-Founder,Thought Arbitrage Research Institute and Ms.Prachi Dutta
Independent Directors- Going Forward Mr.Arun Duggal
Indian Capital Market-2025 Mr.Himanshu Kaji,Group Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director,Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
Should SEBI Regulate the Auditors? Is an Audit Renaissance in the offing? Mr.Shailesh Haribhakti,Chairman,Haribhakti & Co.LLP
NFRA-Will it make a difference? Mr.Yogesh Sharma, Partner & Head-Audit & Assurance, Mr.Mayank Parekh and Ms.Raksha Shah, MSKA & Associates
Auditors' role in Corporate Governance Ms.Kalpana Unadkat,Partner and Mr.Parag Bhide,Principal Associate,Khaitan & Co.
Do we really need Independent Directors? Dr.Ambrish Gupta,Sr.Professor-Finance & Accounting Area,Fore School of Management
Corporate Bonds-Need for a new paradigm Mr.S.Ramamoorthy Iyer,Co-Head Debt Market,SBICAP Securities Ltd.
EBP-Opportunities and Challenges Mr.Rajeev Radhakrishnan,Head-Fixed Income,SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Corporate Bonds - The Changing Landscape & Potential Game Changers Mr.Ajay Manglunia,Co-Head-Fixed Income Advisory,Edelweiss Securities Ltd.
Evolution of Mutual Funds & Outlook Mr.S.Naren,Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer,ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Alpha generation in Indian equities is not a given, but seems possible Mr.Harsha Upadhyaya,CIO-Equity,Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Retail participation in Fixed Income through mutual funds-Past, Present, Future Ms.Lakshmi Iyer,CIO-Debt & Head-Products,Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Retail Participation in Corporate Bonds through Mutual Funds Mr.Suyash Choudhary,Head-Fixed Income and Mr.Anurag Mittal,Associate Director-Fund Manager,IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Public Sector Banks under siege - The Road Ahead Ms.Renu Challu
Role of NBFCs amidst Banking Distress - The Road Ahead Mr.Sarosh Amaria,Chief Operating Officer-Commercial Finance,Tata Capital Ltd.
Banks v/s NBFCs: The Emerging Trends Mr.Anil Khaitan, President,PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Banking Distress-The Road Ahead Mr.Krishnamurthy Subramanian,Associate Professor of Finance & Executive Director,Centre for Analytical Finance,Indian School of Business, Member of Boards of Directors,Bandhan Bank,RBI Academy & NIBM
Indian Banking Sector-in a phase of Manthan Mr.C.S.Verma,Managing Director & CEO,Firstadvantage Consulting Group Ltd.
"Venture Capital" The early source of capital for 6 of the global top 10 companies by market cap Mr.Sudhir Rao,Managing Partner,Indusage Partners
Insider Trading vis-a-vis Slump Sale or Acquisition Mr.R.S.Loona,Managing Partner,Alliance Corporate Lawers,Former ED (Law), SEBI
A journey from Listing Agreement to Listing Regulations Mr.Makarand Lele,President,Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The
BSE Riding On 'Fintech' To Propel Financial Inclusion Mr.Neeraj Kulshrestha,Chief-Business Operations,BSE Ltd.
Increasing Regulatory Role of Stock Exchanges - Challenges and Opportunities Ms.Priya Subbaraman,Chief Regulatory Officer,National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
What Factors are involved in "starting up" a stock market listing Mr.Narayan Ramachandran,Vice Chairman & Managing Director,L Catterton Asia
SME Listing Platform: Bridging gap between Private Investments & Main Board Listing Mr.Gaurav Jain,Director,Hem Securities Ltd.
Pick-up in Government Spending and Consumption-led Demand supports Corporate Credit Outlook Mr.Subrata Ray,Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Shamsher Dewan,Vice President,ICRA Ltd.
Emerging Trends in CSR Spending & Need for a Code on Charity Governance. The 2% that matters Ms.Preeti Malhotra,Partner & Executive Director,Smart Group & Past President,ICSI
Emerging Challenges for the Depositories Mr.Ramkumar K.,Chief Operating Officer,CDSL Commodity Repository Ltd.
Examining New Regulations for Registrars Mr.Kishor Thakkar,Managing Director,Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Transfer Agency Services in India-Emerging Trends Mr.V.Ganesh,Chief Executive Officer,Karvy Computershare Pvt.Ltd.
Influencing Resource Allocation Efficiency-the Big Bang Indirect Tax Reform - Moving up the rank of Ease of Paying Tax and Ease of Doing Business Ms.Bhavna Doshi,Founder Partner,Bhavna Doshi Associates LLP
Insider trading-A Threat to an Efficient Securities Market Mr.Suveer Khanna,Partner,Forensic Services and Mr.Manish Deo,Manager,Forensic Services,KPMG India Ltd.
Perception is the only Reality Mr.Vivek Suchanti,Chairman & Managing Director,Concept Communication Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2017

Title Author
Governing Famiy Business: Issues and Challenges Mr.Prashant Saran, Retd.Wholetime Member, SEBI
India's Age of Compounding Mr.Rashesh Shah,Chairman & CEO,Edelweiss Group
Increasing role of Insurance Companies in the Capital Market Mr.Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director & CEO, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co.Ltd.
Minimum Public Shareholding Norms-Need for a Review? Mr.Cyril S.Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Market gauging in listed company capital markets transactions in India-analysis of the SEBI order in Factorial Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner and by Mr.Rohan Sahai, Sr.Associate, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Banking Distress - The Road Ahead Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
State of Indian Capital Markets and its Prognosis Mr.Ajay Srinivasan, Chief Executive-Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group
Recent trends and innovations in IPO market in India Resurgence of IPO market in India amidst diversity in issuances Ms.Shilpa Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Commodity Risks and Corporates-Perspectives and Way Forward Mr.Mrugank Paranjape, Managing Director & CEO, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Indian Capital Market 2020 Mr.Ramesh NGS, Managing Director & CEO, Stock Holding Corp.of India Ltd.
The Great Bond Market Opportunity in India Mr.Udai Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
Independent Directors in PSUs-Growing Challenges Dr.U.D.Choubey, Director General, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
A tectonic shift in household savings and investment Mr.Navneet Munot, Chief Investment Officer, SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Financial Inclusion in Capital Markets: Challenges and Opportunities for Producer Companies Mr.Trilochan Sastry, Professor, Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore and Founder, Centre for Collective Development; Founder India Farm Foods
WOMEN on BOARDS: Vision 2025 Mr.Arun Duggal
IFSC at GIFT City - how India INX is making it a pivot for entry into global capital markets Mr.V.Balasubramaniam, Managing Director & CEO, India International Exchange IFSC Ltd.
Auditing & Control-New Chapter Mr.Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman, Haribhakti & Co.LLP
Technology disrupting investing space: benefits to Indian consumer Mr.Dinesh Thakkar, Chairman & Managing Director, Angel Broking Pvt.Ltd.
Increasing the Base of Retail Investors in India Mr.Kishor Thakkar, Managing Director, Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
Corporate Governance through Listing Agreement and Companies Act - The Letter and the Spirit Mr.J.N.Gupta, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Stakeholders Empowerment Services Pvt.Ltd.
Where is our stock market headed? Mr.Himanshu Kaji, Group Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
Improving Regulation for the Corporate Bond Market in India Mr.Shashikant Rathi, Executive Vice President & Head Treasury and Markets, Axis Bank Ltd
Overview of Indian Capital Markets "Capital Market and Economy are the two sides of the same coin and cannot be separated" Mr.Ajay Saraf, Executive Director, ICICI Securities Ltd.
An all-weather investment option for conservative investors Mr.S.Naren, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
The 21st Century CFO Mr.Yogesh Dhingra, Group Chief Financial Officer & Chief Strategy Officer, Blue Dart Express Ltd.
AIFs: A lot achieved, a few loose ends Mr.Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman, Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Role of Mutual Funds in Corporate Bonds Market Mr.Suyash Choudhary, Head-Fixed Income And Mr.Anurag Mittal, Fund Manager, IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Controlling securities market frauds at all three levels: issuers, intermediaries and investors Mr.Suveer Khanna, Partner & Lead Forensic Financial Services and Mr.Manish Deo, Manager, Forensic, KPMG
SEBI's proposals on advisors and distributors Ms.Renuka Sane, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy
CSR: Assessing the impact of law Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Partner, E-Vehicles & Executive Director, Smart Global Group
Easing of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) norms Mr.Sriram Krishnan, Director & Head-Investor Services, Deutsche Bank AG
'Role of Mutual Funds in Corporate Bonds market' Ms.Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer-Debt & Head-Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Investment Avenues in Corporate Bond Segment for MF Investors Mr.Rahul Bhuskute, Head-Structured & Credit Investments, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Developer Due Diligence - a key part of real estate investment process RERA already influencing investor decision making Mr.Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director, Kroll Associates (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Reversal on rupee-denominated debt RBI has gradually increased the limit on FPI investment in onshore rupee-denominated debt Ms.Bhargavi Zaveri, Researcher, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and Ms.Radhika Pandey, Researcher, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy
Relevance of Mid Sized Investment Banks Mr.G.S.Ganesh, Founder, Inga Capital Pvt.Ltd.
India's Pathbreaking CSR Mandate: Reflections on the Journey Dr.Bhaskar Chatterjee, Former Director General &CEO and Ms. Swagata Pillai, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
SME IPO Market: Taking Newer Heights Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Group Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Fostering Good Governance in Corporate India Mr.Shriram Subramanian, Founder & Managing Director, InGovern Research Services Pvt.Ltd.
Corporate Governance in Listed Companies Ms.Kalpana Unadkat, Partner and Ms.Bidya Mohanty, Associate, Khaitan & Co.
Increasing the Base of Retail Investors Mr.Gopal S.Jiwarajka, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Why should Companies go for Listing Mr.Anil Khaitan, Sr.Vice President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
India: God's own country for FPI Investors? Vanishing Mysticism - Enabling Ease Mr.Viraj Kulkarni, Founder & CEO, Pivot Management Consulting

