In view of ever increasing expectations and demands of trade , industry , regulators and corporate sector from the Company Secretary and the paradigm shift in the conduct of corporate business transactions. The Council of the Institute in its 200th Meeting held on 18th March, 2011 at ICSI House, New Delhi has Constituted the Syllabus Review Committee as under:
Global uncertainties have made investors look East, as they have poured $2 billion into emerging market equity funds last week, more than what they have committed to developed nations, says a report. For the first time this year, emerging markets equity funds post bigger inflows than their developed market counterparts, according to data compiled by international fund tracking firm EPFR.
Diversified business house Tata Group will invest up to Rs 1.2 lakh crore across sectors in the domestic market in the next five years as it looks to more than double its revenues to $150 billion (about Rs 6.64 lakh crore) by then. The Tata Group, which has over 90 operating companies, will put in half of the planned investment in power sector, while the other significant portions will be in steel and automobile sectors.
Billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries group is planning a big splash in financial services sector, but may take a path different than those adopted traditionally in the business of money. RIL signed a joint venture with global private equity fund house DE Shaw late last month for its financial sector foray and is now considering businesses where it can utilise its expertise and presence in sectors like energy and retail, as also its proposed telecom and power ventures.
