Introduction to Draft Press Note on FDI Regulatory Framework
A striking and commendable move by DIPP: to come out with consolidated and comprehensive FDI Regulatory Framework. Foreign Direct Investments by non-resident in resident entities through transfer or issue of security to person resident outside India is a ‘Capital account transaction’ and Government of India and Reserve [...]

“Citizens never support a weak company and birds do not build nests on a tree that does not bear fruits” Minister Salman Khurshid quoted Arthshastra while introducing Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines 2009 (CGV Guidelines). These guidelines being recommendatory in nature, focus on fairness, transparency, accountability and responsibility by Indian Incorps. CGV Guidelines are set [...]

A change in indirect taxation system of India

Discussion on the recent changes in Indian Corporate legal environment including a brief on IFRS, GST in India, Direct Tax Code, Company Bill 2009, New Takeover Code

Limited Liability Partnerships, Apple pie for maturing service industry in India
Limited Liability Partnerships can be defined as an alternative to the traditional partnerships and can most appropriately be described as a hybrid between a company and a partnership that not only provides the benefits of limited liability but allows its members the flexibility of organizing their internal structure as a partnership based on a mutual agreement arrived between them.

Global Finance Market
The US economy is going through a doom, and it goes without saying that it has impacted the entire world’s financial market. The month of September 2008 has witnessed colossal plunge in the finance market. Top investment giants have been nailed down; the fourth largest investment bank of the world: Lehman Bros. filed [...]

Structured Finance Market
The structured finance market in India has grown over the years. A brief picture of the structured finance market considering only the listed transaction is depicted through the graphs alongside¹. The graphs show a rise in structured finance market in the year 2007, however now the markets have significantly fallen down after recent [...]

Market Sentiments
Markets have fallen down drastically; there is hue and cry for liquidity all over the world. The losses are deepening with incidents happening one after another. The terrorist attack in Mumbai is again a blow on the Indian economy. In a situation where big giants are crumbling down, one cannot guess the plight of [...]