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2016

Title Author
Rethinking Disclosures Mr.Prashant Saran,Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Role of Family Offices in Funding and Corporate Governance Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai,Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners and Mr.Rajesh Moorti, Manipal Education & Medical Group
Has the Mutual Fund Industry finally come of age? Mr.Sundeep Sikka, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
Listing of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) - Benefits and Challenges Mr.Leo Puri, Managing Director, UTI Asset Management Co.Ltd.
The facts & myths on Net Neutrality Mr.Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Renaissance of Commodity Derivatives Market in India: Its Past and Future Growth Potential Mr.P.K.Singhal, President and Whole-Time Director, MCX. Views are personal
Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs) - A Perspective Mr.Sidharth Rath, Group Executive-CRG & TXB, Axis Bank Ltd.
Has Mutual Fund Industry come of age? Mr.Nilesh Shah, Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Innovations in IPOs of High Growth Technology Companies Mr.Anup Bagchi, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
How to achieve fiscal responsibility in India Dr.Ajay Shah, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy
Indian Capital Markets - Story so far and outlook for 2020 Mr.Himanshu Kaji, Group Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
Listed Companies Disclosure: The Way Forward Mr.Yogesh Dhingra, Chief Finance Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Blue Dart Express Ltd.
Increasing Challenges of Corporate Governance in PSEs Dr.U.D.Choubey, Director General, Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Implications for the economy and markets Mr.Navneet Munot, Chief Investment Officer, SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Insider Trading: Emerging Regulatory Challenges Mr.Cyril S.Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Investor Grievance Redressal Architecture in Indian Capital Market Dr.V.R.Narasimhan, Chief Regulatory Officer and Ms.Sharlene Vaz, Manager, Investor Services, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
If only: Independent Directors on the Boards of Family Businesses Mr.Amit Tandon, Founder, Managing Director and Mr.Anil Singhvi, Founder, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
SEBI Consent Regulations:Learnings and Challenges Mr.Sandeep Parekh,Founder and Mr.Shashank Patil, Finsec Law Advisors
Why cycles matter in an investing framework Mr.S.Naren,Chief Investment Officer,ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd. 
Increasing challenges for the Ratings Industry Mr.Madan Sabnavis,Chief General Manager & Chief Economist,Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. 
Role of Banks in Capital Market Development Mr.Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director & CEO, RBL Bank Ltd.
Independent Directors: Increased Responsibilities Mr.Vimal Bhandari, Managing Director & CEO, Indostar Capital Finance Ltd.
The Stock Market in Transition Mr.Ridham Desai, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley India Co.Pvt.Ltd.
Record Low Global Interest Rates and its Implications on Asset Allocations Mr.Madhusudan Kela, Chief Investment Strategist, Reliance Capital Ltd.
The Greatest Risk Ever Mr.Nawshir H.Mirza
Tailwinds to the fore Mr.Girish Nadkarni, Managing Director-Investment Banking, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
SEBI’s important role to bridge India’s job deficit Mr.Praveen Chakravarty, Sr.Fellow in Political Economy, IDFC Institute
National Wealth Creation Initiative is what India needs Mr.Rajiv Bajaj, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Capital Ltd.
Is Retail finally an integral part of the Fund Industry? Mr.Harshendu Bindal, President, Franklin Templeton Investments (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Rating Agencies and Corporate Governance Mr.D.R.Dogra, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
Board Evaluation - Key Trends and Developments: An Indian perspective Ms.Mamta Binani, President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, The
Importance of Being Responsible in Business: Corporate Governance, Behaviour, and Ethics Mr.“Bala” N.Balasubramanian, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Increasing Challenges for Independent Directors: The Great Leap Forward Ms.Rama Bijapurkar, Management Consultant
Time to Change the Putrid Underlying Mr.Gautam Chikermane, Media Director, Reliance Industries Ltd
Corporate Bond Market in India-A New Paradigm Mr.Rakesh Garg, Managing Director-Head Global Finance,India, Barclays Bank PLC
Why should Companies not go for Listing? Dr.Mahesh Gupta, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Consumer protection in finance. Hard steps needed Ms.Monika Halan, Consulting Editor, Mint
Creating Fresh Paradigms in the Indian Corporate Debt Market: Perspectives and Challenges Ms.Lakshmi Iyer, Chief Investment Officer-Debt & Head-Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
The next big leap in Primary Market Mr.Vikas Khemani, President & Head-Investment Banking, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
High FPI ownership of Indian equities creates strong global market linkages Mr.Neelkanth Mishra, Managing Director-Equity Research, Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Proposals for reform but no change Ms.Renuka Sane, Visiting Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute
Credit Metrics Remains Subdued for the Indian Corporate Sector Mr.Subrata Ray, Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Asst.Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
Revolutionizing Payments Through Innovation Mr.Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, CyberMedia Group
Gender diversity on boards - Mandatory or voluntary Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Partner, E-Vehicles & Executive Director, Smart Group
Listing without a Public Issue: The Opportunity & Challenges Mr.B.Madhuprasad, Chairman, Keynote Corporate Services Ltd.
SME IPO Platform: Learnings and way forward Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Group Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Cracking the Shell: Clandestine Vehicles for Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Mr.Naveen Kumar, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
Company Secretaries: An important pillar of Corporate Governance Mr.Shyam Agrawal, Vice President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The
Role of Quality Review Board in Improving Audit Quality Dr.Parvinder Sohi Behuria, Chairperson, Quality Review Board
The real challenges of the Indian Banking Sector Mr.Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director, Kroll Associates (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Leveraging regulatory change for competitive advantage Mr.Vishesh C.Chandiok, National Managing Partner, Grant Thornton India LLP
Mutual Funds - Recent Regulatory Trends and Experiences Mr.Anu Tiwari, Partner and Mr.Varoon Chandra, Partner, AZB & Partners
Implementation of Digitalization & STP Processes in the Capital Market- the CDSL Way Mr.Ramkumar K., Sr.Vice President-New Projects, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
My search for “great” Indian companies Mr.Saurabh Mukherjea, Chief Executive Officer-Institutional Equities, Ambit Capital Pvt.Ltd.
The FinTech Revolution Mr.R.Raghuttama Rao, Managing Director, ICRA Management Consulting Services Ltd.
CMAs: Role in Corporate Governance Mr.Manas Kumar Thakur, Vice President, Institute of Cost Accountants of India,The

