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The government is consider reviewing the structure of the apex chartered accountants body in the country, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), that may result in the separation of its academic and regulatory functions. Full Article

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has recommended to the Government that the maximum number of listed companies where one can be a director be restricted to seven. ICSI has also mooted capping the tenure of independent directors at six years. In its report on ‘Strengthening Corporate Governance Framework' submitted to the Corporate Affairs Minister, Mr Salman Khursheed, ICSI suggested a clear demarcation of the roles and responsibilities of the Chair.. Full Article

After a lull, the contentious provisions regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&A’s) of the amended Competition Act is back on the discussion table of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). The Ministry is planning to hold a meeting with the new anti-monopoly watchdog the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the stakeholders in the first week of December to discuss the M&A clauses – Sections 5 and 6 – that are yet to be notified, official sources told to lead.. Full Article

The government on Thursday said cost accounting body ICWAI can change its name to Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India . "We have in-principle allowed ICWAI to change its name to Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (ICMAI). Some statutory changes will be required. We are working on it. Hopefully in the near future it will be done," Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. Full Article

The government has put its act together to see that the Company Law Board (CLB), the quasi-judicial body that gives verdicts on litigation and complaints that come under the purview of the Companies Act, gets a fresh set of members soon. This is in the backdrop of the arrest of R Vasudevan, the senior most CLB member, on November 24. This has left the board with just two members to hear the pending cases that run into thousands. Full Article

The government said on Monday its serious fraud probe arm SFIO will start prosecution proceedings against Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju and others this month, as there was sufficient evidence of their involvement in the over Rs 10,000-crore (Rs 100-billion) scam in the IT firm. Full Article

The Corporate Affairs Minister, Mr Salman Khurshid, on Wednesday said that the Companies Bill, 2009 will also have provisions for Class Action suits that will allow investors to seek compensations from companies. At a workshop to discuss the Bill, Mr Khurshid said, “Compensation cases in India are a long-drawn-out process, with few success stories. Within the current framework of the company law there is no provision for compensation for shareholders in the event of ne.. Full Article

The government has sought clarity from auditing firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) about their operations and business plans in India. “Come back with a plan. What is that you are responsible for? What is that you should be responsible for?” Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told PTI while replying to questions about his meeting with senior representatives of PWC early this week. PWC has been in the news for the wrong reasons as its auditors were involved in .. Full Article