Wives and daughters join fathers and sons to meet Sebi deadline
While most of the new women directors are family members of the promoters or top executives, some companies have replaced their independent directors with their female family members, mainly wives, daughters or sisters.
Mar 31, 2015, 16:09 PM IST
30 minutes or penalty:Sebi warns listed cos on board decisions
Listed firms must disclose their board decisions within 30 minutes, while all other 'material information' would need to be made public within 24 hours, Sebi said today as it tightened its corporate disclosure norms and warned of strong penal action for non-compliance.
Mar 22, 2015, 16:54 PM IST
RIL keen on investing in start-ups
After mentoring 11 start-ups, the venture investment arm of Reliance Industries is now looking forward to invest in new companies which will be crucial to its growth, a top official said today.
Mar 13, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
Smaller firms find new companies law 'challenging'
Small firms in the country are finding it difficult to comply with the stricter norms related to internal financial control in the new companies law, according to consulting firm Protiviti.
Mar 05, 2015, 20:46 PM IST
'Corporate tax rate reduction will make India more competitive'
Dismissing criticism that proposals in the Budget for 2015-16 are pro-corporate, Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said reduction in corporate tax rate will make India more competitive, and enable companies to invest more and create more jobs.
Mar 03, 2015, 17:38 PM IST
Over 1,400 one-person companies come up in just nine months
On an average, the figure translates to 155 new one person companies (OPCs) being established every month from April-December 2014 period.
Feb 01, 2015, 16:20 PM IST
India Inc debt raising hits near record at $57 bn in '14: Report
Primary bond offerings by domestic issuers rose by 2.7 percent to USD 56.9 billion in 2014 from USD 55.4 billion a year ago, clocking the second best performance since the record USD 63.6 billion mop-up in 2012.
Jan 07, 2015, 17:36 PM IST
Nearly 38,000 firms set up in eight months of new Cos Act
Spread across diverse sectors, nearly 38,000 new firms have been registered in the first eight months of the new companies law coming into force in April last year.
Jan 04, 2015, 13:28 PM IST
128 'vanishing companies' traced; under govt's 'watch list'
With this, a total of 78 firms are currently placed under the category of 'vanishing'. These firms collectively raised more than Rs 310 crore from investors.
Dec 14, 2014, 10:58 AM IST
Companies not fully aware of anti-corruption rules: Survey
Companies in India are not fully aware of anti-corruption regulations and a lack of anti-graft programme has a negative impact on cost of doing business in the country, a business survey said Tuesday.
Dec 09, 2014, 18:37 PM IST
More than 900 one-person companies come up in seven months
India has seen setting up of over 900 one-person companies, with more than half in the business services segment, in the seven months since April 1 when norms for establishing such entities came into force.
Dec 07, 2014, 12:13 PM IST
CBS to stay on Dish Network while talks continue, CBS says
CBS Corp said the CBS broadcast network will continue being distributed by Dish Network Corp while negotiations progress "into the evening".
Dec 05, 2014, 10:05 AM IST
Over half of 500 cos in debt trouble; need Rs 7 tn to pare it
More than half of the highly over- leveraged top 500 companies would need more than a whopping Rs 7 trillion or USD 114 billion and three years to deleverage themselves, says a report India Ratings.
Dec 03, 2014, 18:18 PM IST
Govt mulls amendments to related party norms for companies
The Corporate Affairs Ministry, which is implementing the Act, is now looking to make changes to certain provisions of the new law, sources said.
Nov 23, 2014, 10:40 AM IST
ULIPs back in vogue; regulators keeping a watch
As ULIPs or market-linked insurance products come back in vogue with huge volumes after taking a big hit in 2008 meltdown, regulators are keeping a close watch on reversal of trends as also to ensure that investors are not taken for a ride with such schemes.
Nov 02, 2014, 13:31 PM IST
German business confidence falls to near two-year low
Business confidence in Germany, Europe`s biggest economy, fell to the lowest level for nearly two years in October, a key survey showed on Monday, placing a question mark over recovery in the eurozone as a whole.
Oct 27, 2014, 15:50 PM IST
India sees setting up of 478 one-person companies till August
According to data compiled by the Corporate Affairs Ministry, 478 OPCs have been set up till August 31 and together they have an authorised capital of Rs 11.95 crore.
Oct 19, 2014, 14:54 PM IST
Companies garner over Rs 4,500 cr via rights issue
As per data compiled by capital market regulator Sebi, companies have raised Rs 4,549 crore in the first eight months of this year, as compared to Rs 6,514 crore garnered in the entire 2013.
Oct 09, 2014, 16:38 PM IST
M&A deals jump 16.5% in Jan-Sept, highest since 2011
Mergers and acquisitions involving domestic companies jumped to the highest level since 2011 to USD 26.1 billion during the first nine months this year.
Oct 03, 2014, 19:03 PM IST
Corp Affairs Min asks companies to make filings well in time
Companies registered in the country have to submit their filings to the Ministry through MCA21 portal.
Sep 24, 2014, 17:49 PM IST