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2015

Title Author
Corporate Governance in the next decade Mr.Prashant Saran, Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Burden of "Start-up"! Why Entrepreneurship is hurt? Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Chairman and Mr.Rajesh K.Moorti, Aarin Capital Partners and Mr.Shriram Subramanian, Founder & Managing Director, InGovern Research Services Pvt.Ltd.
Listing on Stock Exchanges Mr.Ashishkumar Chauhan,Managing Director & CEO, BSE Ltd.
Distribution of Mutual Funds - Challenges & Opportunities Mr.Sundeep Sikka, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd.
Towards Better Accounting by the Government Mr.Akhil Gupta, Dy.Group CEO & Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Benefits and Importance of Hedging Commodity Prices Mr.P.K.Singhal, Joint Managing Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Corporate Governance Issues in Public Sector Enterprises Dr.Anil K.Khandelwal, Former CMD, Bank of Baroda and Mr.S.C.Kalia, Former Executive Director, Union Bank of India
Distribution of Cash Entitlements through Depositories Mr.G.V.Nageswara Rao,Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Alternative Rating Products Mr.D.R.Dogra, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
Credit Default Swap (CDS): An Indian Perspective and Road Ahead Mr.Sidharth Rath, President-Head Treasury & TXB, Axis Bank Ltd.
Distribution of Mutual Funds-Challenges & Opportunities Mr.Nilesh Shah, Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Challenges and Opportunities for Producer Companies in Capital Markets Mr.Trilochan Sastry, Professor , Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore & Founder, Centre for Collective Development
CSR-Need for Effective Implementation Dr.Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Understanding the Indian Financial Environment: The big facts about the US financial environment Dr.Ajay Shah, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy
Building Better Financial Markets: Lessons from Indian Equity Dr.Susan Thomas, Professor and Ms.Anjali Sharma, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Creating a Real IPO Market: India's IPO markets are disproportionately small to India's PE market. Why? Mr.Gopal Jain, Managing Partner, Gaja Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Integrated Financial Market Mr.Himanshu Kaji, Group Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
CPSE ETF-Merits and Demerits Mr.Anup Bagchi, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
REITs- Key Considerations and the Way Forward Mr.Rajiv Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner and Vishal Yaduvanshi, Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Proxy firms in India punch much above their weight Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd.
Time for swift structural solutions Ms.Ashu Suyash, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Indian Capital Market: A Corporate's Perspective Mr.Yogesh Dhingra, Chief Finance Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Blue Dart Express Ltd.
IFRS-Converged Indian Accounting Standards: Implementation initiatives Mr.Manoj Fadnis, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
Integrated Disclosures: A New Paradigm Mr.Sandeep Parekh, Founder, Finsec Law Advisors and Former ED, SEBI
Mutual Funds can drive economic efficiency in the next decade Mr.S.Naren, Chief Investment Officer, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
FSLRC: A New Institutional Framework for Financial Sector Dr.C.K.G.Nair, Adviser (CM), Ministry of Finance
SME Platform - Challenges and Opportunities Mr.Vivek Kulkarni, Managing Director, Brickwork Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
Audit Committee-the New Super Powerhouse Mr.Asish K.Bhattacharyya, Professor & Head, School of Corporate Governance & Public Policy, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs; Advisor (Advanced Studies), Institute of Cost Accountants of India; and Chairman, Riverside Management Academy Pvt.Ltd.
Indian Capital Market: The Next 10 Years Mr.Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
New Age Investors set to change the Capital Market Landscape Mr.Pradeep Gupta, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd.
The Banking Influence on Capital Markets Mr.Girish Nadkarni, Managing Director-Investment Banking, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
3 point agenda to bridge "trust deficit" & spur households' equity investments Mr.Praveen Chakravarty, Visiting Fellow at IDFC Institute, member of the Primary Markets committee of SEBI & former Managing Director of BNP Paribas Securities India
Emerging Role of Company Secretaries in Corporate Governance Mr.Atul H.Mehta, President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The
New IPO Guidelines - Outlook Mr.Sunil Alvares, Sr.Vice President-DP & Issuer Admission, New Projects & International Relations, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Is the Focus on Minority Shareholders Justifiable? Mr.Alok B.Shriram, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Challenges for Emerging Corporates in Raising Equity Mr.K.Srinivas, Managing Director, Saffron Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Distribution of Mutual Funds-Challenges & Opportunities Mr.Rajiv Bajaj, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bajaj Capital Ltd.
The Indian Mutual Fund Landscape - The Next 10 Years Mr.Harshendu Bindal, President, Franklin Templeton Investments (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Corporate Sector Performance Remains Subdued in 2015 Mr.Subrata Ray, Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Asst.Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
The Angel Investment Scenario Mr.Pradeep Gupta, Co-founder, Indian Angel Network
Investment Banking-The Emerging Challenges in Primary Market Mr.D.C.Jain, Managing Director & CEO, IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd.
Role of Women in Corporate Boards Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Executive Director, Smart Global Group
A Case for Compulsory Discount for Retail Investors Mr.B.Madhuprasad, Chairman, Keynote Corporate Services Ltd.
Easing Banking Dis-intermediation is the Key to Indian Bond Market Development Mr.Deep Narayan Mukherjee, Sr.Director-Western India Head-Corporate Ratings, India Ratings & Research Pvt.Ltd.
FPIs in our Capital markets Mr.Kapil Seth, Managing Director & Head-India, HSBC Securities Services
Growing SME Capital Markets - An Opportunity of Wealth Creation Mr.Mahavir Lunawat, Group Managing Director, Pantomath Capital Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
Financial Statements: The Fundamental Pillars of the Commercial World Redefining the role of Independent Directors and Auditors Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Mr.Souvik Sanyal,Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
Do Annual Reports Present the Real Picture? Dr.Ambrish Gupta,Sr.Professor of Finance & Accounting, FORE School of Management
Secretarial Audit for Better Corporate Governance Ms.Mamta Binani, Vice President. Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2014

