Firms with women in board, top management perform better: NCAER Study
New Delhi/IBNS: The ‘woman director’ mandate under The Companies Act (2013) to address gender gap led to a remarkable rise in the share of women in board positions, which led to better economic performance and lower financial risk, particularly of large and medium-sized firms, says a study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
And now, a mutual fund based on women leadership
The first mutual fund based on women's leadership in the corporate sector has been lined up for the Indian market. The asset management outfit promoted by institutional money manager Motilal Oswal has worked out a fund to track MSCI India Women's Leadership Select 30 Total Returns Index.