PROXY ADVISORY INDUSTRY IN INDIA

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Abstract

Proxy advisory firms play a significant role in shareholder voting and in the formulation of corporate governance policy. This paper analyses the status of budding proxy advisory industry in India using a case study method. The paper first traces the history of the global proxy advisory industry and also reviews the literature. Then we study the Indian Proxy Advisory Industry, which was born when the market regulator SEBI came out with a regulation in 2010 on “mutual funds” shareholding resolution voting policy. Quickly, three proxy advisory firms came to the market with differing ownership structure. Indian financial market offered great potential for investment through institutional investors. However the institutional investors in India are traditionally restrained them from taking activist role by voting on the shareholder meeting proposals. This poses a challenge to Indian proxy advisory firms along with other challenges typical of an emerging industry. The proxy advisory firms need to overcome the challenges to ensure their success. This pioneering work on Indian proxy advisory industry would open up new research ideas.

Keywords: Proxy Advisory, India, Shareholders

How to cite this paper: Subramanian, S. (2016). Proxy advisory industry in India [Conference issue]. Corporate Ownership & Control, 13(2), 371-378. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv13i2cLp5