India rewrites China FDI rulebook with 'securonomics' pivotIndia has recently revised its foreign investment policies for countries that share a land border, as detailed in Press Note 2 of 2026. Dep...
23 May, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Delhi HC stays MCA fines on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, LinkedIn executivesThe Delhi High Court has put a hold on fines imposed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. These fines were for Satya Nadella, Ryan Roslans...
22 May, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
NSE launches Electronic Gold Receipts, yet investors prefer ETFs and physical gold; here’s whyAn EGR is a digital certificate backed by actual physical gold stored in a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)-regulated vault. T...
18 May, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Govt eases FDI norms under FEMA for up to 10% Chinese stakeIndia has eased foreign investment rules. Overseas firms with up to ten percent Chinese ownership can now invest in India without prior gov...
02 May, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
DEA notifies FDI easing for foreign cos with up to 10 pc Chinese stake under FEMANew rules allow overseas firms with up to 10 percent Chinese ownership to invest in India automatically. This applies to sectors open for f...
02 May, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Company's income not taxable in shareholders' hands: HCThe Delhi High Court ruled shareholders do not own company assets. They only own shares. Therefore, they cannot be taxed on a company's inc...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Employee fined Rs 10 lakh over lack of ESOP disclosure in ITR; here's why ITAT Chennai cancelled itAn Indian employee faced a Rs 10 lakh penalty for not disclosing foreign ESOPs in his Income Tax Return. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal,...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
SEBI seeks CBDT clarity on tax role of authorised representatives of FPIsIndia's market regulator Sebi seeks clarity from the tax department on the duties of authorised representatives for foreign investors. Fund...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
Sebi notifies rules on uniform standards for nomination facilities across securities marketsMarkets regulator Sebi has notified rules on nomination allowing nominees to act on behalf of incapacitated investors. Additionally, it not...
04 Dec, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Banks look for a way out of UBO tangleBanks in Mumbai are facing challenges with identifying ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of foreign investments due to varying disclosure r...
30 Sep, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
MCA eases KYC rules for basic details of company directorsThe Ministry of Corporate Affairs has relaxed KYC rules for directors, enabling them to update email IDs and phone numbers multiple times a...
13 Sep, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
RoC slaps penalty on HeroX, 2 execs for lapses in beneficial owner rulesHeroX, a Delhi-based private company in which Suman Kant Munjal and Akshay hold 5,000 equity shares each, was served a notice in February 2...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
Money laundering rules: Definition of beneficial owners tightenedEven partners who have ownership of less than 10% of the capital or profits of the partnership but exercise control through other means lik...
06 Sep, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
PE funds perplexed by beneficial owner rules find some clues in finance ministry circularIn May, the government made pre-approval mandatory for any FDI coming into India if the beneficial owner of the fund or entity is from Chin...
28 Jul, 2020, 07.14 AM IST
Sebi revises disclosure requirements for significant beneficial ownershipThe move comes weeks after the corporate affairs ministry amended the rules pertaining to significant beneficial ownership under the Compan...
12 Mar, 2019, 09.18 PM IST
Significant beneficial owners in companies to face strict action for wrong disclosuresCorporates are required to take necessary steps to identify such owners and obtain a declaration from them.
10 Feb, 2019, 05.01 PM IST