Global audit, tax and advisory firm, KPMG Fakhro, has announced the appointment of two new audit partners to strengthen the firm’s financial services and owner managed business practices in Bahrain. Islamic banking specialist, Mahesh Balasubramanian,
The marriage between a Hindu and a non-Hindu solemnised as per the Hindu rites is neither valid nor the parties can claim any benefits under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), the Delhi High Court has ruled.
Tightening investment norms, the Reserve Bank today directed banks not to invest in non-convertible debenture (NCD) of corporates unless they disclose the purpose for which the funds are being raised. “While investing in such instruments banks should
Major lenders, including State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, on Friday raised their lending and deposit rates by up to 100 basis points on the eve of the New Year. While the hike in lending rate would make auto, home and commercial l
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble Finance Minister of India, while inaugurating the 42nd Regional Conference of SIRC at Kochi applauded the role of ICAI. He complemented the Institute ‘for its initiatives to work with financial institutions in streamlin
Live Virtual Classes started on December 28,2010. Inaugurated by ICAI president CA Amarjit Chopra. Classes will start from second week of January 2011.Live virtual classes will be conducted in 22 cities across India. Following are the list of 22 ci
Having accepted the Mankad committee recommendation which limits the tenure of CBDT chairman to one year, Sudhir Chandra IRS 1973 Member Investigation assumed charges on Friday in place of retiring Chairman SSN Murthy. Prior to this new role, Mr Chandra, a 1973-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, has been Member (Investigation) in CBDT since February 2009.
The Income Tax department has got substantial information from the UK and Mauritius on overseas accounts of “non-residents” who invested in the cash-rich IPL after months of communication with the two countries. The department, as part of its probe into financial dealings in the T20 tournament, has also sent official requests to Switzerland and Ireland to share financial data.
Hero Group said on Friday its exposure in the alleged financial fraud unearthed at Citigroup’s Gurgaon branch in Haryana was Rs 28.75 crore and that it was taking action to recover its dues. On December 28, US-based Citigroup had said it was investig
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has begun a probe into the Rs. 300 crore fraud at Citibank’s Gurgaon branch. RBI Executive Director G Gopalakrishna told reporters on Friday, that soon a statement in this regard would be made. Shivraj Puri, a bank e