Title Author
Communicating Value in the Twenty First Century Mr.Prashant Saran, Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Supporting Entrepreneurship through Capital Markets Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Chairman and Mr.Deepak Natraj, Managing Director, Aarin Capital
Evolution of the Definition of ‘Control’ under Indian Law and Regulations Ms.Zia Mody, Sr.Partner, AZB & Partners and Mr.Varoon Chandra, Partner, AZB & Partners
Raising Foreign Resources: Challenges and Opportunities Mr.Akhil Gupta, Dy.Group CEO & Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Board Reforms in PSBs - Some Pointers from the Nayak Committee Dr.Anil K.Khandelwal, Former Chairman & Managing Director of Bank of Baroda and author of Best-selling “Dare to Lead”.
Single Demat Account for All Financial Investments Mr.G.V.Nageswara Rao, Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd.
10 things needed to propel India’s Corporate Bonds market MS.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Disinvestments through Public Offers-Key Learnings Mr.Nilesh Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Axis Capital Ltd.
Capital Markets - The Path to the Indian Growth Story Mr.Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director & CEO, BSE Ltd.
Ratings: Challenges & Opportunities Mr.D.R.Dogra, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
Importance of REIT and InvIT in India-Current Scenario in the Real Estate and Infrastructure Sectors in India Mr.V.K.Bansal, Managing Director, Chairman of India Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley India Co.Pvt.Ltd.
Companies Act, 2013 - a new landscape for fund-raising Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
PSU Disinvestment: from piecemeal to holistic approach to spur efficiency Mr.Anup Bagchi, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Can high yield bond markets fund growth capital? Mr.Rakesh Singh, Group Head-Investment Banking, Capital & Commodity Markets, HDFC Bank Ltd.
The Critical Role of Institutional Investors in Ensuring Emphasis on ESG Principles Mr.Bharat Wakhlu, Resident Director, Tata Services Ltd.
Indian Mutual Fund Industry - Paving the Path for Next Big Leap Mr.Navneet Munot, Chief Investment Officer, SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Liquid Corporate Bond Markets are needed for Infrastructure Financing Mr.Sidharth Rath, President-Treasury, Business Banking & Capital Markets, AXIS Bank Ltd.
Why don’t Boards have Women Directors? Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services Pvt.Ltd.
Can Auditors become Corporate Governance Professionals? Mr.K.Raghu, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
The Road Not Taken: Rethinking Approach to Disclosure Requirements for IPOs Mr.Yash J.Ashar, Partner and Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Sr.Associate, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A.Shroff & Co.
International Convergence of Accounting Standards: A long road ahead Mr.Manoj Fadnis, Vice President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
Corporate Governance and Credit Rating Mr.Anjan Ghosh, Executive Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
Conflicts of Interest: Real Issues and Challenges Mr.Sharad Jaipuria, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Conflict of Interest Mr.Suman Jyoti Khaitan, Managing Partner, Suman Khaitan & Co.
Credit Ratings Agencies - A Perspective Mr.Vivek Kulkarni, Managing Director, Brickwork Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
Due Diligence - Brief overview and challenges Mr.Ajay Saraf, Executive Director & Head-Corporate Finance & Institutional Equities, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Indian Capital Market - Need for new Paradigm Mr.Saurabh Sarkar, Managing Director & CEO, MCX Stock Exchange Ltd.
Role of Institutional Investors in Ensuring Better Corporate Governance Mr.Alok B.Shriram, Sr.Vice President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
SME Listings - Emerging Opportunities and Challenges Mr.P.K.Sethi, Sr.Executive Vice President, IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd.
Importance of Financial Literacy Ms.Gesu Kaushal, Executive Director & Co-Head - Equity Corporate Finance, Kotak Mahindra Capital Co.Ltd.
Future of Depositories as an Integrated Financial Products Platform Mr.Cyrus Khambata, Executive Vice President, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Shareholders’ Right to Half Yearly Financial Reports: Right Denied Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor & Chairman-Finance & Accounts Area, Fore School of Management
Corporate Fraud: Risks and Challenges Ahead Mr.Kaushik Dutta, Director and Dr.Naveen Srivastava, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute
Pension Industry in India Mr.Nagendra Bhatnagar, Chief Executive Officer & Trustee, National Pension System Trust

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2013

Title Author
Corporate Governance Challenges Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Director, Manipal Universal Learning and Mr.Rajesh K.Moorti, Aarin Capital Partners
National Pension System-Old Age Security for Millions-Prospects and Challenges Mr.Yogesh Agarwal, Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority
Emerging CSR Scenario in India Dr.Bhaskar Chatterjee, Director General & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Role of Auditors in Promoting Investors Confidence in the Changing Milieu Mr.M.C.Joshi, Chairman, Quality Review Board-CA
Redefining the Role of Stock Exchanges Ms.Chitra Ramkrishna, Managing Director & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
Municipal Bonds - The Ideal Way to Finance Urban Infrastructure Ms.Arundhati Bhattacharya, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd. (Now Managing Director & CFO, State Bank of India)
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds - The Road Ahead Ms.Kalpana Morparia, Chairman, J.P.Morgan India Pvt.Ltd.
Safety Net Arrangements - Curse or Cure? Ms.Zia Mody, Founder & Sr.Partner, AZB & Partners
Reforms push needed Mr.Rashesh C.Shah, Chairman & CEO, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
Investment Banking - The Emerging Challenges in Primary Markets Mr.Nilesh Shah, Dy.Chief Executive Officer, Axis Capital Ltd.
Sustainability Concerns and the Flow of Investments Mr.Bharat Wakhlu, Resident Director, Tata Group
Channeling household savings into equities: Challenges and opportunities Mr.Navneet Munot, Chief Investment Officer, SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
Basel III for Indian Banks: The Capital Conundrum Ms.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Corporate Bond Markets: Emerging Challenges Mr.D.R.Dogra, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
Inflation Indexed Bonds- A Perspective Mr.Sidharth Rath, President-Treasury, Business Banking & Capital Markets, Axis Bank Ltd.
Investments in Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme, 2012 - Tax Benefits for ‘New Retail Investors’ Mr.Prashant Vagal, Sr.Vice President, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Future of Depositories as an Integrated Financial Products Platform Mr.P.S.Reddy, Managing Director & CEO, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Arresting Declining Retail Investor Base Mr.Shachindra Nath, Group Chief Executive Officer, Religare Enterprises Ltd.
Safety Net : An Overview Mr.B.Madhuprasad, Vice Chairman, Keynote Corporate Services Ltd.
Emerging role of boards and Challenges of leadership Dr.A.K.Khandelwal, Former Chairman & Managing Director of Bank of Baroda and Author of Best-Selling “Dare to Lead”.
Reappointment of Directors and Auditors - Why investors need to step up and vote Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investor Advisory Services Pvt.Ltd.
Refining and Redefining the Role of Company Secretaries in Corporate Governance Mr.S.N.Ananthasubramanian, President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The
Board Committees : Emerging Roles and Responsibilities Dr.Asish K.Bhattacharyya, Professor & Head-School of Corporate Governance & Public Policy, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Conflicts of Interest: Real Issues and Challenges Mr.Rajiv K.Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner and Mr.Kaushik Laik, Sr.Associate, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Increasing Role of Auditors in Corporate Governance Mr.K.Raghu, Vice President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
Evolution of CSR in India Mr.Harish K.Vaid, VIce President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The and Sr.President (Corporate Affairs) & Company Secretary Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.
Related Party Transactions: Need for better disclosures Mr.Subodh Kumar Agrawal, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
Towards Better Disclosures in Indian IPOs Mr.Yash J.Ashar, Partner and Mr.Abhimanyu Bhattacharya, Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A.Shroff & Co.
Financing Infrastructure - Role of Private Equity Mr.A.Murugappan, Managing Director & CEO, UTI Capital Pvt.Ltd.
Private Equity in India - Role, Challenges & Future Mr.Gopal Jain, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Gaja Capital Partners
Investing in Midcap Companies: fraught with risks but can generate healthy returns in the long-run Mr.Subrata Ray, Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Shamsher Dewan, Asst.Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
SME Platform-Experience Sharing and Learning Mr.Uttam Bagri, Managing Director, BCB Finance Ltd.
Regulating Ponzi Schemes Ms.Raj Rani Bhalla, Partner, Link Legal

