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...
Article explains procedures under Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. Article explains the relevant Rules of IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, Forms to be filed for compliance of that rule, Timeline for compliance of Rule, Attachments \ Additional Information Required to be attached with […]
Analysis of Amendment in Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 vide Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2021 Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 09th June 2021 has amended the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer […]
ICAI analyses amendment in Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 vide IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2021 which were notified by Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 09th June 2021. THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (Set up by an Act […]
MCA notifies Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Amendment Rules, 2021 to amend the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016. MCA inserts new Rule 6A. Manner of transfer of shares under sub-section (9) of section 90 of the Act to the Fund […]
Procedure for transferring unclaimed or unpaid dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) in brief Applicable Provision: Rule 5 of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 r/w Section 125 of Companies Act, 2013. Below-mentioned is the procedure as given under Rule 5: 1. The amount of […]
Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) has a diversified portfolio of pharmaceuticals and financial lending business based on the wholesale lending model. The company has made heavy growth in the financial sector in the last few decades and came out as a big player in the Indian financial market. The company through its retail lending business gives […]
Tata Consultancy Service Ltd. (TCS) is an IT sector market leader in India and is one of the largest IT MNCs in the world. The company specialises in IT outsourcing and consultancy services and has a repute for giving the best solutions to any client. It has handled many projects from the government and private […]
What if we tell you that there is a company that has given almost 100000% return on investment in its shares within a time span of just 11 years. Would you believe us? No matter how unbelievable it sounds but this is true. This incredible milestone has been achieved by Bajaj Finance Ltd who has […]
Unclaimed Dividend Recovery of Reliance from IEPF: Why Is It a Good Option? ‘Rs. 10000 invested in Reliance Industries Limited in 1977 during its IPO would have made the shareholder a Crorepati today.’ No! this is not a joke. This information was revealed by Reliance group’s Managing Director and One of the Richest Person in […]
MCA enabled filing of various IEPF e-forms (IEPF -1, IEPF- I A, IEPF-2, IEPF-3, IEPF-4, IEPF-7) and e-verification of claims filed in e-form IEPF-5 without additional fees till 31st December 2020
