Mutual fund industry seen at Rs 20L cr

Monday 5 November '12

Sundeep Sikka, CEO, Reliance Mutual Fund speaks to IE's Shruti Srivastava.

Central life insurance schemes likely to merge

Friday 19 October '12

The government is planning to merge two centrally-sponsored life insurance schemes Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY) and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana

MF sector 'to touch'' Rs 20 lakh cr

Monday 15 October '12

The mutual fund industry is likely to touch Rs 20 lakh crore by 2020 against the present Rs 7 lakh crore, given the slew of measures announced by capital market regulator Sebi

FM to meet GST panel on Nov 8

Friday 12 October '12

Finance minister P Chidambaram will meet members of the Empowered Committee (EC) of state finance ministers'' on November 8 to discuss the way forward

A rollback to roll in funds

Thursday 11 October '12

It took two reports of over 191 pages to undo 18 clauses written in or amended by Budget 2012-13 that had spooked investment and created a global furore over Indian tax laws

The tortuous road to GST

Tuesday 9 October '12

This is as far as we have got since 2006-07 when the idea of a national-level indirect tax regime GST was mooted by the Chidambaram himself.

Day after reforms: The fine print

Saturday 6 October '12

Pharma M&As to have seperate threshold to fall under CCI lens

Appointment rules for top management relaxed

Saturday 6 October '12

The Cabinet on Thursday relaxed the norms of appointing chairman and managing director for companies having multiple business under the Companies Bill.

Kelkar effect: FM looks to prune plan expenditure

Thursday 4 October '12

Chidambaram is also holding a meeting of financial advisors of all the government departments

Committee to probe DDCA

Wednesday 3 October '12

After ordering an inspection of the books of accounts of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), the ministry of corporate affairs has now formed a multi-disciplinary committee

Investment board plan ruffles industry dept

Friday 28 September '12

So far a final view has not been taken (regarding NIB)

Agra, not Kolkata, to host Global Partnership meet

Wednesday 26 September '12

As Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee prepares to lead a protest by her party here on October 1 against the government''s decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail

Ex-Reebok India MD, COO 'fudged'' accounts: SFIO

Tuesday 25 September '12

The misappropriation is likely to have an impact of over Rs 800 crore on the company''s finances

I-T Department to issue circular clarifying taxes on mining activity

Friday 21 September '12

Aimed at boosting the exports of minerals, the income tax department is planning to clarify tax-related issues in the mining sector

CBDT panel to firm up uniform view on legal issues

Thursday 20 September '12

In what would help assessing officers across the country to take a homogeneous view in legal matters of similar nature, the Central Board of Direct Taxes

Core team to look into DCHL misuse of funds case

Tuesday 18 September '12

The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has constituted a core team to look into the alleged misreporting and squandering of funds by promoters in Hyderabad-based Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL),...

Corp Affairs moves to avoid Sahara-like cases

Monday 17 September '12

The RoC have also been asked to refer such cases to Sebi for further course of action

I-T dept likely to soften retrospective amendments; interest waiver on cards

Wednesday 12 September '12

In line with finance minister P Chidambaram''s aim of putting in place a stable and clear tax regime, the income tax department is likely to issue a circular that could considerably soften the blow of...

Govt working on single window customs clearance

Monday 10 September '12

After introducing round-the-clock customs clearance mechanism at major airports and seaports, the government is now working on a single window clearance scheme for reducing the time and cost involved ...

Dim customs, excise mop-up likely to leave Rs 33,000 cr shortfall

Wednesday 5 September '12

The government could be staring at a shortfall of as much as Rs 33,000 crore in indirect tax collection by the end of the current fiscal, if the dismal trend in customs and excise mop-up during the fi...

Govt rejects proposal to dilute Companies Bill

Tuesday 4 September '12

A proposal to dilute a key provision of the Companies Bill under which the Sahara Group was prosecuted has been finally shot down by the government

Report on one law for excise, service tax by Sept

Friday 31 August '12

Comments from stakeholders will be invited after Central Board of Excise & Customs submits report

India, China to smoothen rough edges in diamond trade

Saturday 25 August '12

Solitaires have Indians and Chinese hooked.

China, India to fix failing trade

Saturday 25 August '12

China and India are expected to discuss widening trade deficit and power equipment export issues at the Joint Economic Group meeting on August 27 in New Delhi.

'No blanket exemption from CCI oversight''

Wednesday 22 August '12

Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011, may allow CCI to have say in bank M&As