Original governance research
Methodology-led studies on compliance maturity, regulatory burden, board effectiveness and risk posture.
State of Compliance in Indian Financial Services 2026
A benchmark study of compliance operating models across Indian financial services, covering evidence maturity, regulatory change management and board reporting.
Compliance functions in Indian financial services are well documented and unevenly evidenced. The dominant maturity gap is not policy coverage but proof retrieval.
- Evidence retrieval time is the strongest predictor of inspection outcome
- Regulatory change monitoring is unowned at nearly half of surveyed firms
- Board reporting still emphasises activity over coverage
Methodology: Demonstration methodology: composite analysis of publicly available regulatory material and editorial assessment. Figures shown are illustrative sample data.
India Board Governance Report 2026
An assessment of board composition, committee effectiveness and risk oversight practices across Indian boards.
Board composition has improved materially. Committee effectiveness — measured by the questions committees actually ask — has improved far less.
- Independent-director representation continues to rise
- Risk committees meet regularly but rarely receive coverage metrics
- AI oversight is now on the agenda at a minority of boards
Methodology: Demonstration methodology: editorial assessment of publicly disclosed governance information. Figures shown are illustrative sample data.
AI Governance Readiness Index
An index measuring organisational readiness to govern AI systems across inventory, oversight, accountability and review.
AI adoption is broad and AI governance is narrow. Inventory completeness is the single largest gap.
- Model inventories are incomplete at most organisations
- Human-oversight thresholds are rarely documented
- Vendor-embedded models are the most common blind spot
Methodology: Demonstration methodology: editorial index construction across four readiness dimensions. Figures shown are illustrative sample data.