The Government has said that under the provisions of section 205C of the Companies Act, the following amounts are required to be credited to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the companies: (i) Amounts in the unpaid dividend accounts of companies;
The core Group on IFRS constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India and the International Financial Reporting Standards Council of Japan here today jointly agreed to initiate the process of mutual dialogue and collaborate on a common platform on various economic and corporate regulation related issues including convergence of Accounting Standards with IFRS.
The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 784 cases during February 2010 referred to it for advice. The Commission advised imposition of major penalty against 170 officers including 47 from M/o Railways, 20 from MCD, 16 from Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd., 10 from Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., 7 from Canara Bank, 6 each from Vijaya Bank, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. and Northern Coalfields Ltd., 4 from Punjab National Bank,
Credit rating is not a necessary requirement for any Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) to get loan from Banks and Financial Institutions at economical rates. However, credit rating serves as a trusted third party opinion on the creditworthiness of the MSEs and a good rating helps the MSEs in obtaining faster and concessional credit from banks.
The Government proposes to set up two new Regional Directorates of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister for Corporate Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid, informed the House that one Regional Directorate would be set up in the North Western Region in Gujarat (Ahmedabad) and the other in the North Eastern Region in Assam (Guwahati).
Embattled IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi today urged the BCCI to give him just five days to prepare answer for all the questions in lieu of his five year long services and he is unlikely to move court against IPL’s governing council meet on April 26.
As per Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (Registration of Insurance Companies) Regulations, 2000 the life insurance includes contracts of both unit linked insurance products (ULIPs) and non-linked insurance products. However, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is of the view that ULIPs have an investment component and are offered for sale to the general public for which SEBI has the mandate to regulate.
Auditors are less likely to find manipulated earnings when management directs their attention away from areas of financial statements that contain errors. Distraction and deception go hand in hand, whether in a magic act or at a dishonest company. Sam Antar, the ex-CFO of electronics retailer Crazy Eddie, kept auditors away from the company’s fraudulent practices in the 1980s in part by having his staff distract them with constant small talk and invitations to coffee and lunch.
Teaser home loan rates, which entice borrowers with a low fixed rate initially and then move to a floating rate, are a matter regulatory concern and may impact financial stability of the lenders, Parliament was informed on Friday.
A Power of Attorney is executed by the client in favour of the stock broker /stock broker and depository participant to authorize the broker to operate the client’s demat account and bank account to facilitate the delivery of shares and pay – in/ pay – out of funds.
