Sebi's tough stand against IPO cheats sends out right signals
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2012 , 09:05:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) punished seven companies for malpractices committed during their IPO process. It also took action against the merchant bankers who managed the issues. These companies have all had their IPOs in recent months. The malpractices took the s...
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Govt allows Qualified Foreign Investors to directly invest in Indian equity market
Posted Date : 02-Jan-2012 , 09:02:34 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The New Year has kicked off with a major economic reform initiative that will allow foreign individuals to directly buy and sell shares of Indian companies in the country’s stock markets.The government has decided to allow Qualified Foreign Investors, to directly invest in the Indian equity ma...
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ICAI warns against misuse of question papers, suggested answers, revisionary test papers, supplementary study material, result etc pertaining to CA examination
Posted Date : 01-Jan-2012 , 10:40:18 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
For the sake of information and academic guidance of students, specified material like question papers, suggested answers, revisionary test papers, supplementary study material, result etc pertaining to CA examinations are being published and hosted in the website www.icai.org from time to tim...
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Happy New Year: Over 5 lakh new jobs in 2012
Posted Date : 01-Jan-2012 , 05:44:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The new year may bring in loads of cheers for job-seekers, as the experts expect the companies to hire more than five lakh new employees during 2012 despite the uncertainties prevailing about the overall economic scenario.
Adding to the cheers of the job market, the employees could expect doubl...
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Extension of last date for compliance of CPE hours requirement for Members holding COP
Posted Date : 01-Jan-2012 , 02:29:51 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
FOR INFORMATION OF THE MEMBERS
Subject: Extension of last date for complying with the CPE hours requirement for the calendar year 2011 for the members holding COP from 31st December, 2011 to 31st March, 2012This is for kind information of the members that the Council of the Institute ha...
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Asians, Australians welcome New Year with great fanfare
Posted Date : 01-Jan-2012 , 09:44:05 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
People in Asia and Australia welcomed New Year 2012 with great fanfare, while celebrations are underway in Europe.Sydney heralded the New Year with a 15-minute multi-million dollar firework display at midnight. Sydney's spectacular firework had the theme- Time to Dream which was about giving people ...
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Over Rs 2 Hike In Petrol Price From Monday Likely
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2011 , 07:54:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
A hike of about Rs 2.10-2.13 per litre in petrol price is needed because of weakening Indian currency, but oil companies are unlikely to revise rates today as scheduled and instead may do so on Monday. State-owned oil companies, as per practice, revise rates of petrol on 1st and 16th of ev...
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Indraprastha Gas increases CNG price by Rs. 1.75 per Kilogram in NCR
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2011 , 03:33:15 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Indraprastha Gas Limited has increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Rs. 1.75 per Kilogram in the national capital. The revised price came into effect on Friday midnight. It is now Rs. 33.75 per kg in Delhi. The CNG prices have also gone up in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad by ...
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Metro man Sreedharan retires today
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2011 , 01:35:07 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
E Sreedharan retires today as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief tomorrow and hand over the reins to colleague Mangu Singh after a highly successful 16-year tenure during which he transformed the capital's transport sector through the Metro.79-year-old Sreedharan, who joined the DMRC in 1995, wi...
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Seized cash to be returned only after tax review: I-T Dept
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2011 , 08:17:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Income Tax department today said cash confiscated by surveillance teams on the directions of Election Commission will be returned only after the completion of assessment of I-T returns for 2011-12 fiscal which may take up to two years.
"Persons whose cash has been seized (by surveillance team...
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Sebi allows 2 and 5 year IRFs in G-secs
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2011 , 08:15:32 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
In order to help investors guard against interest rate fluctuations, capital market regulator Sebi today introduced two-year and five-year exchange-traded IRFs (Interest Rate Futures) in government bonds. "It has now been decided to permit the introduction of cash settled futures on 2-year and 5-...
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RBI unveils draft Basel III capital norms for banks
Posted Date : 31-Dec-2011 , 08:10:02 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The RBI says Tier 1 capital comprising pure equity and statutory and capital reserves must be at least 7 per cent and total capital must be at least 9 per cent of risk-weighted assets (RWAs).
In order to strengthen risk management mechanism, the Reserve Bank today issued draft guideline envisagin...
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Auditor disowns Prithvi Information report; refuses to sign accounts
Posted Date : 30-Dec-2011 , 08:23:17 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The auditor of the Hyderabad based software outsourcer Prithvi Information Solutions (PISL) have refused to sign the financial accounts of the company for 2010-11. According to a copy of the minutes of the annual general meeting (AGM) seen by ET and also filed by the company with BSE, VK Asthana ...
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Non-residents can now hedge currency risk with banks
Posted Date : 30-Dec-2011 , 08:18:45 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
To protect foreigners who lend to Indian NGOs in a violatile rupee market, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted them to buy forward cover for their loans.
The measures announced by RBI said foreign equity holders, including overseas organisations or individuals, can approach Indian bank ...
