Sebi rejigs committee on disclosure, accounting standards

The Sebi Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards (SCODA) was originally set up in 2006 under the chairmanship of noted chartered accountant YH Malegam to advise the market regulator on disclosure requirements by companies at listing time and thereafter, as also about the accounting standards to be followed by various intermediaries.

The 17-member panel is now chaired by Tata Sons’ Director-Finance Ishaat Hussain, while members include NSE chief Ravi Narain, HDFC AMC managing director Milind Barve, Bombay Shareholders’ Association’s AK Bakliwal and IT major Wipro’s CFO and executive director Suresh Senapathy.