Naresh Goyal brings wife Anita on Jet Airways board

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 13:53

Jet did so to comply with the Sebi's norm for listed companies to have at least one woman director on board.

Women directors: Erring companies to face minimum Rs 50,000 fine

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 21:44

Without naming the companies that failed to appoint at least one woman director within the stipulated deadline of March 31, Sebi announced a four-stage penalty structure wherein fines would increase with the passage of time.

Women directors: Sebi readies for action against errant firms

Last Updated: Sunday, April 5, 2015, 15:40

A large number of listed firms, including some state-run entities, may face regulatory action by Sebi and stock exchanges after failing to appoint at least one woman director on their respective boards.

SBI wants more women directors on its board

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 21:21

Pitching for greater gender diversity on its board, state-run banking giant SBI's Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya on Thursday said the bank wants some more women directors and has already suggested a few names to the government.

Listed companies need to have at least independent woman director: IiAS

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 19:28

To ensure gender diversity in boardrooms, capital market watchdog Sebi should look at having at least one independent woman director in listed companies over a period of time, according to proxy advisory firm IiAS.

After Sebi barb, listed cos begin appointing women directors

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 20:05

Within days of regulator Sebi's barb, listed companies have begun running from pillar to post to appoint women directors on their respective boards with at least 50 such appointments being made Tuesday itself.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank to have 60 branches by Mar 31: CMD

Last Updated: Monday, March 23, 2015, 16:11

Bharatiya Mahila Bank will launch nine more branches by this month end to close the fiscal with a network of 60 outlets, a top official said today.

Sebi firm on woman director deadline; GIFT IFSC norms by April 1

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 13:34

Seeking to broaden access to capital markets, regulator Sebi will come out with new guidelines for start-ups to raise funds through IPOs while a fresh set of norms will be soon put in place for setting up the country's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

Sebi asks listed firms to appoint women directors by month-end

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 15:19

With just a fortnight left to meet the deadline, Sebi has also proactively written to more than 160 such companies to ensure compliance.

Women entrepreneurs show the way for workplace gender parity

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 11:39

Women account for nearly half of the employable workforce but not all companies have such high levels of gender parity. As entrepreneurship, once considered 'a man's cup of tea', sees a sea change with many women taking the plunge, these new-age start-ups are seen encouraging female participation.

Uber unveils plan for training women cabbies

Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 21:10

Cab aggregator service Uber today announced that it had tied up with a Singapore-based company to train women drivers even as it continues to be under a Delhi government ban after a driver enlisted with it allegedly raped a 25-year-old woman executive inside a taxi.

US judge recommends against Goldman gender-bias class action

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 05:22

A federal judge on Tuesday recommended against certifying a class-action lawsuit in which current and former women employees at Goldman Sachs Group Inc accused the Wall Street bank of gender-based bias in pay and promotions.