Regulation

Cracking 'shells': Can Sebi bring Launderers Anonymous to book with sheer zeal?

SEBI and investors face uncertain tides as the market regulator weeds out shell firms in the corporate ocean.

Aug 14, 2017

Builders, brokers, Bollywood under SEBI scanner for black money

Markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has begun shooting off show-cause notices to 331 listed entities, suspected to have acted as 'shell companies' for those with illicit funds.

Aug 14, 2017

SEBI to come up with norms for crowdfunding soon

Sebi might exempt crowdfunding activities from the private placement norms of the Companies Act as well.

Aug 14, 2017

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Why you will pay less for phone calls soon

Airtel will have a national VoLTE presence by the end of this fiscal while Idea Cellular is also on the same path.

Aug 13, 2017

13,000 shell companies were identified prior to SEBI ban

Of the 331 firms facing trading curbs, 162 were actively traded while 169 were suspended for various violations of the listing agreement.

Aug 12, 2017

DeMo, RERA and GST will be economy boosters in the long term

Increased consolidation and transparency along with launch of REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) will catalyse investment inflows.

Aug 11, 2017

SEBI crackdown: How 'shell' companies trap investors?

Astonishing that stocks of such companies has surged as much 188 percent in financial year 2017.

Aug 10, 2017

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Online travel booking to get expensive under GST

The Central Board of Excise and Customs has categorised an e-commerce operator as someone who works for or manages the electronic platform for e-commerce, and is allowed to collect 1 percent of the net value of taxable supplies made through it.

Aug 9, 2017

$23 bn Idea-Vodafone merger gets conditional go-ahead from exchanges

Idea has given a voluntary undertaking to Sebi that it will not dispose of shares purchased by one of its promoters before the merger announcement.

Aug 8, 2017

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GST Council: E-way bill provisions finalised, relief for textile works, tractor parts

The council also approved setting up anti-profiteering committees in all states and the Centre in the next 15 days to ensure that industries pass on the benefits of input tax credit to customers.

Aug 6, 2017

Arun Jaitley promises guidance notes on GST

Touted to be one of India's most ambitious economic reforms in 70 years, GST is said to eventually boost tax receipts and provide simplicity for businesses.

Aug 5, 2017

E-way rules likely to be notified on August 5, says GST Council

The Council is likely to review and finalise a mechanism to operationalise the anti-profiteering provision.

Aug 4, 2017

Snuffing it out: Tobacco has not run out of breath yet

The tobacco lobby regurgitates a few old arguments while hitting back at the govt's e-cigarette stubbing plan.

Aug 4, 2017

Letting go, slowly: Govt to divest up to 25% stake in 4 defence firms via IPO floats

The government has so far sold equity in Hindustan Copper, Cochin Shipyard, HUDCO, L&T and the Dredging Corporation, among others.

Aug 4, 2017

Too many chits, too many lures will be addressed with new law: FM

The idea of the new pan-India law on chit funds is to ensure that those who are lured into these schemes by the marginally higher interest rates that they offer as compared to banks are not taken for a ride.

Aug 4, 2017