Holding companies of business conglomerates will come under the radar of the Reserve Bank of India. Business groups will have to register these investment firms’ holding shares on behalf of promoters with the central bank. These entities, which unlike non-banking finance companies do not accept deposits or trade, will be known as core investment companies (CICs) with a new set of rules.
The Reserve Bank today extended the benefit of low interest rates for exporters up to June 30. The ceilings on interest rates on pre-shipment and post-shipment rupee-export credit were stipulated at benchmark prime lending rate minus 2.5 per cent.
Rejecting allegations of impropriety about its transactions related to the Indian Premier League, World Sports Group (WSG) today said it has not used funds received in connection with the IPL broadcast rights for “inappropriate or unlawful activities”.
The CBI is planning to question ex-Satyam chairman B Ramalinga Raju via video conferencing as he continues to dodge the special CBI court’s summons in connection with the multi-crore fraud in the IT firm he founded. Raju, the prime accused in the scam, is suffering from Hepatitis-C and is currently undergoing treatment at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today appealed to the Central government to lift the ban on cotton exports imposed recently and also remove export duty on cotton with immediate effect.
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).
