Company Law : Procedure under the Companies Act, 2013 and IEPF Rules, 2016 Introduction Equity shares for which dividends have remained unpaid o...
Company Law : This explains why genuine shareholders face rejection in IEPF claims due to procedural lapses. The key takeaway is that compliance...
Corporate Law : Learn the legal process to recover dividends held by companies or transferred to IEPF. Takeaway: Timely action ensures shareholder...
Company Law : Form IEPF-5 updated from 6 Oct 2025. New provisions include entitlement and authority letters, share-only claims, and validation o...
Company Law : Effective October 6, 2025, the MCA introduced the Investor Education and Protection Fund Amendment Rules, 2025, modernizing the re...
Company Law : The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has invited feedba...
Company Law : Proposed amendments aim to reduce timelines and simplify procedures for refunds of unclaimed shares and dividends. The changes foc...
SEBI : The review clarifies that unclaimed interest and redemption amounts for listed debt securities must be transferred to IEPF only af...
Company Law : IEPFA is launching a new portal to streamline investor claims. It will simplify low value claims integrate a call center and imp...
Corporate Law : Clarification on share certificate claims under Rs. 5 lakh, legal heir acceptance, and applicant authenticity measures by the Inve...
Company Law : The notification updates the IEPF Authority’s composition by appointing an RBI Executive Director as an ex-officio member. The k...
Corporate Law : MCA notifies amendment to IEPF Rules, 2016, substituting Form IEPF-5 with effect from 6 October 2025 under the Companies Act, 2013...
SEBI : SEBI has updated the Investor Protection and Education Fund Regulations, 2009, to include funds from certain delisting processes a...
Corporate Law : IEPFA issues final notice for companies to file Form IEPF-1A with Excel template by Aug 30, 2025, to ensure investor claims are pr...
Company Law : Smt. Deepti Gaur Mukerjee appointed as chairperson of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority by the Ministry of Corp...
Smt. Deepti Gaur Mukerjee appointed as chairperson of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on October 3, 2024.
MCA amends Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority rules, replacing “one member” with “chief executive officer” for annual accounts statement.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has updated the IEPF rules to simplify the process for investors to claim lost or unclaimed securities. The amendments include changes to documentation requirements and claim thresholds.
Learn about the treatment of unpaid and unclaimed dividends, their transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), and how shareholders can reclaim them.
Learn the process to transfer unpaid dividends and shares to the IEPF and how to claim them. Follow the steps for both companies and shareholders.
General Circular No- 07/2024: Forms IEPF-3 merges with IEPF-4 and IEPF-7 with IEPF-1 in MCA Version 3. Simplifying compliance for stakeholders. Learn more.
Circular No. 06/2024 MCA has waived the additional fee for filing various IEPF e-forms (IEPF-1, IEPF-1A, IEPF-2, IEPF-4) and e-verification of claims filed in e-form IEPF-5 until 16th August 2024.
IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2024: Streamlining online transfers and updated forms. Read the detailed analysis here.
Learn how to recover lost shares, transfer physical shares, and more from IEPF. Get step-by-step process, categories, and FAQs. Expert advice included
IEPFA invites stakeholders to share insights on streamlining claims settlement process under the Companies Act, 2013. Deadline: April 15, 2024.
