SEBI’s consultation paper proposes increasing the High Value Debt Listed Entity (HVDLE) threshold to Rs. 5000 crores for ease of doing business. It also details measures to align HVDLE corporate governance, RPT, and Secretarial Audit norms with those for equity-listed entities.
ICMAI has established a new Examination Centre at Haldwani, Uttarakhand, starting from the December 2025 term. This decision enhances accessibility for thousands of CMA students who previously had to travel far for their professional examinations.
CBDT Notification 155/2025 confers concurrent powers on the Commissioner of Income Tax, CPC Bengaluru, to rectify apparent errors in assessment orders and issue demand notices for cases processed through the CPC interface, effective immediately.
FSSAI’s 2025 amendment standardizes imported food testing methods, allowing internationally recognized standards when FSSAI manuals lack a method, and mandates a 5-day reporting limit.
SEBI consults on amending LODR regulations to align the transfer of unclaimed non-convertible securities interest/redemption amounts to IEPF/IPEF with the Companies Act. The proposal ensures a single transfer after 7 years from debenture maturity, facilitating Ease of Doing Business.
New guidelines from DoPPW mandate thorough internal examination of pension cases before referral. Submissions must be comprehensive, cite specific rules, and include Administrative Secretary approval.
GST notification updates the definition of Nominated Agency in Notification No. 26/2018-CT (Rate). The new definition refers to Lists 13, 14, and 15 of Customs Notification No. 45/2025. This change takes effect from November 1, 2025.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has established new Registrars of Companies (ROCs) in Delhi, UP, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, effective January 1, 2026, to redefine jurisdictional areas for company registration.
PFRDA consults on adopting dual valuation (Accrual/MTM) for Government Securities in NPS/APY schemes to stabilize NAV, reduce interest rate volatility impact, and simplify pension wealth depiction for subscribers.
ROC Goa imposes a 3.5 lakh penalty on SHREEPATI BUILD INFRA INVESTMENT and its CFO for violating Section 134(3)(h) by failing to file Form AOC-2 with the Board’s Report, omitting mandatory related party transaction disclosures for FY 2021-22.
