Life Insurance Corporation of India's Pursuit of Pre-IPO ESG Ratings Is Positive, But With Some Risk
LIC is proactively pursuing ESG ratings ahead of its IPO. It's an ESG-first, commendable, and positive long-term. But near-term, it could backfire...
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Credit Rating Agency Stocks Most Impacted by SEBI Regulation of ESG Ratings in India
The potential impacts of SEBI's proposed framework for regulating ESG ratings are unclear at this stage, but a few things (related to conflicts of...
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Regulating ESG Ratings in India: Outline of SEBI's Proposed Regulatory Framework
SEBI's framework for regulating ESG ratings in India aims to improve the quality of ESG ratings and related investment products, and to create an...
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Moody’s India Unit, ICRA Sacks Its CEO
The credit rating agency, ICRA (an affiliate of Moody’s) has finally sacked Naresh Takkar, its chief executive officer (CEO). This appears to be a...
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Cox & Kings Fiasco: India’s Credit Ratings Agencies Are Unfit and Unaccountable
The appalling record of incompetence, and likely worse, by India’s credit rating agencies (CRAs) continues to lengthen. The latest instance is the...
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