Fema / RBI : New rules allow automatic investment for holdings below 10% without control. The key takeaway is eased entry for global funds with...
Corporate Law : India clarifies FDI norms by linking beneficial ownership to PML Rules. Investments exceeding 10% ownership now require governme...
Fema / RBI : The revised FDI policy formally defines “beneficial owner” using anti-money laundering standards, bringing clarity to investme...
Income Tax : Tax incentives for FDI are a double-edged sword. While they can bridge the gap in a country’s competitiveness in the short term,...
Corporate Law : Explains how SWAGAT-FI creates a unified digital entry point for FPIs by merging SEBI, FEMA, and AIF compliance, massively reducin...
Fema / RBI : The government allowed investments with up to 10% non-controlling beneficial ownership through the automatic route, easing restric...
Corporate Law : The Commerce Minister urged industry to embrace AI, data centres and clean energy to unlock a trillion-dollar opportunity by 2035,...
Corporate Law : Union Budget 2025-26 increases FDI limit in insurance to 100%, plans revamped KYC registry, and simplifies company merger processe...
Fema / RBI : Explore the latest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy amendments in Indias space sector. Understand the changes in caps, entry...
Corporate Law : CBI registers a case against a Delhi-based private company and its Director for alleged violations of FCRA provisions, involving u...
Fema / RBI : The government amended the FDI policy requiring investments from neighbouring countries to follow the government approval route an...
Corporate Law : The Government has permitted up to 100% foreign investment in Indian insurance companies and intermediaries under the automatic ro...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Defence released an updated Security Manual for Licensed Defence Industries (SMLDI), 2025, which supersedes 2014 versi...
Corporate Law : DPIIT allows Indian companies to issue bonus shares to existing non-resident shareholders in FDI-prohibited sectors, with no chang...
Corporate Law : From April 1, 2025, enterprises with investment over ₹125 Cr or turnover above ₹500 Cr can apply for IEM acknowledgment under ...
Streamlining of Issue of shares through Rights Issue and Bonus Issue The NEW FDI Regulations have streamlined the issue of shares under the right issue and bonus issue subject to adherence: 1. The offer made by the Indian company is in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 2. Such issue shall not […]
An Indian company is permitted to receive foreign investment by issuing capital instruments to the investor. The capital instruments are equity shares, debentures, preference shares and share warrants issued by the Indian company. Equity shares: Equity shares are those issued in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and will include equity shares […]
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) means investment by non-resident entity/person outside India in the capital of an Indian company under Schedule 1 of Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000. Foreign (Direct) investment was introduced under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1991. The Department of Industrial Policy […]
For a country where capital is not readily available, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been an important source of funds for entities. I would like to share my views on entities into which FDI can be done. ENTITIES INTO WHICH FDI CAN BE MADE 1. Partnership Firm / Proprietary Concern 2. Venture Capital Fund 3. […]
It is the intent and objective of the Government of India to attract and promote foreign direct investment in order to supplement domestic capital, technology and skills, for accelerated economic growth. Foreign Direct Investment, as distinguished from portfolio investment, has the connotation of establishing a “lasting interest‟ in an enterprise that is resident in an […]
The e-commerce sector is expected to keep growing in future because of a number of reasons. The FDI policy on e-commerce has remained unchanged. Better enforcement of this policy will contribute significantly to growth of this sector over medium and long term.
FDI policy on e-commerce, first pronounced through Press Note 2 of 2000, permitted 100% FDI in B2B e-commerce With a view to clarify the already existing policy framework, after extensive stakeholder consultations, Press Note 3 was issued by DIPP in 2016. B2C e-commerce, that is multi-brand retail through inventory based model, has all along remained prohibited for FDI.
Government has come up with new guidelines for e-commerce companies doing business in India. These guidelines seem to help in favor of Domestic Traditional Shopkeepers and may cause some difficulties to the e-commerce companies particularly which are receiving foreign investment into their entity. As an impact of the new guideline small shopkeeper, who were facing […]
Review of the policy on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in e-commerce- e-commerce marketplace entity will not mandate any seller to sell any product exclusively on its platform only.
LLP exhibits element of both partnerships and companies. As the name suggests, partners of the LLP have limited liability which means that personal assets of the partners are not used for paying off the debts of the LLP.
