Commodities regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) was merged with the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in September 2015. It is for the first time that a regulator had been...
Sebi to Act Against Companies With No Woman Director
Market regulator Sebi will take ‘necessary’ action against listed firms which fail to appoint at least one woman director on their Boards by the end of this month, Parliament was informed today. The...
Aditya Birla Chemicals merges with Grasim Industries
In a consolidation move between group companies, Aditya Birla Chemicals Limited (ABCIL) merged with Grasim Industries Limited. The merged consolidated Aditya Birla Group’s chlor-alkali business into Grasim and...
Adani Group Restructures for Long‐Term Play
In order to build on its core strength, diversified industrial house Adani Group has restructured its business. Under the newly structured pattern, the group demerged its listed power generation and ports firm spliced...
FDI in insurance upto 26 percent allowed via automatic route
The government on Friday said up to 26 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance companies will be allowed through automatic route, as it notified rules to increase foreign direct investment...
Sebi-Empanelled Experts To Provide Take On Open Offer Price
Sebi to empanel valuers; but questions remain on compensation, conflicts of interest The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) wishes to empanel experts who can opine on the valuation of shares during...
Max India Demerges Into 3 Verticals
The Board of Max India Ltd, on January 27, 2015, has approved a Corporate Restructuring plan to split the company through a demerger, into three separate listed companies with three separate business verticals...
Ultratech Cements In It’s No.1 Position
UltraTech Cement, India’s largest cement maker and part of the Aditya Birla Group, on December 24, 2014, said its board has approved to acquire two cement plants of Jaiprakash Associates in Madhya Pradesh for...
RECLASSIFICATION OF PROMOTERS AS PUBLIC
Market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 30th December, 2014 proposed new rules to allow reclassification of promoters of Listed Company looking to become public shareholders. SEBI is...
New Companies Act Shall Include Setting Up IEPFA And NFRA
The corporate affairs ministry has charted its road map for full implementation of the new Companies Act that envisages setting up Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and National...
Jagran Prakashan Buys Radio City
In order to consolidate its position in the growing media space, Jagran Prakashan (JPL) bought Music Broadcast (MBPL), which operates popular Radio City FM stations. Foraying into the radio business, Jagran...
Merger Of Ing Vysya And Kotak Mahindra Bank
The banking industry is largely fragmented in India with more than half of the commercial banks being state-run entities. Also amongst them, only two of them figure among the world’s 100 largest banks. Besides, there...