Finance Ministry puts out list of 9,500 high-risk finance companies
The FIU released the list on its website showing the names of NBFCs which have been found non-compliant to the PMLA rules.
Feb 26, 2018, 13:40 PM IST
All transactions were fully disclosed, says Jayant Sinha on Paradise Papers
The "Paradise Papers" are a set of 13.4 million leaked financial documents from law firm -- Appleby -- on investments of major multi-national corporations (MNCs) and that of well known individuals in India and abroad in tax havens.
Nov 06, 2017, 17:55 PM IST
Paradise Papers: Multi-agency group to probe disclosure against 714 Indians linked to tax havens
The panel will first "go through" the details of income tax returns filed by the 714 Indian individuals and entities named in the 'Paradise Papers' and subsequently take action, in a case-to-case basis, the sources said.
Nov 06, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
Fake currency detection in banks swell to maximum in 8 years: Report
Counterfeit currency detection instances in the country's banking channels have seen an all time increase in the last eight years at over 3.53 lakh instances, according to a latest government report.
Jun 14, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
Shell companies: Task Force to prosecute about 10 lakh such firms
So as to check future black money generation through shell company route, a government task force has decided to prosecute about 10 lakh such firms and prepare an Aadhaar-based KYC registry.
Mar 01, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Tax dept to rope in auditors to probe bank deposits
With an estimated Rs 15 lakh crore back in the banking system post demonetisation, the income tax department is in talks with leading global tax consultants, including EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, for forensic audit of the data to see if any of it is laundered money.
Jan 08, 2017, 16:40 PM IST
Strict investigation is going on in Panama Papers leak, says Jayant Sinha
A strict investigation into 'Panama Papers' is on to find out if illegal activities have taken place in overseas Indian accounts, while full force of law has been applied to deal with 'wilful default' cases like that of Vijay Mallya, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
Apr 11, 2016, 15:38 PM IST
Blackmoney: CVC, Natgrid get access to blackmoney related info from FIU
The Central Vigilance Commission and National Intelligence Grid have been given access to information on blackmoney and money laundering related transactions from Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
Dec 20, 2015, 13:20 PM IST
Black money: FIU to generate reports on suspects in 72 hours
Government has bolstered the capabilities of the elite Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which can now dish out volumes of data on suspicious transactions in 72-hours flat and gain access to secret database of offenders maintained by various law enforcement agencies in the country.
Nov 22, 2015, 15:43 PM IST
Bank of Baroda scam: DRI tells FIU to red-flag multiple forex transactions
The move comes amid a multi-agency probe on recently-unearthed Rs 6,100 crore foreign remittance scam through Bank of Baroda.
Nov 04, 2015, 17:51 PM IST
Financial Intelligence Unit detects over Rs 7,800 cr black money, gets record STRs
The total black money detected by FIU stands at Rs 7,848 crore during the last year, a senior Finmin official said who did not wish to be quoted.
Apr 26, 2015, 13:10 PM IST
