Author name: Akash Tiwari

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (MCA)

1. Clarification on repayment of deposits accepted by the companies before the commencement of the Companies Act, 2013 under section 74 of the said Act MCA vide circular dated 18th June, 2015 clarified that that vide Removal of Difficulties (Second) Order [S.O. 1428(E)] dated 2nd June, 2014 and Removal of Difficulties (Fourth) Order [S.O. 146O(E)] dated

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Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

1. Requirements specified under the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide its Circular No. CIR/CFD/POLICY CELL/2/2015 dated June 16, 2015 has specified certain processes/disclosure requirements under the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014. The following necessary guidelines are being issued: Regulation 3(3) – Minimum Provisions

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JAPAN’S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE

“Corporate Governance” means a structure for transparent, fair, timely and decisive decision-making by companies, with due attention to the needs and perspectives of shareholders and also customers, employees, stakeholders and local communities. OBJECTIVES OF THE CODE: To establish fundamental principles for effective corporate governance. To seek “growth-oriented governance” by promoting timely and decisive decision-making based

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Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors

Introduction: The Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1), as approved by the Central Government, has been issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) under the provisions of Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act), vide ICSI Notification No. 1 (SS) of 2015 dated April 23rd, 2015

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Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

1) Disclosures under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide Circular No. CIR/ISD/01/2015 dated May 11, 2015 has notified the Disclosures under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The formats for the disclosure under Regulation 6 of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, have been

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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)

1. Foreign Exchange Management (Permissible Capital Account Transactions) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2015 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Permissible Capital Account Transactions) Regulations, 2000, vide Notification No. FEMA. 341/2015-RB dated May 26, 2015. RBI has allowed resident individual to draw from an authorized person foreign exchange not exceeding USD

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