The Hub September, 2022, monthly e-newsletter from Independent Directors’ Databank gives you a broad view of developments happening around Regulatory framework, Corporate world among other updates.

The featured stories in various sections cover regulatory updates, governance practices and experience sharing by Independent Directors.

Technology offers corporations a new dimension of tools that enhance their ability to conduct business efficiently. Utilizing technology to improve governance requires innovation and technical expertise combined with a corporate culture that fosters and supports best practices for good governance. Electronic board portals are becoming staple tools for board directors in much the same way that electronic management systems have become standard tools for manufacturing and operations. Technological solutions also provide board directors with the ability to conduct board business securely from their mobile devices anywhere in the world and at any time of day or night. Twenty-first century technologies are much more capable than previous technologies to affect the fundamental determinants along which corporate law traditionally distributes power between shareholders, directors, and managers. They reduce collective decision-making costs, speed up and automate corporate procedures, ensure safer communications and more accurate reporting, and supplement business competence and skills. These advantages, collectively considered, may shift the balance on who is, on a specific matter, the best decision-maker within the corporation.

Setting in the Hub – September, 2022 issue highlights "The (Un)Predictable Impact of Technology on Corporate Governance" an article from Hastings Business Law Journal.

Vignettes showcase an Executive Briefing titled "How boards can help digital transformations" authored by Celia Huber, Alex Sukharevsky, and Rodney Zemmel.

Regulatory Worktop shares the key updates about, a) In shell firm clean-up 2.0, MCA tells Registrars to physically verify Registered address, b) SEBI strengthens guidelines for debenture trustees, c) Govt. of India notifies ‘Overseas Investment’ Rules/ Regulations/ Directions 2022, d) SEBI Consultation Paper on Green and Blue Bonds as a mode of Sustainable Finance, e) MCA amended Deposits Rules, Charge creation rules and Directors’ KYC forms and f) ICAI Announced the formation of SRO for Social Stock Exchange

Regulators Eye focus on the key updates relating to a) Reliance Group announce succession planning, b) Tatas to manage pension funds, c) Adani Group Deeply Overleveraged: CreditSights, d) Companies making false M&A disclosures will face heavy penalty: CCI Chief, and e) Tesla Shareholder Meeting 2022: Tesla Prevails Over Most Activist Shareholder Proposals;

Events Expo  showcases relevant national and global upcoming events, programs, workshops, conferences, etc. for participation of the members. This issue covers 19th Annual Capital Market Conference |FICCI | September 13, 2022 and CII Conference on Fraud Governance and Risk Management | September 22, 2022.

Global Events, suggested are 2022 MIT Sustainability Conference | Technologies & Industry | September 20-21, 2022 and ICGN Governance, Stewardship & Sustainability Course - September 2022 | September 14, 21 & 28, 2022