Corporate board elections
In July 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) amended the Code of Corporate Governance through S.R.O. 906(I)/2023, introducing a new regulation (7A) that mandates separate, category-wise voting…
Money, money, money: the tycoon factor in India’s election
India's tycoons are playing a pivotal role in the Asian giant's most expensive election ever, from funding campaigns and tacit endorsements to being hot-button issues themselves. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…
Structural reforms in IMF programme
The Staff Report on the new 37-month Extended Fund Facility by the IMF of $7 billion contains a number of structural benchmarks, along with their rationale and the date by…
Legal attacks are slowing SEC rulemaking in crucial election year
Rulemaking at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which hit a record pace early in President Joe Biden’s administration, has slowed significantly as the agency navigates a hostile new legal…
26th Amendment, new CJP and reforms
The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amend-ment) Act, 2024 [26th Amendment], passed in utmost haste by the Parliament on October 21, 2024 receiving the assent of President of Pakistan on the same day,…
Legal attacks are slowing SEC rulemaking in crucial election year
Rulemaking at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which hit a record pace early in President Joe Biden’s administration, has slowed significantly as the agency navigates a hostile new legal…
Judicial reforms needed
The early demise of Quaid-e-Azam and the unfortunate assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan delayed the formulation of Pakistan’s constitution, delivering the first severe blow to the newly formed state. In…
Elections within 90 days
THERE is a real lack of focus and clarity in our national purpose today. The unique consensus on the constitutional requirement of elections within 90 days has, instead, been digressed…
Seshan’s electoral reforms
Liberia’s presidential election of 1927 saw incumbent president Charles King garnering 234,000 against 9,000 votes. It would have been a remarkable victory but for a glaring faux pas. At that…
Sunak’s summer election brings hope to Britain’s bruised financial sector
As Britain prepares to revisit the ballot box, executives in the City of London are hoping a new government will pay them more attention and put an end to years…