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2012

Title Author
Perspectives on Corporate Governance Mr.Prashant Saran, Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Making Corporate Governance Work Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Director, Manipal Universal Learning
Role of Institutional Investors in Ensuring Better Corporate Governance - Towards Improved Corporate Governance in India Role of Institutional Investors Dr.N.Balasubramanian, Visiting/ Adjunct Professor , Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore
e-Voting : Evolution, Benefits, Issues and Challenges Mr.Gagan Rai, Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Why investors should vote Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Institutional Investors Advisory Services Pvt.Ltd.
QFI in India Mr.V.K.Bansal, Managing Director, Chairman of India Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley India Co.Pvt.Ltd.
Integration of Domestic and International Equity Markets Ms.Kalpana Morparia, Chief Executive Officer-India, J.P.Morgan India Pvt.Ltd.
Investment Banking-The Emerging Challenges in Primary Market Mr.Abhay L.Bongirwar, Managing Director & CEO, IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd.
Migration to Basel III: A scalable peak for Indian Banks Ms.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds - Redemption and Restructuring Ms.Zia Mody, Partner, AZB & Partners
Borrowing Indian Firms: 1995-2010 Dr.Susan Thomas, Asst.Professor and Ms.Renuka Sane, Research Economist, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
Role of Bonds & Capital Markets in Financing Indian Infrastructure Mr.Sidharth Rath, President-Infrastructure Business, Axis Bank Ltd.
Emergence of Indian Bond Markets - Cornerstone of FII Inflows Mr.S.Vishvanathan, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
e-IPO - The next step in the Evolution of IPOs Mr.Ashishkumar Chauhan, Interim Chief Executive Officer, BSE Ltd.
IPOs: Challenges in Distribution Mr.C.Parthasarathy, Chairman, Karvy Investor Services Ltd.
Increasing the retail investor participation in capital markets Mr.Anup Bagchi, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
From Savings to Investing: The Key Challenges Mr.Shachindra Nath, Group Chief Executive Officer, Religare Enterprises Ltd.
Kick-Starting the IPO Market : Some Suggestions Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor & Chairman- Finance & Accounts Area, FORE School of Management
Financial Education Prospects and Priorities Dr.Bandi Ram Prasad, President, Financial Technologies Knowledge Management Co.Ltd.
Broadening of Indian Capital Markets Dr.V.Shunmugam , Chief Economist and Mr.Arbind Kumar, Asst.Vice President-Research & Product Development, MCX Stock Exchange
Value of Independent Equity Research (IER) Mr.Subrata Ray, Sr.Group Vice President and Mr.Siddharth Shah, Sr.Analyst, ICRA Ltd.
Decoding IPOs through Gradings Mr.D.R.Dogra, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.
CSR Should be part of DNA of the Company Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Executive Director, Spice Group
Auditors : Harbingers of Investors' Confidence Mr.Jaydeep Narendra Shah, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
Company Secretaries : Gatekeepers of Corporate Governance Mr.Nesar Ahmed, President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The
Company Secretaries : The Instruments of Change Mr.Naresh Kumar Jain, Secretary & CEO, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The
Assessing the IPP and OFS methods Ms.Gesu Kaushal, Executive Director & Co-Head-Equity Corporate Finance, Kotak Mahindra Capital Co.Ltd.
Offer For Sale Through Stock Exchange (OFS) and Institutional Placement Program (IPP) Mechanism-Opportunities & Challenges Ms.Bhavna Thakur, Director, Head-ECM and Mr.Vinayak Sanghvi, Vice President, Citigroup Global Markets India
SME Platform-Challenges & Opportunities Mr.Hari K., Vice President, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
MSME Financing Mr.Vivek Kulkarni, Founder & Managing Director, Brickwork Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
Private Equity in India - Role, Challenges and Future Mr.A.Murugappan, Managing Director & CEO, UTI Capital Pvt.Ltd.
New Takeover Regulations: Issues and Challenges Ms.Raj Rani Bhalla, Partner, Link Legal

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2011

Title Author
Financial Education Mr.Prashant Saran, Wholetime Director, Securities & Exchange Board of India 
Consent Settlement: Facts and Myths Mr.M.S.Sahoo,Wholetime Member, Securities & Exchange Board of India and Mr.Amitesh Kumar, Asst.Legal Adviser, Securities & Exchange Board of India 
Moving Ahead with Exchange Reforms Dr.Vijay L.Kelkar, Chairman, National Stock Exchange of India 
Accelerating Financial Inclusion through MSMEs Mr.Rana Kapoor, Founder, Managing Director & CEO, Yes Bank Ltd. 
SME Exchange - Challenges and Opportunities Mr.Rakesh Rewari, Dy.Managing Director, Small Industries Development Bank of India 
Role of Change Agent in Developing and Managing e-Governance Projects Mr.Gagan Rai, Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd. 
Indian Growth and Capital Market: Need of Structural Rationalization for Wider Participation Mr.Joseph Massey, Managing Director & CEO, MCX Stock Exchange 
Developing Capital Markets to Develop the Economy Shachindra Nath, Group Chief Executive Officer, Religare Enterprises Ltd. 
What Goes into Pricing of IPOs? Mr.S.Vishvanathan, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd. 
Anchor Investor - Roles & Challenges Mr.Nilesh Shah, President-Corporate Banking Axis Bank Ltd. 
Role and Accountability of Investment Bankers in the Primary Market Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor of Finance, FORE School of Management 
Disclosures in Offer Documents-Quality v/s Quantity Ms.Zia Mody, Partner, AZB & Partners and Mr.Varoon Chandra, AZB & Partners 
Assessing Disclosures in Offer Documents Mr.Atul Sharma, Managing Partner, Link Legal 
Disinvestment Through Public Offers Mr.V.K.Bansal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Morgan Stanley India Co.Pvt.Ltd. 
Disinvestment Public Offers - Opportunities and Challenges Ms.Gesu Kaushal, Executive Director, Kotak Mahindra Capital Co.Ltd. 
From 1 Crore to 5 Crore Investors Mr.Anup Bagchi, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd. 
Discovering Value in Mid-Cap companies and Importance of Research Ms.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO, CRISL Ltd.
Identifying Valuable Mid-Cap Listed Companies Mr.Subrata Ray, ICRA Ltd., Mr.Shamsher Dewan, ICRA Ltd. and Mr.Siddharth Shah, ICRA Ltd. 
Financial Literacy Initiatives- A Global Perspective Dr.Bandi Ram Prasad, President, Financial Technologies Knowledge Management Co.Ltd. 
Financial Literacy for New Generation Mr.Mahesh L.Soneji, Registrar, National Institute of Securities Markets and Ms.Shyamala Sashikumar, Sr.Vice President (FL), National Institute of Securities Markets
Role of Auditors in Capital Markets Mr.G.Ramaswamy, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,The
Role of Company Secretaries in Capital Market Mr.Anil Kumar Murarka, President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India,The 
FSA Raises the Bar on Suitability; 9 billion pounds: UK banks' compensation for MIS-selling insurance Ms.Monika Halan, Editor, Mint Money
Corporate Governance: Redefining The Role Of Independent Directors Prof. (Dr.) R.Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, National Law School of India University
Glass Ceilings and Oak-Paneled Walls Women on Corporate Boards Dr.N.Balasubramanian, Professor of Corporate Governance, Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore 
Role of Independent Directors in Corporate Governance Mr.Ramesh Adige, President - Global Corporate Affairs & Communications, Ranbaxy Labs Ltd. 
Role and Responsibilities of Independent Directors-The Way Forward Mr.Rajesh Chakrabarti, Asst.Professor, Indian School of Business 
Responsible Corporate Governance Integrating CSR and Corporate Governance Framework Mr.Manoj Arora, Ex Director, Minisry of Corporate Affair 
Roles, Responsibilities & Liabilities of Independent Directors Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Past President-ICSI; Chairperson, ASSOCHAM National Committee on Corporate Governance & CSR and Executive Director S Mobility Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2010