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Black money in polls: Election Commission deploys 204 Indian Revenue Service officials
Posted Date : 30-Dec-2011 , 08:08:36 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
To curb instances of black money use during the polls in five states, 204 Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officials have been deployed as 'expenditure observers' by the Election Commission. A total of 204 IRS officers, in the ranks of Additional Commissioners of Income Tax, largely drawn from...
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MCA Provides facility to register your Complaints and Grievances
Posted Date : 30-Dec-2011 , 08:02:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
ComplaintRaise complaint or concerns with respect to MCA21 services
GrievanceRaise a grievance (Please use this link only if you are a MCA Employee/Ex-employee)
SuggestionProvide your valuable feedback and suggestions for future improvements
QueryAsk information or...
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Important Announcement - Non-applicability of Revised Schedule VI for May 2012 Examinations
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2011 , 07:12:14 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Important Announcement for PCC/IPCC & Final Students
This is to bring to the attention of students that the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 28th February, 2011 pertaining to the preparation of Balance Sheet and Profit and Los...
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Budget likely on February 29, says FinMin official
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2011 , 06:32:52 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government today indicated it will present the budget for 2012-13 on February 29, the assembly elections in five states notwithstanding."Legally there is no impediment in presenting the budget on February 29 ... There is nothing which prevents us," said a senior Finance Ministry official assoc...
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Sebi bans 3 bankers and 7 companies for IPO violations including Atherstone Capital, PNB Investment Services
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2011 , 09:07:06 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought to punish three merchant banks, including Punjab National Bank's merchant banking arm, and seven recently-listed firms and their promoters, accusing them of misusing IPO proceeds, performing shoddy due-diligence process, and aiding pro...
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RBI allows co-op banks to fix NRE deposit rates
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2011 , 09:03:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank today allowed cooperative and primary urban cooperative banks to fix their interest rates on various non-resident deposit schemes.Extending the ambit of its recent decision to deregulate deposit rates, RBI said, "Banks are free to determine their interest rates on both savings d...
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CBDT stares at Rs 20K cr shortfall in collection
Posted Date : 29-Dec-2011 , 09:02:14 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The direct tax collection for the current fiscal is likely to fall short of the Budget Estimate by around Rs 20,000 crore, a Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) official told The Indian Express.
The shortfall is imminent because the economy’s outlook has worsened and the first indications ...
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RIM offers over 50% discount on PlayBook tablets in India
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 10:09:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion ( RIM), battling tough competition from Apple's iPad, is offering over 50 percent discount on its PlayBook tablets under a limited festive season offer till Dec 31.
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Year End Review MCA - MCA Initiatives During 2011
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 09:36:39 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Indian economy has expanded at a rapid rate during the current decade and the corporate sector has been the biggest contributor in this growth story. While the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is working towards reforming the enabling environment for effective functioning of the corpor...
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Anna Hazare calls off fast, cancels jail bharo campaign
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 05:14:24 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Smarting under poor response and bad health, Anna Hazare today called off his fast a day ahead of schedule and repeated his threat to campaign against Congress in the five poll-bound states for not brining a strong Lokpal. The 74-year-old activist made the surprise announcement midway...
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Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 12:31:53 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has cautioned the public against falling prey to fictitious offers of cheap funds that are rampant in recent times.In a press statement at Guwahati, the RBI said, the fraudsters often lure the public in the form of lottery prize money through letters, e-mails, SMS etc...
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Ernst & Young Wins ICAEW
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 09:04:15 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Ernst & Young has won the award for ‘Excellence in Client Service’ at the first ever Middle East Accountancy and Finance Excellence Awards event to be organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Noor Abid, Managing Partner, Assurance, Ernst &a...
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RBI to buy Rs 12,000 cr worth govt securities
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 09:00:47 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
To tide over the current liquidity crisis, the Reserve Bank today announced it will purchase government securities worth Rs 12,000 crore on Thursday through open market operations. "Consistent with the stance of monetary policy and based on the current assessment of prevailing and evolving liquid...
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Sebi proposes regulation for investment advisors
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 08:59:39 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Market regulator Sebi has proposed new rules for investment advisors that will require them to be registered with a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) before undertaking such a role. The proposed framework intends to regulate investment advisory services in various forms including independent fin...
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PSU banks'credit panel can now approve loans up to 400 crore
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 08:57:28 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government has quadrupled the limits on loans that a bank's internal committee can approve, a move that could quicken credit clearance at 26 state-run banks, including the Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank. The government has directed banks to set up a credit approval committee - comp...
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Short on revenue, government may go for larger market borrowings
Posted Date : 28-Dec-2011 , 08:55:18 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The government is finding it difficult to meet direct tax target due to industrial slowdown and may go in for larger market borrowings than the revised target of Rs 4.7 lakh crore in the current fiscal, a top Finance Ministry official said today. "Growth slowdown is a big challenge. We may miss t...
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