ICAI explores PE funding for consultancy, accountingThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is exploring private equity investment in non-audit accounting services. This move aims to ...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Sales didn't move, the profit went up. Here's the trick which is used to do thisHere is one that should make you look twice at any company you own. A company paid a supplier Rs. 394 crore, described in its accounts as a...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Buffett asks shareholders to ignore his profit figure. Then explains how he could fake itThe rule is simple and almost nobody thinks about it. When a business sours, the accounts mark it down. When a business thrives, the accoun...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 74: This auto ancillary has monopoly over a part which EVs can't killFor many old auto suppliers, EVs raise an existential question: Will their product still be required? Here, the debate is different. The ba...
02 Sep, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Inside the Mesh: How autonomous AI agent teams actually ship in productionAutonomous AI stopped being a research demo the moment enterprises needed more than one agent talking to more than one system. Real autonom...
02 Sep, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
Delhi HC orders forensic audit of Fortis, Singh brothers' Rs 4,666-crore trailThe Delhi High Court ordered a forensic audit of Fortis Healthcare transactions. This audit will examine dealings with IHH Healthcare Berha...
01 Sep, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
Explained | Settlement requires Meta to check young users' ages: How will that work?Here is a look at what Meta said it will do to ensure that users are as old as they say they are, and some of the legal issues that could c...
31 Aug, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
SC to hear Monday plea concerning cash donations received by political partiesThe Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging anonymous cash donations below Rs 2,000. This provision of the Income Tax Act is questioned ...
30 Aug, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
Convert, split, pledge: How share capital is used as a tool and trick to manipulateA tiny number of shares can sometimes set the "price" for the entire company. And a price built on almost no real trading is exactly the ki...
28 Aug, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
Banks, FIU-IND work on sharper framework to flag money mule accountsBanks are enhancing suspicious transaction reporting for money mule accounts. They aim for better analysis and pattern identification by th...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Five roles that a board leader alone must don, instead of merely being at the helm of meetingsA strong chairperson can shape a board’s effectiveness through five key roles: choosing the right directors, setting the board’s focus, see...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Banks told to have stricter norms for eligibility of forensic auditorsBanks are tightening their forensic auditor empanelment framework. This action follows Enforcement Directorate observations against two aud...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Plea in SC challenges Manan Kumar Mishra's decade-long tenure as BCI Chairman, seeks removalA Supreme Court petition challenges the Bar Council of India Chairman's prolonged tenure. The plea argues his decade-long leadership violat...
22 Aug, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Round-tripping: How a company hands itself money and calls it your investment – fooling investors and regulators alikeShare capital looks like one of the simplest numbers on a balance sheet. A company issues a certain number of shares, investors pay for the...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.27 PM IST
Australia secures court-enforceable child safety undertaking from RobloxThe agreement marks an incremental win for the eSafety Commissioner as it seeks to use its enforcement powers to make online platforms co...
20 Aug, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Sebi tightens mutual fund sponsor disclosure normsSebi is enhancing transparency in the mutual fund industry by requiring comprehensive disclosures from fund sponsors. The new single applic...
18 Aug, 2026, 05.49 AM IST
Ram Mandir fund theft case: SC seeks SIT status report, allows public inputsThe Supreme Court allows public suggestions for the Ram Mandir fund embezzlement probe. Petitioners can send their ideas to Solicitor Gener...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.41 PM IST