Title Author
Building a Foundation for Financial Inclusion - The Aadhaar in India Mr.Nandan Nilekani,Chairman,Unique Identification Authority of India
Rating Agencies - Emerging Challenges Mr.Prashant Saran, Wholetime Member,Securities & Exchange Board of India
Impact of Regulatory Changes on Mutual Fund Industry: Global Comparisons Mr.U.K.Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director,UTI Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Corporate Governance in Stock Exchanges and PSUs Mr.G.V.Ramakrishna
Corporate Governance-The Paradigm Shift Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Member of the Board and by Mr.K.Parvatheesam, Company Secretary,Infosys Technologies Ltd
Simplified Framework for Corporate Governance Mr.Arun Duggal, Chairman,Shriram Capital and other Shriram Group companies
Enabling Corporate Boards to Effectively Perform Dr.Bala N.Balasubramanian, Professor of Corporate Governance,Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore
The New Challenge for Corporate Governance Mr.Nawshir H.Mirza, Independent Director
Corporate Governance Through Clause 49 - The Letter and the Spirit Mr.Rajesh Chakrabarti, Asst.Professor of Finance,Indian School of Business
Corporate Governance : Redefining the Role of Independent Director Mr.Vinayak S.Khanvalkar, President,Institute of Company Secretaries of India
India Growth - Story or Real? Mr.Vivek Kulkarni, Founder Managing Director,Brickwork Ratings India Pvt.Ltd
Role of Capital Markets in Financial Inclusion a Business Opportunity for All Mr.Joseph Massey, Managing Director & CEO,MCX Stock Exchange Ltd.
Integration of Domestic and International Capital Markets Mr.V.K.Bansal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director,Morgan Stanley India Co.Pvt.Ltd.
Indian Financial Markets: Need for Integration Prof (Dr.)R.Vaidyanathan, Professor of Finance,Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore
Disinvestments Through Public Offers : Opportunities and Challenges Mr.S.Vishvanathan, Managing Director & CEO,SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
Disinvestment in India Mr.Nagendra Bhatnagar, Managing Director & CEO,IDBI Capital Market Services Ltd.
Disinvestments Through Public Offers - The Road Ahead Mr.A.Murugappan, Executive Director,ICICI Securities Ltd.
Growing the Retail Investor Base Mr.Gagan Rai, Managing Director & CEO,National Securities Depository Ltd.
Growing Retail Investor Base in India- Opportunities & Challenges Mr.Shachindra Nath, Group CEO,Religare Enterprises Ltd.
The Distribution Roadmap Ms.Monika Halan, Editor,Mint Money
Getting More Retail Investors Mr.Sidharth Rath, President-IFB & RMG,Axis Bank Ltd.
Financial Literacy: Opportunities and Challenges Mr.Mahesh L.Soneji, Registrar,National Institute of Securities Markets
India's Growth Story and Retail Investors' Participation : The Inclusive Agenda Ms.Dipti Neelakantan, Group Chief Operating Officer,JM Financial Consultants Pvt.Ltd.
Steps Required to Foster Growth of Retail Individual Investors Mr.M.R.Mayya, Former Executive Director, Bombay Stock Exchange
Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds - Prospects & Challenges Mr.Mahendra Swarup, President,Indian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (IVCA)
Impact of IFRS on The Capital Market Mr.Amarjit Chopra, President,Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Independent Equity Research: The New Frontier of Equity Research Ms.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO,CRISIL Ltd.
Rating Agencies and Capital Markets Mr.Naresh Takkar, Managing Director,ICRA Ltd
Reforms in Primary Debt Market - The Need of The Hour Mr.Cyrus Khambata, Sr.Vice President-Business Development,Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Excessive Disclosures in Offer Document: Making The Document More Meaningful and Investor Friendly Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor-Finance & Accounts,FORE School of Management

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2009

Title Author

LEAD ARTICLE 

A New Regulatory Architecture for India Dr.K.P.Krishnan, Joint Secretary (Capital Markets), Ministry of Finance, Government of India

ARTICLES 

Indian Mutual Fund Industry - The road to 5 crore investors Mr.U.K.Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director, UTI Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Corporate Governance-Some Issues Mr.G.V.Ramakrishna
Corporate Governance - Current Challenges Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Member of the Board, Infosys Technologies Ltd. and Mr.Parvatheesam K., Company Secretary, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Stock exchanges can lead financial lnclusion Mr.Prithvi Haldea, Chairman & Managing Director, PRIME Database
Infrastructure Financing Through Capital Markets Mr.S.Vishvanathan, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
MCX-SX : India's new stock exchange enabling financial inclusion Mr.Joseph Massey, Managing Director & CEO, MCX Stock Exchange Ltd.
The 3rd Dimension of the Master Plan for the Economy : The Capital Formation Policy Ms.Madhabi Puri Buch, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
Enhancing Corporate Democracy through Larger Public Holding Mr.C.K.G.Nair, Director (Primary Market), Ministry of Finance and Mr.Anupam Mitra, Dy.Director (Securuties Market), Ministry of Finance
SME Exchanges in India - Challenges and Prospects Mr.Mahesh L.Soneji, Chief Operating Officer, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
Depositories - Evolution and Challenges Ahead Mr.Gagan Rai, Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Relating IPO Gradings to markets and corporate governance Ms.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Infrastructure Financing through Capital Markets - Challenges Ahead Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director & CEO, Fitch Ratings India Pvt.Ltd. and Mr.S.Nandakumar, Sr.Director, Fitch Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
Depositories - Challenges Ahead Mr.Vijay V.Raut, Managing Director & CEO, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
Association Of Merchant Bankers Of India (AMBI): Prospects and Challenges Mr.Nagendra Bhatnagar, Chairman, Association of Merchant Bankers of India and Managing Director & CEO, IDBI Capital market Services Ltd.
Indian Primary Market - What Is The Need of The Hour? Streamlining IPO application and allotment process Mr.C.Parthasarathy, Chairman & Managing Director, Karvy Investor Services Ltd.
Corporate Bonds - Why is it not moving? Mr.Pradeep Madhav, Managing Director, STCI Primary Dealer Ltd.
Financial Literacy-A Review Dr.Bandi Ram Prasad, President, FT Knowledge Management Co.Ltd.
Financial Literacy: Challenges Ahead Dr.Prabhakar Patil, Joint Director, Division of Policy Analysis,Department of Economic and Policy Analysis, Securities & Exchange Board of India and Dr.Deepali Dixit, Asst.Director, Division of Policy Analysis,Department of Economic and Policy Analysis, Securities & Exchange Board of India
Domestic and Overseas Bonds by Indian Corporates : New Challenges Mr.Sidharth Rath, Sr.Vice President-Capital Markets, Axis Bank Ltd.
Infrastructure Financing through Capital Market - Challenges Ahead Mr.Ashish Kumar Shah, Vice President, Project & Infrastructure Advisory,Capital Markets, Axis Bank Ltd.
Stock Markets Need to be Widened and Deepened Mr.M.R.Mayya, Former Executive Director, Bombay Stock Exchange
IPO Eligibility Norms: Outlived Utility Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor of Finance, Fore School of Management

