ETtech Explainer: Sebi’s new Esop rules and reverse-flipping impact on IPO-bound startupsPreviously, it was mandated that founders be classified as "promoters" when filing their initial public offering (IPO) documents. After tha...
Sebi eases regulations for startup founders and public sector cos to boost capital marketThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved new rules. Startup founders can now hold employee stock options after listin...
Sebi relaxes Esop norms for IPO-bound startup foundersIn a move benefiting startup IPOs, Sebi will now allow founders to retain ESOPs granted at least a year before filing IPO papers. It also a...
Sebi board meeting today. 5 key proposals on the agendaThe Securities and Exchange Board of India will convene a meeting. They will discuss employee stock options for startup founders post-IPO. ...
Promoters can use ETF route to meet minimum public shareholding normIf they opt for increasing public holding pursuant to exercise of options and allotment of shares under an ESOP scheme, it would be subject...
B2B ecommerce platform udaan removes 1 year ESOP cliffThe one year ‘cliff’ period is a widely prevalent industry practice that requires employees to wait for one year for their ESOPs to start v...
Budget 2019: Tackle retailers’ woes, ease ESOPs’ norms, says Policybazaar’s Alok BansalThe government has introduced a Rs 10,000 crore fund for startups, however, accessing them is easier said than done.
The tool errant India Inc managers have come to fear, for good reasonBonus clawback looks set to become one of the top trending topics in India's corporate corridors.
ESOP millionaires among startups are an exceptionUnlike the share of a listed company which can be traded, encashing an ESOP happens only when the company gets listed or when a merger or a...
Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar Shaw says Sebi's insider trading norms 'draconian'"Sebi's proposed Insider Trading policy will kill ESOPs. Hope practicality can replace draconian intent," Shaw tweeted.
New stringent law for independent directors makes posts unattractiveThe new Companies Act and Sebi’s latest listing norms require a company with an executive chairman to have at least half of its board made ...
- Esops still in the hands of top rung in Corporate India
Half of 115 firms surveyed gave Esops to less than 10% of employees in 2011. Senior management gets 63% of the Esop allocation.
- Taxability of ESOPs depends on Assessee's residential status
Companies view ESOPs as employee retention tools, serving the dual objective of rewarding employees for performance and loyalty and creatin...
- With Esops poised to lose sheen under IFRS, cos mull new carrots
The new global accounting norms that Indian firms are migrating to next year could bring the curtains down on the era of stock options and ...
- No major changes likely in FBT on Esops; employer will pay it
Companies will have to pay fringe benefit tax (FBT) on stock options offered to their employees.
- FBT cutoff: Esops get April Fool’s Day surprise
Companies hoping to escape the fringe benefit tax (FBT) on employee stock option plans (Esop) by allotting shares to their employees ahead ...
- Unlisted firms may be allowed to fix pref allotment price
The Department of Company Affairs is considering whether to let the managements of unlisted companies decide the pricing norms for making p...