Fix the ABC of IBC: Why we should re-engineer the bankruptcy code furtherThe recent litigation around Jaypee has once again unleashed a raging debate over arbitrary decision-making by financial creditors, lack of...
27 May, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
NSE EGR: Is your digital investment backed by physical gold? 5 major questions answeredThe National Stock Exchange of India has introduced Electronic Gold Receipts, offering investors a new way to own gold digitally. Each EGR ...
19 May, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Gold EGRs vs gold ETFs: Which one should yellow metal investors choose?Gold has long been a trusted store of wealth in Indian households, valued both emotionally and financially. However, owning physical gold c...
14 May, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Overseas property? Mind the paper trailFresh international regulations will monitor foreign property ownership and income streams. Tax agencies will have enhanced insight into re...
15 Dec, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
FM calls for global cooperation on digital-era tax transparencyIn a call for unity, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the need for international collaboration to tackle tax transpar...
02 Dec, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
India pitches for coordinated action to deal with challenges in digitalisation, timely tax info exchangeIndia is urging global partners to unite against emerging economic challenges. Digitalization and new financial products like crypto requir...
02 Dec, 2025, 06.15 PM IST
How not to keep secrets: India’s real estate, trusts and partnerships tell the storyTax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index ranks India 24th globally, highlighting both progress and persistent opacity. While India sho...
10 Jun, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
US Treasury Department suspends enforcement of BOI reporting, says it plans narrow mandate's scopeThe beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement was introduced with the enactment of the Corporate Transparency Act in the...
04 Mar, 2025, 01.52 AM IST
Sitharaman reaffirms India's commitment to fighting money laundering, terror financing; lauds FATFSitharaman said this as she attended the FATF Ministerial Meeting conducted here alongside the 2022 Spring Meetings of the International Mo...
22 Apr, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
For transparency on beneficial ownershipMany individuals (and companies) create and operate offshore entities for legitimate reasons, and any presumption that all foreign accounts...
04 Oct, 2021, 11.16 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
G20 leaders vow to fight corruption"We endorse the 2015-16 G20 Anti-Corruption plan that will support growth and resilience," the leaders said in a communique released at the...
16 Nov, 2014, 07.07 PM IST
Mauritius, India agree to 'limitation of benefit' clause: In treaty or policy?If the goal of attracting FDI is paramount, why not simply exempt all FDI from the rigours of taxation, regardless of the country it comes ...
11 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Black money: Govt may amend Companies Act to establish ownership of assets
Lack of clear definition of beneficial owners allows individuals and companies to hide behind complicated ownership structures.
13 Apr, 2011, 01.14 AM IST
- Come clean
Make the Indian Premier League (IPL) stakeholders accountable.
17 Apr, 2010, 08.35 AM IST
- Closer watch on ownership transfer in cos
Non-disclosure of transfer of beneficial ownership by promoters has caught the eye of policymakers.
07 Aug, 2009, 01.28 AM IST
- Every sector of Indian economy thrown open to foreign investment
Every sector of the Indian economy has effectively been thrown open to foreign investment, thanks to the revised norms for computation of f...
14 Feb, 2009, 01.31 AM IST