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2008

Title Author

LEAD ARTICLE 

The Indian Securities Market-Ten Years Hence Dr.K.P.Krishnan, Joint Secretary (Capital Markets), Ministry of Finance

ARTICLES 

Small Investors Orientation for Mutual Funds Mr.U.K.Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director, UTI Asset Management Co.Ltd.
Corporate Disclosures-The Road Ahead Mr.T.V.Mohandas Pai, Director & Member of the Board, Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Listing of Stock Exchanges - Challenges and Prospects Mr.Rajnikant Patel, Managing Director & CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
Investor Identity for the Capital Market - Challenges Ahead Mr.Gagan Rai, Managing Director & CEO, National Securities Depository Ltd.
Road Ahead in Indian IPO Market : Indian IPOs-Well poised in emerging markets Mr.Vallabh Bhanshali, Chairman, Enam Securities Pvt.Ltd.
Investment Banking-The Road Ahead Mr.A.P.Verma, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
Requirement of Minimum Public Share Holding for Initial and Continuous Listing Mr.M.R.Mayya, Former Executive Director, Bombay Stock Exchange
SME Exchange: Challenges and Opportunities Mr.Jignesh Shah, Chairman & Managing Director, Financial Technologies (India) Ltd.
Institutionalisation of India's Primary Market Mr.Subrata Mukherji, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Securities Ltd.
IPO Grading-An Update Mr.P.K.Choudhury, Vice Chairman & Group CEO, ICRA Ltd.
IPO Grading: CRISIL's experience Ms.Roopa Kudva, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL Ltd.
Revisiting Price Discovery in Bookbuilding IPOs Mr.Padam Jain, Director-Investment Banking & Corporate Finance, Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd.
Role of Institutional Investors in IPOs Mr.Devdatta Buche, Head-Execution (Investment Banking), Religare Capital Markets Ltd.
Real Estate Mutual Funds are Arriving..... Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor of Finance, Fore School of Management
The Indian IPO Market - The Road Ahead Mr.Sanjay Sharma, Managing Director-Equity Capital Markets, Deutsche Equities India Pvt.Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2007

Title Author
COMMON PLATFORM FOR ELECTRONIC FILING BY LISTED CORPORATES Dr.T.C.Nair, Wholetime Member (along with Ms.Neelam Bhardwaj, General Manager), Securities & Exchange Board of India
SMALL INVESTORS ORIENTATION FOR MUTUAL FUNDS Mr.U.K.Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director, UTI Asset Management Co.Pvt.Ltd.
CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN INVESTMENT BANKING Mr.R.Sridharan, Managing Director & CEO,SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
PERAMBULATING THROUGH THE YEARS OF REFORMS IN THE INDIAN SECURITIES MARKET Mr.Pratip Kar, Dean of Finance, Tata Management Training Centre
THE CHALLENGES FOR STOCK EXCHANGES Mr.Rajnikant Patel, Managing Director & CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
INDIAN IPO MARKET - THE ROAD AHEAD Mr.Vallabh Bhanshali, Chairman, Enam Financial Consultants Pvt.Ltd.
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING Mr.Amit Tandon,Managing Director & CEO, Fitch Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
IPO GRADING - PILOT PROJECT AND THE FUTURE Mr.P.K.Choudhury, Vice Chairman & Group CEO, ICRA Ltd.
IPO GRADING - DEMYSTIFIED! Ms.Roopa Kudva, Executive Director, CRISIL Ltd.
IPO GRADING: ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Professor & Chairman (Finance & Accounts Area), Fore School of Management
EMERGING TRENDS IN INDIAN IPOs Mr.Kamlesh Gandhi, Country Head-Investment Banking, Religare Securities Ltd.
THE INDIAN IPO MARKET Mr.Girish Nadkarni, Executive Director-Institutional Business, IL&FS Investsmart Ltd.
IPOs- AN ISSUER'S PERSPECTIVE Ms.Preeti Malhotra, President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India
CAPITAL MARKET OPTION FOR SMEs Mr.Padam Jain, Director-Investment Banking & Corporate Finance, Anand Rathi Securities Ltd.
ECONOMIC UTILITY OF COMMODITY EXCHANGES AND THE ROLE OF MCX IN IMPROVING MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE Mr.Joseph Massey, Dy.Managing Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
INDIAN CORPORATE BOND MARKET- TAKING STOCK Mr.G.R.Ganapathy, Head-Debt Capital Market, Citibank N.A.
MULTI-PRONGED ATTEMPTS NEEDED TO ALLURE SMALL INVESTORS INTO THE CAPITAL MARKET Mr.M.R.Mayya

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2006

Title Author
MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY IN INDIA-A WAY FORWARD Mr.U.K.Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director, UTI Asset Management Pvt.Ltd.
STOCK EXCHANGES-MANAGING CONFLICT OF INTEREST Mr.Rajnikant Patel, Managing Director & CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
INTEGRATING INDIAN IPO MARKET WITH GLOBAL MARKETS Mr.Vallabh Bhansali, Chairman, Enam Financial Consultants Pvt.Ltd.
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION - GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY - DRIVEN EXCHANGES Mr.Jignesh Shah, Chairman & Managing Director , Financial Technologies (India) Ltd.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CLEARING CORPORATION Mr.M.S.Sahoo, Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
IPO GRADINGS - RATIONALE AND PROSPECTS Mr.P.K.Choudhury, Vice Chairman, ICRA Ltd.
EMERGING TRENDS FOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES SME RATINGS - A PROMISING GROWTH AREA Ms.Roopa Kudva, Executive Director & Chief Rating Officer, CRISIL Ltd.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES IN INDIAN BANKS Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
COMMODITY FUTURES MARKETS IN INDIA Mr.Joseph Massey, Dy.Managing Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
TIME TO WIDEN THE SELF-REGULATORY MECHANISM OF SHORT SELLING Mr.Sandeep Parekh,Partner, P.H.Parekh & Co.
PRIMARY MARKETS - CHALLENGES IN DISTRIBUTION Mr.Hemang Raja, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, IL&FS Investsmart Ltd.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS - A TOOL FOR INVESTOR PROTECTION Ms.Preeti Malhotra, Vice President, Institute of Company Secretaries of India
REGIONAL STOCK EXCHANGES FOR SPREAD OF EQUITY CULT Mr.M.R.Mayya
INDIAN CORPORATE BOND MARKET : TAKING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED Mr.G.R.Ganapathy,Head-Debt Capital Market, Citibank N.A.
PRIMARY DEALERS AT THE CROSSROADS Mr.Manubhai Parekh, Managing Director, BOB Capital Markets Ltd.
UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL LITERACY IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS Mr.Christopher Butel, Chairman, Invest India Market Solutions

