Corporate Governance in India: IiAS Research Blog

Category: Business

Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Limited (known colloquially as IiAS) is a proxy advisory firm that provides voting recommendations on shareholder resolutions of Indian listed companies. IiAS practices corporate governance in India dedicated to providing participants in the market with independent opinion, research and data on corporate governance issues as well as investment advisory services for shareholder.IiAS analyses shareholder resolutions to be addressed at AGMs, EGMs, postal ballots and Court Convened Meetings of nearly 300 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, and provides voting recommendations on these resolutions to institutional shareholders. The company was founded in 2010 and commenced operations in 2011. IiAS has been founded by Anil Singhvi and Amit Tandon. Anil Singhvi is a well-known financial expert in Indian markets and currently runs his own firm, ICAN Investors. Amit Tandon was earlier the CEO of Fitch Ratings in India. India’s proxy advisory industry is relatively nascent – there are three firms, of which IiAS is the largest and the most established