Yet another not so good year 2011 has passed by. It was neither good for economy, nor for politics or for investors. While investors suffered on account of higher inflation, higher interest rates and higher petrol prices on one hand, capital markets also did not rewarded them at all.
The Foundation Programme being the entry level to the Company Secretaryship Course and gateway to the profession of Company Secretaries, the Syllabus Review Committee based on the feedback received from various stakeholders has completed the formulation of detailed contents of the Foundation Programme. We are pleased to inform you that the Council of the Institute has approved the new syllabus for the Foundation Programme.
Google, Facebook and 19 other social networking sites faced legal action for offences of promoting enmity between classes after the Government granted sanction to prosecute them. The Government today told a Delhi court there is sufficient material to proceed against the 21 social networking sites which included Yahoo and Microsoft for offences of promoting enmity between classes and causing prejudice to national integration.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi in an on-going investigation in a case registered against him; a Superintendent, Central Excise, New Delhi; a middleman and others for demanding an illegal gratification of Rs.60 Lakh from a mobile phone importer.The Superintendent of Central Excise and the middleman were earlier arrested on 02.01.2012 by CBI.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said stress has to be put on direct tax collection as part of the country’s revenue generation exercise. While the amount of direct tax collected last year was Rs 5,96,000 crore, the indirect tax collection was Rs 3,76,000 crore, the minister said. Inaugurating a new income tax building here in this industrial town, Mukherjee said that a recruitment drive in the income tax sector would be undertaken shortly.
It has now been decided that FDI up to 100 per cent would be permitted in Single Brand product trading under the Government route subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated in Press Note No. 1 (2012 Series) dated January 10, 2012 issued by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
Attention of Authorised Dealers Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.8 dated August 9, 2011 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 42 dated November 3, 2011 in terms of which Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs as defined therein to mean non-resident investors, other than SEBI registered FIIs and SEBI registered FVCIs, who meet the KYC requirements of SEBI) are allowed to invest in rupee denominated units of domestic Mutual Funds subject to the terms and conditions mentioned therein.
Users can now avail facility of e-Payment through ICEGATE for all Custom Locations from any of the following authorized Banks w.e.f. 16th Jan, 2012.
CIRCULAR No, CIR/ IMD/FII&C/3/2012, The Central Government, vide press release dated January 1, 2012 has announced its decision to allow QFIs to directly invest in Indian equity market in order to widen the class of investors, attract more foreign funds, reduce market volatility and to deepen the Indian capital market. 2. In order to facilitate the above and in consultation with the Government and RBI, it has been decided that foreign investors (termed as Qualified Foreign Investors/ QFI) who meet prescribed Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements may invest in equity shares listed on the recognized stock exchanges and in equity shares offered to public in India. In order to enable this they will hold equity shares in a demat account opened with a SEBI registered qualified Depository Participant.
The compensation practices, especially of large financial institutions, were one of the important factors which contributed to the recent global financial crisis. Employees were too often rewarded for increasing the short-term profit without adequate recognition of the risks and long-term consequences that their activities posed to the organizations. These perverse incentives amplified the excessive risk taking that severely threatened the global financial system. The compensation issue has, therefore, been at the centre stage of the regulatory reforms.
