India

    India Exempts Foreign Companies from MAT

    By Editors | 30/09/2015

    The Finance Ministry has decided to exempt foreign companies from paying the Minimum Alternate Tax if they do not have a permanent establishment in India, in a bid to boost investor confidence.

    India to Pursue Investment from Foreign Pension Funds

    By Editors | 28/09/2015

    The Securities Exchange Board of India intends to begin talking to global fund managers about investing foreign pension money in India.

    Bombay Stock Exchange Seeks Commodities Expansion

    By Editors | 27/09/2015

    BSE told brokers that it will seek approval from SEBI to launch a commodity segment.

    SEBI Considers Tighter Rules for Agri Commodities

    By Editors | 27/09/2015

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India is considering tightening regulations relating to risk management for agricultural commodities derivatives.

    RBI Announces Measures to Hasten Bad Debt Restructuring

    By Editors | 27/09/2015

    SBI and ICICI bank get permanent seat at the joint lenders forum for distressed assets.

    SEBI to Enhance Disclosures by Credit Rating Agencies

    By Editors | 23/09/2015

    Plan to implement a mechanism for prompt and proper disclosures of changes to credit ratings of listed firms, in a bid to safeguard investor interests.

    India Consults on New Measures to Curb Misselling

    By Editors | 22/09/2015

    India’s government and various regulators are consulting the public on newly proposed recommendations by a high-level government committee to curb misselling of financial products.

    India Relaxes Equity Investment Norms for Banks

    By Editors | 20/09/2015

    Lenders will no longer need prior approval to make equity investments if they have a capital risk-weighted asset ratio exceeding 10 percent and have made a profit in the previous financial year.

    RBI to Cap Members in Lending Consortium

    By Editors | 19/09/2015

    The Reserve Bank of India is planning to restrict the numbers of members in the Joint Lenders’ Forum in a bid to ease the difficulties banks often face in resolving distressed assets.

    SEBI Asks Fund Managers to Explain Corporate Bond Holdings

    By Editors | 18/09/2015

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked fund managers to explain their rationale for corporate bond investments and closely monitor recently-downgraded companies they hold.

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