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2005

Title Author
INDIAN SECURITIES MARKET - LOOKING AHEAD Mr.U.K.Sinha, Joint Secretary (Capital Market & Pensions), Ministry of Finance, Govt.of India
CHALLENGES FOR INDIAN INVESTMENT BANKING Mr.Indrajit Gupta, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
INSTITUTIONALISATION OF PRIMARY MARKETS Mr.Subrata Mukherji, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Securities Ltd.
DOMESTIC & OVERSEAS DEBT RAISING BY INDIAN CORPORATES - NEW CHALLENGES Mr.M.M.Agrawal, President-Merchant Banking, UTI Bank Ltd.
EMERGING CHALLENGES FOR CREDIT RATING INDUSTRY IN INDIA Mr.P.K.Choudhury, Managing Director, ICRA Ltd.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE : A PERSPECTIVE Mr.Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
EMERGING TRENDS FOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES Ms.Roopa Kudva, Executive Director & Chief Rating Officer, CRISIL Ltd.
CORPORATIOSATION AND DEMUTUALISATION OF STOCK EXCHANGE Mr.M.S.Sahoo, Chief General Manager, Securities & Exchange Board of India
INDIAN SECURITIES MARKET - CHALLENGES AHEAD Mr.Rajnikant Patel, Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer, Stock Exchange Mumbai, The
PREVENTING EXPORT OF INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET Mr.S.Ramesh, Executive Director - Equity Products Group, Kotak Mahindra Capital Co.Ltd.
A BLUE PRINT FOR BUOYANCY IN THE PRIMARY MARKET Mr.M.R.Mayya
INTEREST RATES : FINAL CALL FOR SOUND RISK MEASURES Mr.Manubhai Parekh, Managing Director, BOB Capital Markets Ltd.
INDIAN PRIAMRY MARKETS : CHALLENGES IN DISTRIBUTION Mr.Hemang Raja, Managign Director & Chief Executive Officer, IL&FS Investsmart Ltd.
DOMESTIC & OVERSEAS DEBT RAISING BY INDIAN CORPORATES - NEW CHALLENGES Mr.T.S.Siva Shankar, Vice President-Corporate Finance & Capital Markets, Citibank N.A.
INDIAN SECURITIES MARKET - CHALLENGES IN CORPORATE DISCLOSURES Mr.Sandeep Parekh, Partner, P.H.Parekh & Co.
E-IPO : A NOVEL APPROACH TO EQUITY FINANCING Dr.Ambrish Gupta, Sr.Processor of Finance, Fore School of Management

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2004

Title Author
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS Mr. A.K.Batra,Wholetime Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India
INDIAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS: PROS & CONS Mr. Indrajit Gupta,Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
PSU DISINVESTMENT - CAPITAL MARKET ROUTE - ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Mr. Vallabh Bhanshali,Chairman, Enam Financial Consultants Pvt.Ltd.
DEBT MARKET - EMERGING SCENARIO Mr. M.M.Agrawal,President - MBD, UTI Bank Ltd.
CHALLENGES IN VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY Ms.Renuka Ramnath,Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Venture Funds Management Co.Ltd.
EMERGING CHALLENGES FOR VENTURE CAPITAL Mr. Saurabh Srivastava,Chairman, Indian Venture Capital Association
THE EMERGING TRENDS IN INDIAN PRIMARY MARKET Mr. C.H.Palan,Managing Director, BOB Capital Markets Ltd.
SECURITIES MARKETS IN INDIA OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Dr.Bandi Ram Prasad,Chief General Manager & Chief Economist, BSE, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2003

Title Author
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET IN INDIA Mr. R.V.Joshi, Managing Director, Securities Trading Corp.of India Ltd.
EMERGING CHALLENGES FOR CREDIT RATINGS Mr. R.Ravimohan, Managing Director & CEO, Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd.,The
CREDIT RATINGS - THE ROAD AHEAD Mr. Amit Tandon, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings India Pvt.Ltd.
DEBT PRIVATE PLACEMENTS - THE FUTURE AHEAD Mr. Vishnu Deuskar, Managing Director, ABN AMRO Securities (India) Pvt.Ltd.
EMERGING TRENDS IN DEBT PLACEMENTS Mr. T.S.Siva Shankar, Vice President-CF & CM, Citibank N.A.
INTEGRATING THE INDIAN IPO MARKET WITH GLOBAL MARKET Mr. Saurabh Shah, Vice President-IB, Salomon Smith Barney India Pvt.Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2002

Title Author
A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Mr. Shitin Desai, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.
CHANGING PROFILE OF THE CORPORATE BOND MARKET Mr. Vishnu Deuskar, Managing Director, ABN AMRO Securities (India) Pvt.Ltd.
DEPOSITORIES - E-ENABLING THE MARKET PLACE Mr. B.G.Daga, Managing Director, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
EMERGING ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIAN STOCK EXCHANGES Dr.Manoj Vaish, Acting Executive Director, Stock Exchange, Mumbai
ROLE OF STOCK EXCHANGE AS AN SRO Mr. Joseph Massey, Managing Director, Inter-connected Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
MUTUAL FUNDS - FROM HERE TO WHERE? Mr. Hemant Rustagi, Head-Business Development & Marketing, ING Investment Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2001

Title Author
INVESTMENT BANKING : THE EMERGING CHALLENGES Mr. Birendra Kumar, Managing Director, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
CHANGING PROFILE OF THE CORPORATE BOND MARKET Mr. Vishnu Deuskar, Managing Director, ABN AMRO Securities (India) Pvt.Ltd.
EVOLUTION OF THE INDIAN PRIMARY MARKETS Equity Capital MarketsGroup : ICICI Securities & Finance Co.Ltd.
THE EXPORT OF INDIAN CAPITAL MARKETS Mr. S.Sriniwasan, Sr.Vice President, Kotak Mahindra Capital Co.
EMERGING ROLE OF STOCK EXCHANGES IN INVESTOR PROTECTION Mr. Joseph Massey, Managing Director, Inter-connected Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
MUTUAL FUNDS : KEY LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE LAST DECADE Mr. Hemant Rustagi, Head-Business Development & Marketing, ING Investment Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
STOCK INDICES AND SENSEX Dr.Manoj Vaish,Dy.Executive Director, Stock Exchange, Bombay

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 2000

Title Author
DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM HEALTHIER PRIMARY EQUITY MARKET Mr. Birendra Kumar, Managing Director, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
GLOBALIZATION OF INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET Mr. Shitin Desai, Vice Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.
DEMAT : ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES Mr. C.B.Bhave, Managing Director, National Securities Depository Ltd.
EMERGING TRENDS IN INDIAN DEBT CAPITAL MARKET Mr. Vishnu Deuskar, Managing Director, ABN AMRO Securities (India) Pvt.Ltd.
MUTUAL FUNDS : DISTRIBUTIONS IS THE KEY Mr. Hemant Rustagi, Head-Business Dev. & Mktg., ING Investment Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
FUTURE OF SMALL STOCK EXCHANGES AND THE ROLE OF ISE Mr. Joseph Massey, Managing Director, Inter-Connected Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
BOOK-BUILDING : LESSONS LEARNT AND THE ROAD AHEAD Mr. Rajagopal A. & Mr.Chetan Savla, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 1999

Title Author
STRENGTHENING THE CAPITAL MARKET Mr. Anand Rathi, President, The Stock Exchange, Bombay
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE : PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE Dr. Basudeb Sen,Executive Director, Unit Trust of India
EMERGING TRENDS IN THE IPO MARKET Mr. Birendra Kumar, Managing Director, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
EMERGING TRENDS IN MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Mr. Shitin Desai, Vice Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.
DEMAT : SURGING AHEAD Mr. C.B.Bhave,Managing Director,National Securities Depository Ltd.
EMERGING TRENDS IN MUTUAL FUNDS Mr. Shekhar Sathe, Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co.Ltd.
ROLE OF CAPITAL MARKET IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Mr. Anup Kapadia, Associate Vice President, IL&FS Merchant Banking Services Ltd.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY - 1998

Title Author
INDIA'S CAPITAL MARKETS : CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES Mr. S.H.Khan, Chairman, Industrial Development Bank of India
PROSPECTS FOR MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY Mr. G.P.Gupta, Chairman, Unit Trust of India
FINANCING INDIA's INFRASTRUCTURE Mr. K.D.Agrawal, Chairman, Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd.
EURO ISSUES Mr. A.R.Barwe, Managing Director, SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
DEBT PRIVATE PLACEMENTS Mr. Shitin Desai, Vice Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.

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